Discover The Delights Of Peeling Back History
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Holy Smoke Smokehouse
When driving down Ferry Road, heading east through what is regarded as Woolston Village, I always find myself seeking out a building that I simply know as “…the Catherine Street…” abode and the fact that embedded in its walls, is the road sign for Catherine Street makes it even more intriguing. Now the home of …
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Sir Julius von Haast (1824 – 1887)
Sir Julius von Haast was born Johann Franz Haast. “…a boy in heart until the day he died…” was once said about this German geologist. Before his journey to New Zealand in 1858, Julius traveled around Europe and married Antonia Schmitt. His studies of geology and mineralogy at Bonn University unbelievably were not his reasons …
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Christchurch ~ Garden City Of New Zealand
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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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