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Weedons
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NameWeedons
Alternative NameWeedensDescriptionWeedons is a settlement near Templeton named after postmaster and publican William Weeden, who ran the hotel known as 'Half-Way House' on the Great South Road in the early 1860s. It was known officially as Weedons from 1880: it is thought to be because of a spelling error by the railway station signwriter.
In 1943 the RNZAF opened an air station on Jones Road at Weedons, which became a storage facility for the RNZAF Museum in the 1980s.
Alternative NameWeedensDescriptionWeedons is a settlement near Templeton named after postmaster and publican William Weeden, who ran the hotel known as 'Half-Way House' on the Great South Road in the early 1860s. It was known officially as Weedons from 1880: it is thought to be because of a spelling error by the railway station signwriter.In 1943 the RNZAF opened an air station on Jones Road at Weedons, which became a storage facility for the RNZAF Museum in the 1980s.
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Source: A Tale of Two Stations https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC6PRMW_a-tale-of-two-stations-canterbury. Accessed 20.01.2023
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Weedons. Selwyn Stories, accessed 27/04/2025, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/5178
