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Benedict Street – In stages 8 and 9 of the Aidanfield subdivision where all the names are those of former Sisters of the Good Shepherd Order and former residents of the Good Shepherd Sisters Home at Halswell. Named in 2011. A small amount of information from the library website. I found two women named Sister …

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Phelan Place – Named after Sister Bibiana “Catherine” Phelan (1861- 1934). Sister Bibiana was one of four Sisters of the Good Shepherd Order to arrive in Christchurch from Ireland in September 1886. She was a younger sister of Mother Aidan Phelan. In stages 8 and 9 of the Aidanfield subdivision where all the names are …

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Canice Mews – Named after Sister St Canice (Anne) Kinsella (1911- 1990). Sister Kinsella worked in New Zealand 1967-1973. In stages 8 and 9 of the Aidanfield subdivision where all the names are those of former Sisters of the Good Shepherd Order and former residents of the Good Shepherd Sisters Home at Halswell. Named in …

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Fintan Mews – Named after Sister Mary of St Fintan Tuohey. In stages 8 and 9 of the Aidanfield subdivision where the street names are those of former Sisters of the Good Shepherd Order and former residents of the Good Shepherd Sisters Home at Halswell. Named in 2011. A small amount of information from the …

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Kieran Grove – In stages 8 and 9 of the Aidanfield subdivision where all the names are those of former Sisters of the Good Shepherd Order and former residents of the Good Shepherd Sisters Home at Halswell. Named in 2011. A small amount of information from the library website. There wasn’t anyone with the name …

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Malachy Grove – In stages 8 and 9 of the Aidanfield subdivision where all the street names are those of former Sisters of the Good Shepherd Order and former residents of the Good Shepherd Sisters Home at Halswell. Named in 2011. A small amount of information from the library website. It was probably named after …

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George Noble Rd in Yaldhurst – Named after George Bennett Noble (1898- 1983). Noble was the head trainer at the Roydon Lodge stud. In the Noble Village subdivision developed on the former Applefields land in Yaldhurst Road. The property has historical connections with the breeding and racing of standard breed horses. Named in 2011. A …

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Sir John McKenzie Drive in Yaldhurst- Named after Sir John Robert Hugh McKenzie (1876-1955). McKenzie was a businessman and philanthropist. In 1927 he and his family moved to Christchurch and purchased a homestead and land on Yaldhurst Road, Riccarton. Here McKenzie established the Roydon Lodge stud, named after his two sons. In the Noble Village …

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Neathwest Ave in Broomfield- First appears in street directories in 1993. A tiny amount of information from the library website. I couldn’t find any more information about the street. Unable to find a place name in Scotland and not sure if this street was part of the Kintyre subdivision. If it was part of the …

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Torbeg Lane in Broomfield – Named after Torbeg, a village on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. In Stage 6 and 7 of the Kintyre Estates subdivision, where streets are named after names and features in the locality of Kintyre in Scotland. Named in 2015. A small amount of information from …

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