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Henry Dent Gardiner (1827 – 1909)
Henry Dent Gardiner was the son of an farmer. Born in Essex in England, he arrived in Australia in 1850 chasing gold. He stepped off a ship at Lyttelton in 1855, purchasing a block of land at Harewood where he farmed. Gardiners Road in Harewood is named after him. He also farmed in Irwell and …
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Clement Goodwin Jones (1875-1908)
There was one thing that people knew about Clement Goodwin Jones for sure – he did not like motorbikes. On the 23rd December 1908, he showed up at Lancaster Park to climb aboard that very thing. Known as ‘Scorcher Jones’, Clement was a very well known Christchurch based cyclist. His whole life revolved around the …
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HILLSBOROUGH – Edward Garland (1824 – 1893)
Edward and Annie Garland arrived at Lyttelton in 1854. No one today could begin to relate to what was going through Annie’s mind as she was led over the Bridle Path on the back of a white bullock! Edward got himself some land between the hills and the Heathcote River and built a little cob …
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William Guise Brittan (1809 – 1876)
Date and Place of Birth: 3rd December 1809 at Gloucester, South West England. Date and Place of Death: 18th July 1876 at Cashel Street West, Christchurch. An Canterbury Association Settler: Arrived on the ‘Sir George Seymour’ – 17th December 1850 Roles in Early Canterbury: * Member of the Canterbury Association * Acting Surgeon Superintendent on …
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