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Cannon Hill Cres in Mt Pleasant – Named because it runs through Cannon Hill which, in turn, is named after the Cannon family. The Cannon Hill estate was owned by 3 generations of the Cannon family. Philip Henry Cannon (1846?-1927) was a runholder of the Heathcote Valley in 1914. First appears in street directories in …

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Valley View in Mt Pleasant and nothing on either the old or new library website. You would think that the new revamped streets information on the library website would added new streets but this hasn’t happened. Most houses on this street were built in the 1990s so it is hardly a new street. The name …

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Freeman Street in Mt Pleasant – Named after Frederick Willie Freeman (1881- 1969). Freeman, an engineer, was a long-time Heathcote County Council member and also chairman for five years. Named by the developer, Cannon Estate Ltd. First appears in street directories in 1964 A small amount of information from the library website. Papers Past had …

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Lapwing Lane in Mt Pleasant – Named after the Lapwing, a 35 tonne sailing vessel that delivered timber and other goods to Heathcote in the 1860s. Named on 2 June 1999. A small amount of information from the library website. Lots of ads on Papers Past under shipping news. It seemed to be a coastal …

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Brigid Place in Mt Pleasant – Named after Brigid Dowsett, née Davis, (1967-).Brigid Dowsett is a daughter of Michael John Wood Davis, a surveyor and chairman of Cannon Estate Ltd., developers of the subdivision where this street was formed. First appears in street directories in 1978. A small amount of information from the library website …

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Hatherly Lane in Mt Pleasant – Named after Rohan Hatherly Philp Wills (b. 1947?). Wills, a solicitor, was a director of Cannon Estate Ltd which developed the subdivision where this street is formed. His father, Eric Philp Wills (1905-1968), was one of the original members of the syndicate which bought the 111 acres of the …

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Roland Lane in Mt Pleasant – formerly Roland Street. Named after the first purchaser of one of the sections in the street. This person has not been able to be identified. Named at the suggestion of Michael John Wood Davis (1926-), a surveyor and chairman of Cannon Estate Ltd., developers of this subdivision. Roland Street …

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Marsack Cres in Halswell – Named after Croft Augustus Marsack (1824- 1892). Marsack was one of the first owners of the land where the subdivision was later developed. The street names in the Milns Estate subdivision all have an historical connection with the Halswell area. Named in 1999. A small amount of information from the …

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Edmund Storr Road in Halswell – Named after Edmund Storr Halswell (1790- 1874).Halswell was a member of the Canterbury Association. The street names in the Milns Estate subdivision all have an historical connection with the Halswell area. Named in 1999 A tiny amount of information from the library website. Note Edmund Storr Halswell might have …

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John Olliver Tce in Halswell – Named after John Ollivier (1812- 1893). Ollivier arrived in Lyttelton in 1853 on the John Taylor. He selected land on the Lower Lincoln Road opposite where the Mt Magdala Asylum was later built. The street names in the Milns Estate subdivision all have an historical connection with the Halswell …

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