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Head Street in Sumner – First mentioned in the Star in 1880 when land in Head Street in the “Township of Wakefield, Sumner Bay” is advertised for sale. A tiny amount of information from the library website and I couldn’t find out the reason for the name of the street. There was a reasonable amount …

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Thorpe Street in Sumner – formerly Sam Street and Harper Street. Named after Archdeacon Richard Joshua Thorpe (1838- 1920) Sam Street is first mentioned in The Press in 1896. First appears in street directories in 1925. Re-named Harper Street in 1933. Re-named Thorpe Street on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named. Thorpe was …

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Smarts Road in Hornby- Named after Samuel Smart (1822-1897). Smart was a roading contractor. First appears in street directories in 1960. Hornby streets are not listed separately until 1960. A small amount of information from the library website. I wrote about Samuel Smart after walking either Smartlea Street or Milton Street so I won’t repeat …

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Chestnut Avenue in Hornby – First appears in street directories in 1960. Hornby streets are not listed separately . A tiny amount amount of information from the library website. Surprising that such a small street is called an avenue as I always expect an avenue to be a long wide street lined with trees. I …

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Scarborough Road in Sumner / Scarborough – Named because it runs through the suburb of Scarborough which, in turn, is named after Scarborough, a seaside resort in Yorkshire, England. First mentioned in The Press in 1908 when it is reported that Mr R. M. Morten’s attorney had requested that the Council should accept dedication of …

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Seaspray Lane in Scarborough and no information on the library website. There are only three houses here built in 2000. The name is probably because the street is in a seaside suburb but I couldn’t find anything on the council website about the naming of this street. There is a reserve called Margaret E Greening …

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Scarborough Lane in Scarborough. Nothing on library website or various valuation websites including the QV website. A few real estate agents have used this street name and there were a few real estate ads on Papers Past in the 1980s and 1990s using this name. Both google maps and apple maps show the street on …

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Augusta Street in Redcliffs – Formerly Augustus Street. Named after Augustus William Bennetts (1860- 1936). Re-named Augusta Street. Bennetts was an auctioneer and a member of the syndicate that subdivided part of Redcliffs. He is also listed in street directories of 1890 as a cattle dealer of Ferry Road. He is mentioned in the Star …

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Owles Tce in New Brighton – formerly Part of Richmond Terrace, the section from Seaview Road to Union Street. Named after Captain Alfred William Owles (1848-1940). Part of Richmond Terrace was re-named Owles Terrace on 1 September 1948. Owles was the mayor of New Brighton 1927-1929. He was a member of the first New Brighton …

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Ball Lane in Redcliffs -Named after Anthony W. Ball. Ball is listed in street directories in 1986 living at 17 Augusta Street where this street was formed. First appears in street directories in 1987. A small amount of information from the old library website and I have to confess that I didn’t check the new …

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