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Bramwell St in Dallington – The street was developed in 1956, the year Banks Avenue School was opened. A tiny amount of information from the library website and I couldn’t find out where the name for the street came from. Possibly from a place name in the UK. Another possible reason for the name was …

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Belfield St in Dallington – Probably named after Belfield in Dublin, Ireland. First appears in street directories in 1955. A tiny amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. There wasn’t much information on Papers Past apart from a few death notices. I was …

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Ferner St in Dallington Red Zone – formerly Smith’s Road/Smit Street and Queensbury Street/Queen Street. Also Madge Street. Smith’s Road/Smith Street ran from McBratneys Road to Birchfield Street from 1920. No residents are ever listed. By 1930 it had been renamed Queen Street. It became part of Queensbury Street from 1939. It appears on a …

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Halberg St in Dallington – Named after Murray Gordon Halberg (1933-).Halberg was a distance runner and Olympic champion. In a group of streets named after athletes. Named in 1955. A tiny amount of information from the library website. Sir Murray Halberg died in 2022 and he set up the Halberg Trust to help disabled children …

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Emlyn Place in Avondale – In a Paramount Homes subdivision. Named on 15 June 1960.Information on date of naming in a letter sent to the City Librarian from the Town Clerk dated 20 June 1960. A tiny amount of information from the library website. The street is mostly likely named after a place in Wales …

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Landy St in Dallington – Named after John Landy (1930-). Landy was an Australian athlete and the second man to break the four-minute mile. In a group of streets named after athletes. Named in 1955. A small amount of information from the library website and not much that I can add about the name of …

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Moyna Ave in Dallington – Named after Moyna Coulter, née Foster, (1937- ).Moyna Coulter’s father, John Foster, was a draughtsman at the Lands & Survey Department in 1947, the year the street name was approved. He was later Town Planning officer at Christchurch City Council. First appears in street directories in 1957. Information supplied in …

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Porritt Place in Dallington Red Zone – Named after Arthur Espie Porritt (1900- 1994). Porritt was an athlete and an Olympic Games administrator in 1960. In a group of streets named after athletes. Named in 1960. A small amount of information from the library website. There is a Wikipedia page for Arthur Porritt. I found …

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Lovelock St in Dallington – Named after Jack Lovelock (1910- 1949). Lovelock was a New Zealand runner who once held the world mile record and competed in the Olympics in Berlin in 1936. While at school he was head prefect at Timaru Boys’ High School. In a group of streets named after athletes. Named in …

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Snell Place in Dallington Red Zone – Named after Sir Peter Snell (1938- ).Snell was an athlete. In a group of streets named after athletes. Named in 1960. A small amount of information from the library website. Note Peter Snell died in December 2019 in the US and there is a Wikipedia page for him. …

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