PAGE 8 Wednesday <strong>October</strong> <strong>24</strong> <strong>2018</strong> BAY HARBOUR Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi VILLA #1 1/40 HEAD STREET VILLA #2 2/40 HEAD STREET APARTMENT #2 2/40 HEAD STREET STUDIO #5 5/40 HEAD STREET 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bathroom On Street Parking 2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom On Street Parking 1 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Off Street Parking 1 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom On Street Parking To book a tour, call Sharryn Pidgeon on (03) 668 5121 Thursday, 25 <strong>October</strong> 11:00am – 1:00pm | Saturday, 27 <strong>October</strong> 10:30am – 12:30pm
Wednesday <strong>October</strong> <strong>24</strong> <strong>2018</strong> News Search for rose garden’s history gets under way • By Matt Salmons A GARDENING group is looking for descendants of the railway workers that a Ferrymead rose garden commemorates. Hidden behind a hedge in Ferrymead Heritage Park, about 100 roses sit alongside two monuments dedicated to 21 railway workers who never came home from World War 2. Redcliffs resident Jude Turner is one of five Heritage Roses NZ Canterbury branch members who have maintained the garden for about four years. “It still amazes us that nobody has heard about it. They’re [the workers] probably buried in about 10 different countries, which is a bit sad.” Next month the group will host a commemorative event for the families of the HISTORY: A plaque at the memorial rose garden in Ferrymead Heritage Park shows its historical link to the Addington Railway Workshops. 21 men. Mrs Turner said relatives of three of the men have been contacted, but the group still needs to track down the other families. Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi One of the family members plans to bring four generations to the event. The group has almost finished work on a booklet about the garden’s history. It contains the stories of the men and the workshops they once worked in. All proceeds from the sale of the booklet will support the continued maintenance of the garden. The garden’s first home was the old Addington Railway Workshops, which were closed and demolished in 1990. To save them, the roses were relocated to Ferrymead Heritage Park. Mrs Turner said many of the men who worked in the workshops were keen gardeners. •Anyone who recognises the names of the men should email Mrs Turner at ljgturner@ xtra.co.nz. BE IN TO WIN FINAL WEEK A RETRO FRIDGE one per store to be won Details instore BAY HARBOUR PAGE 9 Rose garden roll of honour: •Army: William Allen Cooke, Neil Studley Galyer, Arthur Higham, Frank Herbert G. Lancaster, Brian Patrick Pope, Sydney James Smith, Geoffrey Edmund White, John Joseph Williams. •Air force: Harold Roger Blake, John Wallace Henry, Albert John Victor Hunt, John Allan Horgan, John Douglas Jacobs, Frederick Aylward Jennings, John Bernard Kennedy, John Reginald Rundle, Robert Arnold Southward, Robert Bruce Wilson. •Families found: Alan Charles Davies (army), George Nelson (air force), Augustus Michael O’Malley (navy). PAMS Fresh Strawberries 250g Prepack Product of New Zealand $ 4 49 pk Fresh NZ Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets$ 11 99 kg Fresh NZ Skinless $ 11 99 Descendants remember Akaroa’s Polish link • By Matt Salmons THE descendants of Akaroa’s influential Polish family, the Kotlowskis, have been looking back at their ancestors’ lives over Heritage Week. Augustus and Mary Kotlowski arrived in Lyttelton on the Friedelburg in 1872. Their descendant Abina Pope said the couple would have walked across Banks Peninsula to reach Takamatua where they settled as farmers. “All of us [descendants] understand why we are strong people. It’s a heritage to be proud of,” she said. Many Kotlowski descendants still live in Akaroa, and Kotlowski Rd in Takamatua was named after the family, Ms Pope said. After settling, the Kotlowski family did not stick to their Polish culture. They were heavily involved in Akaroa’s Catholic community, a link maintained by the family today. “It’s like they assimilated very quickly and didn’t maintain a lot of their Polish culture. But they did maintain their faith,” Ms Pope said. After Mr Kotlowski passed away, Mrs Kotlowski moved from the family farm to Akaroa. She was wellknown for her annual ladies’ tea parties. However, the family’s matriarch never travelled after settling in the area. “She never saw Christchurch. She never left Banks Peninsula and she died in 1914,” Ms Pope said. As part of Heritage Week, which finished on Monday, events were held in Christchurch to commemorate the region’s Polish settlers. Although some Polish families arrived in Christchurch in the 1850s and 1860s, many more followed them from 1872. At the time, Poland was split between the German, Austro-Hungarian and Russian empires, causing many of them to seek better lives abroad. Poland regained its sovereignty in 1918 after 123 years of foreign rule. The centenary was celebrated this year. An exhibition on Canterbury’s Polish settlers, called Between the Waters, is on at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall in Methven until November 16. Plans to bring the exhibition to Akaroa next year are being negotiated. The exhibition focuses on four Polish families, including the Kotlowski family. 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