Bass Street

Where it runs

Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on Bass Street, not the street’s surveyed line. Register places with a known pin sit on it too. The strong outline is Linwood.

From the air, then

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On the register

• Dwelling and Setting, 14 Bass Street

On foot, The factory garden walks this street.

In the written record

Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 16 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:

• News of the Week. [FROM THE DAILY TIMES.] (Otago Witness, 09 August 1867) · Papers Past, 9 Aug 1867
  …between tamar heads and hobart town which in its turn will by and by be connected by the bass straits cable with the victorian lines it is argued that if such a line as this were in operation the mai…
• West Coast Time. TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1875. (West Coast Times, 06 April 1875) · Papers Past, 6 Apr 1875
  …ouse explored these waters and that the ill-fated french circumnavigator lost his life in bass strait possibly the next time the victoria or the pharos is among the islands she may inquire into the tr…
• Local & General. (Star, 31 January 1894) · Papers Past, 31 Jan 1894
  …essrs bowman and son will conduct four different sales in their rooms when they will sell bass stout bedsteads suites of furniture and household effects particulars appear in another column sunnyside…
• ITCHINESS OF THE SKIN. (Star, 02 November 1901) · Papers Past, 2 Nov 1901
  …resist its healing soothing influence lots of christchurch people know this now mrs neave bass street woolston this city says a member of my family used doan ointment fco an itching of the skin which…
• ITCHINESS OF THE SKIN. (Star, 10 May 1902) · Papers Past, 10 May 1902
  …ts healing soothing intfluence fluence lots of christchurch people know thisnow mrs neave bass street woolston ths ciiy says a member of my family used doan ointment for an itching of the skin which h…
• ITCHINESS OF THE SKIN. (Star, 25 October 1902) · Papers Past, 25 Oct 1902
  …resist its healing soothing influence lota of christchurch people know this now mrs neave bass street woolston this city says a member of my family used dosm ointment for an itching of the skin which…
• Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 08 February 1905) · Papers Past, 8 Feb 1905
  …sections j-aore 12 iperohes gocd 4-rocaned house scullery w geed yrcbsrd apply 3rd hoase bass street aldwin road ferry eoad 2224 i kinder wanted apply h hepburn vjt and sons tuam street 2232 ost brac…
• SUDDEN DEATHS (Hawera & Normanby Star, 11 January 1908) · Papers Past, 11 Jan 1908
  …illinchy was found dead in her bed this morning at the residence of her sister mrs morris bass street woolston…
• SUDDEN DEATHS. (Ashburton Guardian, 11 January 1908) · Papers Past, 11 Jan 1908
  …illinchy was found dead in her bed this forning at the residence of her sister mrs morris bass street woolston an inquest was held before mr h w bishop sm last evening at christchurch mrs morris said…
• TWO CHRISTCHURCH FATALITIES (Wanganui Chronicle, 13 January 1908) · Papers Past, 13 Jan 1908
  …illinehy was round dead in her bed this morning at the residence of her eister mrs morris bass street woolston…
• ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Taranaki Daily News 11-1-1908) · Papers Past, 1 Nov 1908
  …inchy, was found dead in her bed this morning at the residence of her sister, Mrs Morris, Bass street, Woolston.…
• N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 30 June 1941) · Papers Past, 30 Jun 1941
  …nr mrs l c woods 7 edenbridge street spreydon m wright arthur ernest pte mrs m e wright 5 bass street woolston m yerrington william henry pte mrs l yerrington 95 brougham street sydenham m yortt carl…

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