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Te rōpū hīkoi o te pae maunga o Tararua   -   100 years of tramping

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  • EasternHuttPlaceNameOrigins . . . by Jeremy Foster: Cheviot Wellington Rangi Dillion Bell (1892 – 1960) was a son of Francis Henry Dillon Bell (1851 – 1936) who lived in Lowry Bay, Eastbourne. It is named after the street that gives access to the tracks. There are the remnants of a water intake that was in use from the 1910s to the 1950s located in the area north of where the street ends. At the start of the track from Cheviot Road Lowry Bay, Eastbourne there are water pipes that go to the Point Howard Reservoir. Cheviot Road Track starts from 67 Cheviot Road, Lowry Bay, Eastbourne and goes to the Howard Road Track. Francis Henry Dillon Bell (1851 – 1936) lived in Lowry Bay, Eastbourne. He was a lawyer, mayor, member of parliament and prime minister of New Zealand. It is named after the street that gives access to the tracks. On Dillon Street Loop Track there is the brick foundations of the house that was there from the early 1840s to the 1860s, that was built by James Jackson (1811 – 1846) and his wife Emma Jackson nee Ogden (1813 – 1888). (+408)
  • WainuiomataPlaceNameOrigins . . . by Jeremy Foster: * Maps Past New Zealand [[https://www.mapspast.org.nz/|website]]. (+1)
  • RemutakaPlaceNameOrigins . . . by Jeremy Foster: !!Alternative names for Remutaka The alternative names for Remutaka date from the 1900s when people began travelling more regularly between the Wellington and the Wairarapa. The below names are: * Over The Hill - A slang term referring that in order to goto the Wairarapa or Wellington you have to go over a hill to get there. * Remu - Shortened version of Remutaka. * Remu-ites - Refers to people of Remutaka. * Remutaka-ites - Refers to people of Remutaka. * Taka - Shortened version of Remutaka. (+502)
  • ŌrongorongoPlaceNameOrigins . . . by Jeremy Foster: * Orongo-ites - Refers to people of Ōrongorongo. * Orongorongo-ites - Refers to people of Ōrongorongo. (+2)
  • HomePage . . . by simon: add link to presidents (+33)
  • Recent Uploads . . . 2026 Aug 29 06:24 simon : Home Page/Fred_W_Vosseler.pdf (2926689 bytes)
  • FieldHut80th . . . by simon: 2004 (+37)
  • 2004FieldHut80thCelebration . . . by simon: typo (+1)
  • WaerengaHutMove . . . by simon: 2009 (+37)
  • JoeGibbs . . . by simon: update link (+11)
  • TararuaHistory . . . by David?: * [[Centenary/]] Tararua Tramping Club turns 100 (±0)
  • EstablishedIn1919 . . . by simon: Tauwharenīkau (+2)
  • AlexMarks . . . by simon: typo (-3)
  • HowWeBeatTheMistGod . . . by simon: Tauwharenīkau (+53)
  • WhoWasEJKime . . . by simon: Tauwharenīkau (+4)
  • 1919Rules . . . by simon: add category (+39)
  • TararuaHistoryBySubject? . . . by simon: move page (+2290)
  • OrongorongoPlaceNameOrigins? . . . by Jeremy Foster: (-13)
  • OlivinesTrip1954-1955 . . . by simon: update (+1)
  • OlivinesTrip1954-1855? . . . by simon: From David Ogilvie (+22)

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