About Christchurch

Christchurch buildings

Name the first four ships?

  • Charlotte Jane: 16.12.1850
  • Randolph: 16.12.1850
  • Sir George Seymour: 17.12.1850
  • Cressy: 27.12.1850
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Why was Christchurch named Christchurch?

  • Named by the founder of the settlement, John Robert Godley after his old university college of Christ Church in Oxford, England
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Who is John Godley?

  • Regarded as the founder of Canterbury.
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Who are William and John Deans?

  • Two of the most dedicated and enterprising of New Zealand’s early settlers
  • In 1845 they settled at Riccarton, farming wool, wheat and potatoes and exporting butter and cheese to Sydney.
  • Riccarton Bush was the first Canterbury homestead.
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When was Riccarton Bush presented to the city by the Deans family?

Who was James Fitzgerald?

  • An outstanding politician and newspaperman.
  • Joined the Canterbury Association and was the first editor of the "Lyttelton Times"
  • He was also the immigration agent, inspector of police at the port.
  • In 1853 he became the first superintendent of the province and MP for Lyttelton.
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Name the four Avenues?

  • Bealey
  • Moorhouse
  • Fitzgerald
  • Rolleston