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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 20, 2005 16:34:31 GMT 12
Not the Percival variety of Pembroke... Did you know that till 1940 the town of Wanaka was actually called Pembroke. Imagine the airshow today... Planes over Pembroke  Not quite the same ring to it, eh? |
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Post by turboNZ on Nov 20, 2005 21:03:05 GMT 12
I thought by the title of your thread there was going to be a Percival Pembroke at Wanaka 2006....
funny how you jump to conclusions,...
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Post by Bruce on Nov 21, 2005 9:21:46 GMT 12
Blenhiem used to be called "The Beaver" (some earlier surveyers spent a night camped on a pile of wood in the middle of a flooded river) so would that be "Omaka Beaver" ?
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Post by corsair67 on Nov 23, 2005 14:21:38 GMT 12
I work with a guy from Blenheim, and I always call him the Beavertown Bloke!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 23, 2005 14:37:06 GMT 12
I never knew Blenheim used to be known as Beaver. Lots of towns have changed names. Te Awamutu used to be called Alexandra (changed because of clash in South Island I believe), and same with Tirau which used to be Oxford but chnaged because of SI clash.
One I am curious about, The village of Renwick, just beside Woodbourne, used to be Renwicktown during the war. I wonder when it shortened its name? That place, by the way, has an absolutely superb pie shop, Renwick Pies. They're fantastic.
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