Amberley

A DigitalNZ Story by Jemma

Amberley is a town on the northern bank of the Kowai River. Named by Mrs Carter, the first owner and subdivider of the land in Canterbury, after her birthplace in Oxfordshire, England. It owed its early growth to the railway line and its stockyards.

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Memorial to Second World War hero Charles Upham, who for many years had a farm at the mouth of the Conway River.

Charles Upham VC and Bar memorial

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Amberley

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Amberley

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Amberley

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Amberley Beach, North Canterbury

Alexander Turnbull Library

Amberley district

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Photograph: Amberley

Canterbury Museum

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Amberley school war memorial

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Amberley hero - Charles Upham

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Amberley district

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AMBERLEY Tennis Club

Kowai Archives

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Amberley Hotel

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Watchdog?

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Dairy in Amberley

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Amberley blacksmith

Christchurch City Libraries

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Amberley war memorial

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