|
Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 2, 2019 19:04:24 GMT 12
In between the part of Woodbourne that used to be called General Service training School (not sure if it is still called that) and the Woodbourne sports fields, gymnasium and Married Quarters, there are two houses and a little bit of farm land. The houses are opposite the golf course and they are on the northern side of State Highway 6.
It seems odd that these two hoes are sort of smack dab in the middle of the RNZAF base almost. I guess the station expanded around them but I wonder why when they built the MQ's the government left them in the middle, rather that take that land?
Or is the land actually owned by Defence?
|
|
|
Post by isc on Jul 2, 2019 22:25:03 GMT 12
If they are the houses to the west of the BES, I think some of the senior staff of the BES lived there when I was there in 1964, seem to remember there was a paddock between the two, I was in A flt and overlooked the area. If you go over the paddock with a metal detector you should find some BES brass propellors, they got heaved there at the end of the year by some of the lads. isc
|
|
|
Post by beaufighter4 on Jul 28, 2019 19:20:20 GMT 12
When we arrived back from Fiji in the late 50's we were the first residents in 33 Woodward Street Woodbourne in the married quarters. Those two house were there then as far as I can remember at the time it appeared to be on or part of a working farm.
edit :Possible it was defence land but the option on it was not exercised till very much later
|
|
|
Post by joey05 on Jul 29, 2019 7:32:37 GMT 12
692 State Highway 6 (the house closest to the sports fields) is the original farm property and not defence owned. It encompasses the house and farm to the south, north and west of the GSTS back to the rifle range. I believe it has never been defence property, don’t know about the other house and smaller section.
It’s possible the accomodation and sports areas were obtained after closing Omaka, Delta, etc.
|
|
|
Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 29, 2019 8:47:59 GMT 12
Thanks Joey.
|
|