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Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand
[Southbridge] [Selwyn] [Canterbury] [New Zealand]
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Southbridge is a small town with a population of 720 and approximately 260 houses, on the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located 45 kilometres (28 miles) southwest of Christchurch, between Leeston, Dunsandel and the Rakaia River. The town serves mainly as a centre for agricultural services, but also has nearly 70 small to medium sized businesses, a swimming pool, tennis courts, Southbridge Primary School, and many other attractions. The Selwyn District Council currently has two offices in neighbouring Leeston, but is planning to relocate to Rolleston.
On 13 July 1875, a branch line railway was opened from Christchurch to Southbridge. Despite proposals to extend it further to Longbeach and Waterton, the line's terminus remained in Southbridge and it was thus known as the Southbridge Branch. Traffic was strong in the line's early decades; in 1914, two mixed trains and a goods-only train ran each way daily. However, the line entered into decline after the late 1920s. Passenger services to Southbridge were cancelled on 14 April 1951, and the line closed entirely on 30 June 1962. Few remnants of the line remain, though locations of level crossings can be discerned.
Famous rugby union flyhalf Daniel Carter was born in Southbridge in 1982.
Parish : Latitude: -43.811924124477095, Longitude: 172.25210666656494Matches 1 to 7 of 7
Last Name, Given Name(s)  |
Birth  |
Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Galpin, Dorothy Edith Rose | 12 Sep 1916 | Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand | I16366 |
| 2 | Maw, Charles Thomas | 1890 | Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand | I32142 |
| 3 | Maw, Charlotte | 16 Jul 1877 | Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand | I16391 |
| 4 | Maw, Colin Keith | 19 Apr 1925 | Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand | I17194 |
| 5 | Maw, Hazel Christina | 22 Feb 1918 | Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand | I30604 |
| 6 | Maw, Mary Elizabeth | 8 Nov 1907 | Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand | I32135 |
| 7 | Maw, Mervyn Douglas | 26 Jan 1923 | Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand | I17192 |
Matches 1 to 7 of 7
| Last Name, Given Name(s) |
Death |
Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowis, Mary | 6 Jul 1937 | Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand | I17186 |
| 2 | Galpin, Ernest Hugh Edwin | 10 Dec 1951 | Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand | I70359 |
| 3 | Hurford, Fanny Jane | 20 Dec 1963 | Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand | I70360 |
| 4 | Maw, Colin Keith | 10 Jan 1986 | Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand | I17194 |
| 5 | Maw, Edward George "Ted" | 20 Sep 1990 | Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand | I16365 |
| 6 | Maw, Mary Elizabeth | 8 Nov 1907 | Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand | I32135 |
| 7 | Maw, Robert Amos | 23 Dec 1926 | Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand | I16331 |
Matches 1 to 1 of 1
| Family |
Marriage |
Family ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howatson / Maw | 1938 | Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand | F4883 |