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Strathmore Gardens in Burwood – Named after the earldom of Strathmore and Kinghorne. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900-2002) was the daughter of Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1855- 1944). A development behind Burwood Home and the Kingslea Resource Centre. Formed post-1997. A reasonable amount of information from the library website …

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Irene Street in red zone in Burwood – Named after Irene Goodman (1945?-).Irene Goodman was a daughter of Leonard Goodman (1912-1956) who owned a market garden in Queensbury Street. Named in 1956. A small amount of information from the library website. I couldn’t find out any information about Irene Goodman but suspect that she is …

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Jean Batten Place in the red zone in Burwood – Named after Jean Gardner Batten (1909-1982). Jean Batten was a famed New Zealand pioneer aviatrix. Named in 1978 to continue the aviation theme of street names in the area. First appears in street directories in 1981.Information on date of naming in a letter sent to …

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Ching Gardens in the red zone in Burwood- Named after Alec Ching and his family. The nine-house subdivision off 98 Kingsford Street is part of a market-garden that had been owned by Mr Ching from 1945 when he moved to Christchurch from the North Island. Mr Ching married in 1958 and brought up two daughters …

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Reaby Street in the Red Zone in Burwwod – Named after William Edgar “Bill” Reaby (1868-1950). Reaby was a market gardener and the father-in-law of Leonard Goodman (1912-1956), who also subdivided his market garden in Queensbury Street. The name of Reaby Road was suggested by Councillor Liggins at a meeting of the Waimairi County Council …

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Ulm Place in the Red Zone of Burwood – Named after Charles Thomas Philippe Ulm (1897-1934). Ulm was an Australian aviator who helped pioneer flying in Australia. During the late 1920s he flew with fellow Australian, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. Continues the aviation theme of street names in the area. Named on 21 February 1962. …

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Zena Place in the Red Zone of Burwood and there wasn’t any information on the library website. This surprised me as the street obviously had a footpath on both sides of the street and only older streets of this type have footpaths on both sides. I couldn’t find out any information about when the street …

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Melody Lane in Burwood Red Zone and nothing about it on the library website. This was a private lane that ran off Zena Place and looks like it had 3 or 4 houses. I was geocaching nearby today and I thought that it was actually Zena Place. It doesn’t show up on google maps but …

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Tankerville Road in Hoon Hay – First mentioned in The Press in 1884 in a report of a meeting of the Spreydon Road Board. Prior to the developing and naming of the road there was an area called Tankerville. First appears in street directories in 1903.A small amount of information from the library website. The …

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Anvers Place in Hoon Hay – Named after the Siege of Anvers, a battle in 1914 during the 1st World War. Named because it runs off Mathers Road and is near Fusilier Place. First appears in street directories in 1950. A small amount of information from the library website and there are mistakes in the …

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