POTATOES!!! This is what crosses my mind every time I drive along the Christchurch Southern Motorway and glance towards the Addington Raceway below. I have no idea where I read that the land there once was fields of potatoes but the thought has never left me. Inspired by The Press’ article about the Addington Raceway …
The first time I read about the Hart family, my imagination was stirred! Here was this family fresh off the ‘Cressy’ struggling through the tussock of the Canterbury Plains (after tramping over the Bridle Path and punting across the Heathcote), squinting into the blazing setting sun. They stop for breath, the father looking at his …
Michael Branham Hart (1814 – 1878) Died of illness Place of Death: Christchurch Opened the first hotel/pub in Christchurch – The White Hart Hotel. Also served Christchurch as Mayor. Buried in the Barbadoes Street Cemetery, Christchurch The story of Michael Branham Hart (1814 – 1878): http://www.peelingbackhistory.co.nz/the-hart-family/ Photo taken by Annette Bulovic
The first time I read about the Hart family, my imagination was stirred! Here was this family fresh off the ‘Cressy’ struggling through the tussock of the Canterbury Plains (after tramping over the Bridle Path and punting across the Heathcote), squinting into the blazing setting sun. They stop for breath, the father looking at his …
