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Oakridge St – Named after Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Oak Ridge was established in the early 1940s as a base for the Manhattan Project, the U.S. government operation that developed the atomic bomb. The subdivision was developed and Oakridge Street named by Andrew James Cunningham (1906- 1985), a farmer of 250 Halswell Road. The street was …

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Ridder Pl – Named after the Ridder family Douglas James Frank Ridder (1917-2002) was a prominent Halswell identity. He had a long involvement with St Mary’s Anglican Church in Halswell and made a valuable contribution to the establishment of Halswell Quarry Park. He was widely known as “the Halswell historian”. His parents, John Frank Ridder …

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Patterson Tce- First appears in street directories in 1976. Not much information from the library website, I have a theory about the naming of this street and it is possibly spelt wrong. There was a Ned (Edward ) Paterson who was quarry manager at Halswell Quarry. The historic house at the quarry is now called …

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Bracken St – Shelly Road, Named after Thomas Bracken (1843-1898). Shelly Road first appears in street directories in 1903. Re-named Bracken Street in 1917. Bracken, a poet who wrote the words for New Zealand National Anthem, “God defend New Zealand” in 1870 A small amount of information from the library website. This street is in …

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Morris St – Carlyle Street – Carlyle Street first appears in street directories in 1914. Re-named Morris Street in 1917. A small amount of information from the library website. This street is in the red zone and no longer has any houses.Found a council report on Papers Past about the renaming of the street. There …

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Monkton Place- Probably named after Monkton, near Troon in Ayrshire, Scotland. First appears in street directories in 1974. A small amount of information from the library website. Another red zone street. Couldn’t find any other information about the naming of the street and Monkton is really close to Glasgow airport. Found an article in The …

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Galbraith Ave – Named after Augustus William de Rohan Galbraith (1877?- 1957). Galbraith was the city engineer 1925-1941. It is described as a “new road” in The Press in 1944. Originally a blind road, it was extended to Avonside Drive later that year. First appears in street directories in 1946. A small amount of information …

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Cowlishaw St – Named after William Patten Cowlishaw (1839- 1903). Cowlishaw was a barrister and solicitor who founded the firm of Garrick & Cowlishaw. He was provincial solicitor, a member of the Provincial Council, and also city solicitor for many years. The entrance to the street was once the entrance to his home. Formed after …

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Chaddesden Lane – Named after Chaddesden, the home once there of William Patten Cowlishaw (1839- 1903) and his wife Helen. The subdivision by Horncastle Homes created 12 residential allotments off Cowlishaw Street. The property was formerly occupied by the Avonmore Academy. Named in 2005. A small amount of information from the library website.I didn’t walk …

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Halcyon Way – Named after the halcyon, a mythical breed of kingfisher. The developers also felt the name conveyed messages of “calm, peaceful, tranquil, happy, joyful, carefree and prosperous”. As it is a right-of- way, it was the city council’s policy to name it a Lane. However the developers felt Halcyon Way flowed better. Named …

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