Harry Barker Reserve

In honour of the service given to the city by Mr H. H. Barker during his 15 years in office as Mayor, the council recently officially named the recreation areas in the new housing sub-division on the site of the former Turanganui Golf Course the "Harry Barker Reserve".

When completed, the area will contain 66 choice sections for future new-home owners, surrounding two areas of park land.

When "Photo News" visited the area earlier this month, it was in the process of being levelled by a team of giant earthmovers, and streets and sections were being laid out.

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Looking across the wide expanse of land to Gladstone Road, with earthmoving machines working in the background.

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A bulldozer moves past the Aberdeen Road entrance to the sub-division. The City Council already has a waiting list of 30 for the sections.

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Some of the pine trees which were a feature of the former golf course still remain