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Galbraith Ave – Named after Augustus William de Rohan Galbraith (1877?- 1957). Galbraith was the city engineer 1925-1941. It is described as a “new road” in The Press in 1944. Originally a blind road, it was extended to Avonside Drive later that year. First appears in street directories in 1946. A small amount of information …

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Cowlishaw St – Named after William Patten Cowlishaw (1839- 1903). Cowlishaw was a barrister and solicitor who founded the firm of Garrick & Cowlishaw. He was provincial solicitor, a member of the Provincial Council, and also city solicitor for many years. The entrance to the street was once the entrance to his home. Formed after …

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Chaddesden Lane – Named after Chaddesden, the home once there of William Patten Cowlishaw (1839- 1903) and his wife Helen. The subdivision by Horncastle Homes created 12 residential allotments off Cowlishaw Street. The property was formerly occupied by the Avonmore Academy. Named in 2005. A small amount of information from the library website.I didn’t walk …

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Halcyon Way – Named after the halcyon, a mythical breed of kingfisher. The developers also felt the name conveyed messages of “calm, peaceful, tranquil, happy, joyful, carefree and prosperous”. As it is a right-of- way, it was the city council’s policy to name it a Lane. However the developers felt Halcyon Way flowed better. Named …

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Murray Place – Matson’s Avenue and Matson Avenue, Murray Street and Yarra Street were amalgamated to form Murray Place. Matson’s Avenue, later Matson Avenue, was named after John Thomas Matson (1845-1895). Murray Street was named after the Murray River in South Australia. Yarra Street was named after the Yarra River in South Australia. Matson died …

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McDougall Ave – Part of Murray Place. Named after Robert Ewing McDougall (1861-1942). McDougall was the owner of Aulsebrook’s Biscuit and Confectionery factory and donor of the art gallery in the Botanic Gardens which bore his name. McDougall Avenue first appears in street directories in 1953. A small amount of information from the library website. …

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Webb St – Named after Henry Richard Webb (1829-1901). Webb was a member of the Provincial Council 1869-1875 and secretary during its winding-up 1873-1875. His second daughter married Robert Ewing McDougall (1861- 1942); his second wife was a sister of the Hon. John Thomas Peacock (1827?-1905). The Webb family built a large house, Te Wepu, …

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Mansfield Ave – Named after Kate Hickman Peacock, née Mansfield, (1835?-1894). Kate Peacock was the first wife of the Hon. John Thomas Peacock (1827-1905). Mansfield Avenue is first mentioned in The Press in 1899 when the street was being formed through the Hon. J. T. Peacock’s Hawkesbury Estate. First appears in street directories in 1903. …

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Dannys Lane in Cashmere. Nothing on library website for this lane. I didn’t actually walk this lane as it just felt like someone’s driveway. Going by QV website there are 6 houses here built in the 1980s. The lane runs off Kiteroa Place and my best guess for the name is a connection to the …

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Tarata Rise – Named after the Tarata tree, the native Pittosporum Eugenoides, known as the lemonwood tree. At the time of the naming of the right-of-way, the subdivision developers indicated that they would probably plant Tarata trees along the street. They wanted “a name that is clear and straightforward in spelling, sound and pronunciation, and …

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