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Para Rubber
What do Para (Brazil) and the Canterbury Horticultural Society have in common? George Waldemar Skjellerup. George Skjellerup was born in Cobden, Victoria, Australia in 1881 and was the youngest of 13 children. In 1902, just before his 21st birthday, he arrived in New Zealand and began working in Dunedin at a bicycle shop. Within a …
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New Regent Street
Even before the demolitions that have swept through Christchurch since the earthquakes, Cantabs have always been very protective of the city’s history. The rallies formed against some demolitions that happened pre-quakes and the defending of the open spaces at Hagley Park show that we, as a people, love our city – just as she is. …
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The Father And Mother Of Ashburton
William Turton first saw Ashburton in 1858 when he was just passing through. Nothing much more than a vast plain with the odd cabbage tree, he let his eyes scan over the bland scenery to the horizon. What he saw is anyone guess but something in him stirred and Ashburton’s real European history began. Ashburton …
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Bishops Corner Cemetery
With the back of the car filled with fishing gear, history books piled on my lap and my eyes constantly scanning the landscape flashing past – the Bulovics were heading towards Lake Ellesmere for a spot of fishing. As we turned into Cowans Road, Leeston, Chris heard a familiar cry from the passenger seat. It …
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