Riccarton [Deans] Bush Gifted To The Public – 24th February 1917
On 24 February 1917, Governor Lord Liverpool officially opened Riccarton Bush to the public. It had been gifted to the people of Christchurch from the Deans family three years earlier in 1914. One of the conditions of this gift was that the bush was to be preserved for all time. This fulfilled one of the …
