Purau Bay — the name means two-pronged spearhead — is a small sheep farming area south of Lyttelton Harbour. In the early 1800s the farms in the area provided much of the Canterbury settlers’ food. The bay was first settled by James and Joseph Greenwood in, 1844, then sold to George and William Rhodes in 1847.
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54Purau Bay — the name means two-pronged spearhead — is a small sheep farming area south of Lyttelton Harbour. In the early 1800s the farms in the area provided much of the Canterbury settlers’ food. The bay was first settled by James and Joseph Greenwood in, 1844, then sold to George and William Rhodes in 1847. Press, 24 April 1984, Page 39
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