History & Heritage
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Amuri Historical Society Inc
The Cob Cottage Museum and the Old Presbyterian Church Heritage Centre
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Charles Upham VC and Bar 1908-1994
Local farmer Charles Upham would become the only combat soldier ever to win the Victoria Cross and bar - the most highly decorated commonwealth soldier of the conflict.
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Council Archives
The surviving records created by all predecessor local authorities in the area, roughly bounded by the Ashley and Conway Rivers.
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Kowai Archives
Established in 1990 to "collect, preserve, research and exhibit records to illustrate and record (the) cultural history of the area "
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Rewi Alley 1897-1987
Rewi Alley attended Amberley Primary School, where his father was Headmaster and which has a Hall named after him.
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Sacrifice and Honour
A brief note of Hurunui's contributions to major international conflicts.
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Waitaha Statues
Originating from rock drawings in the Weka Pass, North Canterbury, these three limestones are mounted outside Hurunui’s District Council offices.
