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    Takamatua, formerly known as German Bay, is a small town situated in Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula in New Zealand. The main road to Akaroa (State...
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    Farm Barrys Bay Ōnawe Peninsula Duvauchelle Robinsons Bay / Kakakalau Takamatua Akaroa Takapūneke     Akaroa Harbour is part of Banks Peninsula in the...
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    (Some had died en route.) The settlers' land was around German Bay (Takamatua), French Town (Akaroa) and the hill behind. For the first six years, the...
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    Bay (970) Birdling's Flat (220) Little River (320) Duvauchelle (200) Takamatua (110) Akaroa (780) Arthur's Pass (40) Castle Hill (50) Springfield (370)...
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    photographer for more than 30 years. Her work included the opening of Takamatua wharf in 1910, Armistice day celebrations and the opening of the war memorial...
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    The road then hugs the shoreline as it passes through Duvauchelle and Takamatua before descending into Akaroa, terminating just before the Woodills Road/Rue...
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  • Germans were allotted sections on the next bay to the west, now known as Takamatua, but until 1915 was called German Bay. The total area of the land taken...
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    with other settlements including French Farm, Wainui, Robinson's Bay and Takamatua as the statistical area of Akaroa Harbour. Duvauchelle had a population...
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