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Elephants In The Avon
A sight that hadn’t been seen before or will be seen again!! Circus Elephants bathing and drinking in the Avon River by the Armagh Street Bridge in 1934!! They had just been a part of a parade promoting the Christchurch famous Hay’s Department Store. They were part of the visiting Wirth’s Circus, set up somewhere …
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The Canterbury Plains in Colour
Looking forward to the Summit Road reopening. Would love to see the Pioneer Woman’s Memorial – Resting Hut – that sits at the top of the Bridle Path. Just below that, on the Heathcote side sits the Jane Deans Memorial Seat…
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The Canterbury Plains
The view of the Canterbury Plains (the Port Cooper Plains) from the Bridle Path. The Avon River can seen clearly running through the Plains. The collection of the trees to the left would be Riccarton Bush. *image courtesy of http://www.teara.govt.nz * Alexander Turnbull Library Reference: PUBL-0001-3 Etching with hand-coloured aquatint by William Fox
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