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Waimea

Church Name: St Michael Waimea was also known as Goldsborough or Old Waimea Various sources differ over who built this church. The church of St

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Turiwhate

Church Name: Our Lady of the Way A state school bought 1952, and windows & altar removed from abandoned Waimea Church were installed.It was opened

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Try Again Terrace

Try Again Terrace was a mining district on Nelson Creek, near the Grey River J.J. Wilson referring to Fr Binsfeld’s first visit to the diggings

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Totara Flat 2nd Church

Church Name: St Pius X The foundation stone was laid by Bishop Joyce   on October 21, 1951, the parish priest of Ngahere being Fr James

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Totara Flat 1st Church

Church Name: St Munchin The church was built by Fr J.J. O’Donnell and named after the saint the church in his home town in Ireland

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Stafford

Church Name: St Luke Stafford was also known as Staffordtown. The Church of St Luke was opened by Fr McDonough in 1868. In 1948 during

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Runanga

Church Name: Sacred Heart This church was built at Dunollie in 1908 for £520 and was moved October 1921 to Duncan Street, Runanga where it

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