view gallery NE6.3 km | Timaru Historic Lighthouse. Timaru. New Zealand. in Coastal Lighthouses An old historic lighthouse in Timaru still has a purpose, as a rear leading beacon for entry into the port. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/14/2011 last visited: 10/18/2012 |
view gallery S10.6 km | Memorial Christian Cross. St Andrews. New Zealand. in Christian Crosses A tall Christian cross as a memorial, on the crossroads at St Andrews in the South Island. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/09/2010 last visited: 03/09/2010 |
view gallery S10.9 km | Catholic Church of St Andrew. St. Andrews. Canterbury. New Zealand. in Roman Catholic Churches In the small Canterbury coastal village of St Andrews stands a beautiful church called St Andrew. posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 12/06/2009 last visited: 11/05/2009 |
view gallery S17.7 km | Memorial Christian Cross, Otaio. New Zealand. in Christian Crosses A christian cross as a memorial at Otaio in South Canterbury. posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/09/2010 last visited: 03/09/2010 |
view gallery N20 km | Pleasant Point Museum and Railway — Pleasant Point, New Zealand in Railroad Museums Pleasant Point Museum and Railway is primarily a railway museum with some history of the general area. It features a short 1.9 kilometre section of track which they operate various locomotives and other railway equipment. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/13/2010 last visited: never |
view gallery N21.9 km | 1901 — J. Brown - Bee Hive Stores - Established 1863 — Temuka, New Zealand in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones A beautiful building along King Street in Temuka. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/16/2010 last visited: 03/10/2013 |
view gallery N25.7 km | Richard William Pearse — Upper Waitohi, New Zealand in Citizen Memorials Richard Pearse took flight during March 1903 but crashed in his farm's paddock. Did he beat the Wright Brothers by nine months? This memorial does not say that but does he was the first British citizen to fly a heavier than air machine. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/08/2010 last visited: 06/02/2016 |
view gallery N25.7 km | FIRST — Powered Flight to Be Made By a British Citizen in a Heavier Than Air Machine — Upper Waitohi, New Zealand in First of its Kind Richard Pearse took to the air in a monoplane on March 31st, 1903 making him the first British citizen to fly a a heavier than air machine. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/08/2010 last visited: 06/02/2016 |
view gallery S26.1 km | Bishop Selwyn and Edward Shortland — Hook Beach, New Zealand in Citizen Memorials A chance meeting of Bishop Selwyn and Edward Shortland in 1844 gave these two early Europeans an opportunity to exchange notes about the South Island. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/01/2010 last visited: never |
view gallery S35.4 km | Arcadia Theatre — Waimate, New Zealand in Vintage Movie Theaters Built in 1906 as Quinn's Arcade this building was converted into a picture theatre in 1918 seating some 725 people. The theatre opened in 1920 and run until 1955 when it was damaged by fire. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/06/2010 last visited: 04/27/2013 |
view gallery S35.6 km | Saddlery — Waimate, New Zealand in Ghost Signs The back entrance to a shop that once was a saddlery and today houses the local branch of the Red Cross. The sign gives reference to a changing world where covers for motors where needed perhaps more than saddles for horses. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/23/2010 last visited: 04/27/2013 |
view gallery S35.6 km | Bushman — Waimate, New Zealand in Figurative Public Sculpture To commemorate the clearing the forests around Waimate during the late 19th century this Bushman resting on a log was created. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/03/2010 last visited: 04/27/2013 |
view gallery S35.6 km | War Memorial Clock Tower — Waimate, New Zealand in Town Clocks This town clock started life in Waimate's third post office in 1912. In 1956 it was reinstalled in the War Memorial Clock Tower. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/01/2010 last visited: 04/27/2013 |
view gallery S35.7 km | Recognition Of the Men and Women Who Gave Their Services to the Waimate Hospital — Waimate, New Zealand in Citizen Memorials Dedicated to the many people who worked at the Waimate Hospital posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/01/2010 last visited: 04/27/2013 |
view gallery S35.7 km | Margaret Cruickshank — Waimate, New Zealand in Statues of Historic Figures Erected to the memory of Margaret Cruickshank, New Zealand's first practising woman doctor. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/06/2010 last visited: 04/27/2013 |
view gallery S35.7 km | Edward VII Band Stand — Waimate, New Zealand in Gazebos Built as a memorial to King Edward VII after his death in 1910, this band stand is the centrepiece of Seddon Square in Waimate. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/23/2010 last visited: 04/27/2013 |
view gallery S35.9 km | Waimate Grain Silos. Waimate. Canterbury. New Zealand. in Grain Elevators A familiar landmark in the Canterbury town of Waimate are the historic 35m high concrete wheat silos, opened in 1921. They are part of the old Empress flour mill on Queen Street. posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/22/2010 last visited: 04/27/2013 |
view gallery S36 km | Chief Huruhuru Monument — Waimate, New Zealand in Citizen Memorials Known as the Chief Huruhuru Monument, this obelisk honours Te Huruhuru, as well as the brothers Micheal, John, and Paul Studholme. This was the beginning of pakeha settlement of the Waimate district. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/03/2010 last visited: 04/27/2013 |
view gallery S36.2 km | Judith Anne Cameron — Waimate, New Zealand in Citizen Memorials Commemorating the life of a nurse who worked at the Oak House Medical Clinic posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/01/2010 last visited: 04/27/2013 |
view gallery S36.2 km | Isabel McRae — Waimate, New Zealand in Dedicated Trees Isabel McRae served as mayoress of Waimate for 18 years. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/09/2010 last visited: 04/27/2013 |
view gallery S36.2 km | William Geddes Sundial — Waimate, New Zealand in Citizen Memorials William Geddes was a prominent citizen of Waimate and is remembered through this sundial in Victoria Park. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/27/2010 last visited: 04/27/2013 |
view gallery S36.2 km | William Geddes Sundial — Waimate, New Zealand in Sundials A memorial to a prominent Waimate citizen, this sundial was installed after his death in 1931. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/03/2010 last visited: 04/27/2013 |
view gallery SW38 km | White Horse — Waimate, New Zealand in Satellite Imagery Oddities Created to honour the Clydesdale horse and its contribution to the South Canterbury agricultural-based economy. The White Horse can be viewed from Waimate, from the sky, and by walking or driving to the top of Mt. John. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 01/24/2010 last visited: never |
view gallery SW38 km | Mt John Planetable — Waimate, New Zealand in Orientation Tables At top of Mt. John is a planetable that points out locations as far as 150 km away. It also mentions communities around New Zealand that are well over the horizon. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/05/2010 last visited: never |
view gallery SW38 km | Mt John Planetable — Waimate, New Zealand in Rotary International Markers This planetable was installed by the Rotary Club of Waimate. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/05/2010 last visited: never |
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