Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand



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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: 172.25210666656494


Birth

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Birth    Person ID 
1 Galpin, Dorothy Edith Rose  12 Sep 1916Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand I16366
2 Maw, Charles Thomas  1890Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand I32142
3 Maw, Charlotte  16 Jul 1877Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand I16391
4 Maw, Colin Keith  19 Apr 1925Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand I17194
5 Maw, Hazel Christina  22 Feb 1918Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand I30604
6 Maw, Mary Elizabeth  8 Nov 1907Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand I32135
7 Maw, Mervyn Douglas  26 Jan 1923Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand I17192

Death

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Death    Person ID 
1 Bowis, Mary  6 Jul 1937Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand I17186
2 Galpin, Ernest Hugh Edwin  10 Dec 1951Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand I70359
3 Hurford, Fanny Jane  20 Dec 1963Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand I70360
4 Maw, Colin Keith  10 Jan 1986Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand I17194
5 Maw, Edward George "Ted"  20 Sep 1990Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand I16365
6 Maw, Mary Elizabeth  8 Nov 1907Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand I32135
7 Maw, Robert Amos  23 Dec 1926Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand I16331

Marriage

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   Family    Marriage    Family ID 
1 Howatson / Maw  1938Southbridge, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand F4883