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Takaro Ave in Sockburn and another street that isn’t on the library website. Takaro means either play or sport and I suspect the name is because of it being so close to Sockburn Park. In 1976 there was discussion about building 22 pensioner units and in 1978 and 1979 the units were available for occupation. …

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Weaver Place in Sockburn and there wasn’t any information on the library website yet the units were built in the 1960s. Sockburn Park is one side of the street and Weaver’s Court are on the other side. Weaver’s Courts is social housing built in 1965 and owned by the city council. Weaver’s Court is at …

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Craven Street in Sockburn- formerly part of Middle Park Road (later Middlepark Road).Named after the Craven Plate, a horse race run at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney. Named because of its proximity to the Riccarton Racecourse. First appears in street directories in 1934. A small amount of information from the library website. Edited as I found …

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Pinehurst Crescent in Russley and another street that isn’t on the library website. Most houses were built in the 1960s with a few built in 1990s. Papers Past had several ads in 1960 for the sale of sections in the Paramont subdivision. A few death notices plus a couple of engagement notices. In the 1960s …

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Oakhurst Place in Russley and another street that isn’t mentioned on the library website. The houses date from 1950 through to 2000. The street is possibly named after a place in the UK but couldn’t actually find this information. Papers Past had a few death notices and they were a rather accident prone street considering …

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Geraldo Place in Russley and nothing on the library website for this street. Most houses date from 1980s and Papers Past had ads for 18 sections for sale in 1977 so it is rather surprising that there is no mention on the library website. It was described as an exclusive cul de sac. I suspect …

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Fenhall Street in Russley and this street isn’t on the library website. It is surprising as most houses were built in the 1960s with a few houses from 1970s and 1990s. Not a lot of information on Papers Past and the builder of the houses on this street was a company called R G Mauger. …

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Glenarm Tce in Dallington – formerly Landsdowne Terrace. Named after the Glenarm Kennels which, in turn, were named after Glenarm Castle, the ancestral home of the Earls of Antrim in Northern Ireland. Landsdowne Terrace is first mentioned in The Press in 1892 when land for sale there is advertised. First appears in street directories in …

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Cliff St – A short road off Main Road, running into the cliff face at Monck’s Bay. First appears in street directories in 1910. A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. A few mentions in Papers Past and in 1905 the …

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Wakatu Ave in Moncks Bay – Formerly Pratt Street. Named after Frederick Pratt (1861-1925). Re-named Wakatu Avenue.Pratt, a lawyer, was elected to the Sumner Borough Council on 24 April 1901 and was mayor of Sumner May 1905-February 1906. His obituary says “he would be remembered as one of the most public-spirited and generous residents who …

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