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O’Connor Place in Burnside – Named after Reginald Vincent O’Connor (1927-) O’Connor, of O’Connor Enterprises Ltd., bought 2.46 hectares of land from Lion Breweries, owner of neighbouring Russley Hotel. He divided the land into 29 residential sections and formed the street. First appears in street directories in 1995. Information supplied in 2008 by Reg O’Connor …

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Wiremu Street in Redwood and nothing on the library website. This is a bit surprising as the street was developed in the 1970s. The name is possibly Maori for William meaning resolute protector. Not much information on Papers Past and it was just ads for sections in the Woodlands Subdivision. Most of the houses here …

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Ramore Place in Redwood – First appears in street directories in 1972. Tiny amount of information from the library website. There wasn’t anyone with a surname Ramore in Canterbury. The best meaning that I could find for the word was big fort and it was possibly Irish. Not much information on Papers Past. In 1969 …

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Fraser Street in Papanui – Named after Frederick James Edgar Fraser (1907?-1964). Fraser was headmaster of Papanui Primary School 1951-1963. Named in September 1968. First appears in street directories in 1981. Information on date of naming in a letter sent to the City Librarian from the Town Clerk dated 18 September 1968. A small amount …

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Autumn Place in Mairehau – Named because it runs off Winters Road. This is an unfortunate naming because Winters Road is not named after the season. Named in 1987. A small amount of information from the library website. Only a couple of ads on Papers Past. I walked this street today as I was geocaching …

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Johnstoneville subdivision in Sumner. Several streets in Sumner are described as being in Johnstoneville subdivision going by the information on the library website. I couldn’t find any mention of the subdivision in Papers Past. I also checked Ancestry website with no luck. Today when I was looking for something totally different the name H B …

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Clark Street in Sumner – A street in the Johnstoneville subdivision. First appears in street directories in 1914 A small amount of information from the library website. I suspect that this street is named after a person but couldn’t find out who it was named after. There is nothing on Papers Past about the Johnstoneville …

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Orchard Road in Harewood / Christchurch Airport – formerly Orchard’s Road. Named after Charles Samuel Orchard (1827- 1890). Orchard, a sawyer, emigrated to Canterbury with his wife, Jane, and their son, on the Cashmere in 1855. They settled in Harewood, where he worked at felling trees. They later moved to the Main North Road, then …

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Wyndham Street in Papanui – formerly James Street and William Street. Named after James William Horner (1855-1913). Re-named Wyndham Street. James’ father William Horner (1833-1905) was the first blacksmith in Papanui. James was also a blacksmith. James Street first appears in street directories in 1887. Re-named William Street in 1914. Re-named Wyndham Street on 24 …

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Frank Street in Papanui – Named after Francis Edward Horner (1873- 1943). Francis Horner was a son of William and Mary Horner. At the time of his marriage in 1895 he was a storeman of Papanui. First mentioned in The Press in 1889. First appears in street directories in 1892. A small amount of information …

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