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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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Whareora Tce in Cashmere – Named after Whareora, the home there of Thomas “Tommy” Edward Taylor (1862-1911). Taylor was a prohibitionist, businessman and politician. His house at 63 Dyers Pass Road was called Whareora, meaning: home of happiness. First appears in street directories in 1910. A small amount of information from the library website and …

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Whisby Road in Cashmere – Named after Whisby, a town in Lincolnshire, England. Whisby was home to the Cracroft family as early as the 16th century. John Cracroft Wilson (1808- 1881) was the son of Elizabeth Cleminta Wilson, née Cracroft. First appears in street directories in 1910. A small amount of information from the library …

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Westenra Tce in Cashmere – Named after the Frances Sarah Wilson, née Westenra, (1831- 1903).Frances Wilson was the eldest daughter of Captain Richard Westenra (1794-1880) and the wife of Frederick Herbert Wilson (1831- 1902), who was the eldest son of John Cracroft Wilson. They lived where this street was later developed. First mentioned in The …

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Holliss Ave in Cashmere – Named after John “Jack” Chell Holliss (1900- 1968) Hollis was an architect in partnership with P. Leonard in the firm of Holliss & Leonard. He was a member of the Heathcote Borough Council, serving as chairman 1961-1964. He designed large Christchurch buildings: the port buildings at both Christchurch and Lyttelton, …

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Takahe Drive in Cashmere – Named because it is near the Sign of the Takahe. Developed by Michael John Wood Davis, a surveyor and chairman of Cannon Estate Ltd. in 1959. First appears in street directories in 1964. A small amount of information from the library website and I can’t find any link of the …

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Stoddart Lane in Cashmere and nothing on library website for this tiny street. On Papers Past I found several entries for Agnes Stoddart saying that she lived on the Cashmere Hills. I found her obituary from 1956 which said she was 87 and the youngest daughter of Mark Stoddart the first settler in Diamond Harbour. …

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