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Westview Place in Huntsbury and there wasn’t anything on library website about it yet most houses were built in the 2000s. The name is probably because of the views to the mountains. Great views and there are still houses being built here. There was one house that really appealed to me and I actually got …

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Tiroroa Lane in Huntsbury – Tiroroa means: long view or extensive view. Developed at 200 Huntsbury Avenue. Named in 1998. A tiny amount of information from the library website. Not many houses here and most were built in 2000s with a couple of more recent houses. It does have a footpath but I gave up …

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Chittagong Lane in Cashmere – Named after Chittagong, a city in southeastern Bangladesh. One of the streets in Cashmere given the name of a place in India. Formed post-1997. A tiny amount of information from the library and Chittagong is actually in Bangladesh which has been a separate country since 1947. A slightly confused little …

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Garth Tce in Cashmere – Walkers Valley Road and Walker Terrace. Both Walkers Valley Road and Walker Terrace appear for the first time in street directories in 1928. Re-named Garth Terrace which first appears in street directories in 1950. A small amount of information from the library website. Very little information on Papers Past. In …

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Gwynfa Ave in Cashmere- formerly Hawthorn Avenue or Hawthorne Avenue. Re-named Gwynfa Avenue. Named after a loop on the hills extension of the tram on Hackthorne Road. This was named because the name Gwynfa was on a gate immediately opposite this stop. There was some argument about the name of the loop, and this was …

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Shalamar Drive in Cashmere – Named after the Shalimar Gardens in Lohore, Pakistan. [The misspelling of Shalimar (Shalamar) happened when the subdivision was registered.]Sir John Cracroft Wilson (1808- 1881), a judge, farmer and politician, lived in the Old Stone House and employed a number of Indians who lived here in small structures by the roadside. …

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Darjeeling Lane in Cashmere – Named after Darjeeling, a district in the state of West Bengal in India. One of the streets in Cashmere given the name of a place in India. Formed post-1997. A tiny amount of information from the library website. This wasn’t on my list as website where I get which streets …

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Indira Lane in Cashmere – Named after Indira Gandhi (1917-1984). Gandhi was Prime Minister of India 1966- 1977 and 1980-1984. One of the streets in Cashmere given the name of a place in India. First appears in street directories in 1987. A small amount of information from the library website and it is actually named …

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Nehru Place in Cashmere – Named after Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964). Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India at independence in 1947, holding the office until his death. One of the streets in Cashmere given the name of a place in India. First appears in street directories in 1987. A small amount of information from …

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Jahan Lane in Cashmere – Named after Shahab Uddin Muhammad Shah Jahan I (1592- 1666). Jahan was the builder of the Shalimar Gardens in Lahore, Pakistan. One of the streets in Cashmere given the name of a place in India. A right of way developed by Emerson Construction at 41 Shalamar Drive. Named in 2007 …

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