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About Christchurch
Christchurch buildings
Name the first four ships?
- Charlotte Jane: 16.12.1850
- Randolph: 16.12.1850
- Sir George Seymour: 17.12.1850
- Cressy: 27.12.1850
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Why was Christchurch named Christchurch?
- Named by the founder of the settlement, John Robert Godley after
his old university college of Christ Church in Oxford, England
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Who is John Godley?
- Regarded as the founder of Canterbury.
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Who are William and John Deans?
- Two of the most dedicated and enterprising of New Zealand’s
early settlers
- In 1845 they settled at Riccarton , farming wool, wheat and potatoes
and exporting butter and cheese to Sydney..
- Riccarton Bush was the first Canterbury homestead.
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When was Riccarton Bush presented to the city by the Deans family?
Who was James Fitzgerald?
- An outstanding politician and newspaperman.
- Joined the Canterbury Association and was the first editor of
the "Lyttelton Times"
- He was also the immigration agent, inspector of police at the
port.
- In 1853 he became the first superintendent of the province and
MP for Lyttelton.
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Name the four Avenues?
- Bealey, Moorhouse, Fitzgerald, Rolleston
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