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History of Ashburton district twenty five years on
A retrospective in the Ashburton Mail marks twenty five years since the first Ashburton Main issue in 1877. It reviews growth from a sparsely populated town to a county with water races, roads, bridges, churches, and municipal structures, noting editors, public works, and notable local figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox
Ashburton
Alice
The
Mars
Julius Voge
Europe
Christchurch
Dunedin
Seaboard
Canterbury
Joseph Fress
Haa
Ocal
Ublicaifzita
Pacific
Alps
Fsbburton
Ble
Rakais
Wakanni
Seafeld
Billy
Ashburton County
Pudding Hill
James Wilkie
Ashourton
William Baxter
Rakaia Road Board
Ashburton Main
Maz
Hast Street South
Evening Echo
Messrs Furness and Dixon
Furness
Marlborough
H. J. Weeks
Christhurch
Charles Dixon
Ashburton Berard
the Guardian
Guardian
Herald
Mar
Gagnoran
Ashburton Road Board
Charles Braddell
Wellington
Tima
T. Bullock
Hugo Friedlander
Donald Williamsgyn
Friedlander
T. Sealy
A. Harrison
Thomas
Ri. Bird
John Gre
Jo. Sealy
C. Heid
Bago Friedlander
Collins
Alfred Harrison
Donald Williamson
Joseph Ives
Edward
Randers
South Africa
Andrew Orr
Robert Shearman
George Parkin
George Miller Robinson
Montgomery
C. J. Harper
Wakanui
Longbeach
Presbyterian Church
Cameron Street Hall
Wills Street
Church of the Holy Name
Hampstead
Father Chervier
Ashburton Ware Waa
Rakaia
Rangitata
Jonah
Gerald Dyson Branson
H BP. O'Reilly
Cherteey
Felton
Bonifaces
Ita Fire Brigade
Ita Friendly
McLean Dun
Lyttelton
New Zealand
Preas
Victoria the
Edward the Seventh