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Moncrieff Place in the red zone in Burwood – Named after Lieutenant John Robert Moncrieff. Moncrieff and Captain George Hood went missing on 10 January 1928 during the first attempt to cross the Tasman Sea by air in a Ryan Brougham aircraft. Continues the aviation theme of street names in the area. Named in 2004. …

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Mascot Place in the red zone of Burwood – Named after the area of farmland chosen in 1920 to be the site of Sydney Airport. At the end of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith’s great pioneer flights, thousands of people would flock to what was then called the aerodrome to greet him. Named to continue the …

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Goodman Street in the red zone in Burwood – Formerly Albert Street. Named after Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819- 1861), the husband of Queen Victoria. Re-named Clonmel Street. Named after Clonmel, a town in Tipperary, Ireland. Re-named Goodman Street. Named after Leonard Oswald Goodman (1912- 1956). Formerly Albert Street. One of three streets …

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Broomfield Terrace in Burwood – Formerly Bone’s Road. Named after the Bone family. Re-named Broomfield Terrace. The name has no significance. Bones Road first appears in street directories in 1909. Esther Mary Bone, Clara Charlotte Bone and Minnie Mary Bone are the only residents. Re-named Broomfield Terrace by the Waimairi County Council on 27 March …

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Alice St in the red zone in Burwood – Named after HRH Princess Alice (1843-1878). One of three streets named after Queen Victoria’s family. Princess Alice was a daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. First mentioned in The Press in 1923. First appears in street directories in 1924. A small amount of information from …

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Monarch Lane in red zone in Burwood – Developed at 115 Kingsford Street. Named in 1999. The residents on an existing right of way at 115 Kingsford Street have been experiencing problems with visitors locating their properties and mail delivery, and have requested that the Council approve a name for their right of way. A …

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Tompkins Lane in Burwood – Named after John Tompkins (1788?-1878). Tompkins, a tinplate worker, arrived on the Clontarf in 1858. He bought Rural Section 3099, 20 acres on the Horse-shoe Lagoon. In the 1873-1874 electoral roll his name is spelt Thompkins. Developed by Thornton Estates (2002) Ltd and formed at 148 Broomfield Terrace. Named in …

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Strathmore Gardens in Burwood – Named after the earldom of Strathmore and Kinghorne. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900-2002) was the daughter of Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1855- 1944). A development behind Burwood Home and the Kingslea Resource Centre. Formed post-1997. A reasonable amount of information from the library website …

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Irene Street in red zone in Burwood – Named after Irene Goodman (1945?-).Irene Goodman was a daughter of Leonard Goodman (1912-1956) who owned a market garden in Queensbury Street. Named in 1956. A small amount of information from the library website. I couldn’t find out any information about Irene Goodman but suspect that she is …

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Jean Batten Place in the red zone in Burwood – Named after Jean Gardner Batten (1909-1982). Jean Batten was a famed New Zealand pioneer aviatrix. Named in 1978 to continue the aviation theme of street names in the area. First appears in street directories in 1981.Information on date of naming in a letter sent to …

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