Understanding NZ Directories street orientations

[Fresh Fields]

And again in 1961, the closest photo to the 1963 land sale following the death of the daughter.

Alan.

[Fresh Fields]

Still struggling with the street numbers, and what I can see in this a clearer 1961 photo of the Hawden street area of interest.

For a moment I thought I had found it but I was looking one street over. Pays not to rush to conclusions.

Therefore will attach a copy of the newspaper advert. And someone else can go hunting. Must dash.

Alan.

[Fresh Fields]

Morning.

Re my reply 13, further research finds plenty of evidence that there was a change to the street numbering on HAWDON St Sydenham, about 1910.

So apologies Lu. Street directories as shown by Blacksmithy, and in press clippings change, as do the electoral roll listings. But I can only find press references to the pending change of street names in the greater Christchurch area, and not the numbering therein. Nor have I been successful in finding survey title details for property where Wm WELSH, or his named neighbours lived.

Alan.

[Lucy2]

RE Lucy2's post 9, the roll listing of 100 Hawdon Street appears to have been a typo. I can not find survey allotment numbers, or street number references, as high as 100 for Hawdon street Sydenham, in the years 1905 / 1960's.
Alan.

So apologies Lu. Street directories as shown by Blacksmithy, and in press clippings change, as do the electoral roll listings. But I can only find press references to the pending change of street names in the greater Christchurch area, and not the numbering therein. Nor have I been successful in finding survey title details for property where Wm WELSH, or his named neighbours lived.

Alan.

Thank you for the apology Alan, I had been going to challenge you on that.

   ~  Lu

[Fresh Fields]

When I typed that I was thinking that possibly there had been a typo, in the production of the printed electoral roll, as I had done limited research to tie into the Retrolenz photos.

But when I made PM contact with Blacksmithy, I was informed that the street directories for a considerable number of years had been consulted when trying to track down family members. They clearly showed a dramatic change in the numbers associated with residents on Hawdon Street.

Yet to find any press coverage of the changes and the reason behind such change.

Upon rereading my post I realized I was not very specific, about where I assumed a typo may have been made. So posted the apology.

Alan.

[Lucy2]

Still struggling with the street numbers, and what I can see in this a clearer 1961 photo of the Hawden street area of interest.

For a moment I thought I had found it but I was looking one street over. Pays not to rush to conclusions.

Therefore will attach a copy of the newspaper advert. And someone else can go hunting. Must dash.

Alan.

... Alan, I'd also previously published the link advertising the sale of # 12 Hawdon Street, in my reply # 9.

And I'd left a footnote for "Blacksmithy" saying I would leave my link in place - although I understood now that it was info for # 100 Hawdon Street that was of most interest.   

[The description of # 12 Hawdon Street more than suggested it was very small in size and with little land ... and probably unsuited to raising a family of 6 or so children ... perhaps therefore
# 100 Hawdon Street was the family's original homestead ? ]

The numbering of Hawdon Street is clearer when the Electoral rolls are used in conjunction with the postal directories and the NZ City and Street directories.

    ~  Lu

[blacksmithy]

Thank you everyone for your ongoing commitment to my query.  I have been quiet for the last couple of nights absorbing the information and trying to pull pieces together.

You have certainly added information to my family tree and highlighted more resources for future use. I have debunked some assumptions (always important) and learnt more from paperspast. 
A very grateful rootschatter

[Fresh Fields]

High again Blacksmithy.

I hope you have given yourself enough time for research when you visit the Legacy Archives.

STONES 1910 directory that included greater Christchurch and other South Island locations reportedly contains nearly 1,500 pages. Up 100 from it's previous publication. But I can not find any advertising material promoting the need for a copy of the latest edition, due to changes in the system of numbering street addresses.  But change they did.

Happy hunting

Alan.

[Fresh Fields]

Morning all.

My typo this time. The Sydenham Drainage plans clip in post #14, has an added blue credit line reading NZ Copyright Act 1907, but that should read Copyright Act 1994.   

1907 was the date that the survey plan, and its highlighted area to be included in their drainage catchment was published.

Alan.