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A history of 325 Somme Parade, Upper Aramoho, Wanganui
18 Jan, 2021 03:00 PM
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The house at 325 (now 355) Somme Parade. Photo / Paul Brooks
Wanganui Midweek
By: Jo Lewis
325 Somme Parade was the address for the farm and home of Roland and Winifred Young and three children. The history written about the above address is taken from knowledge of Roland and Winifred Young s near 40 years residence at that address.
In 1927 they were married and for the first seven years they lived on the other side of Somme Parade from their mainly town supply dairy farm, which was the Wanganui riverbank and tram-line side of the road. It was adjacent to the, as known then, Aramoho Pā consisting of the Māori Cemetery, and various whare and small houses where Māori families lived.