Candia Road

Named after Kandia in Greece.
Lot of NZer’s fought there in WW II

Originally, the roads in the Henderson gumfields were only numbered:
– No 1 became Coulter rd (named after a family)
– No 2 became Candia rd
– No 3 became Vineyard Road (named after grapes planted by W. Russell, very early vineyard)
– No 4 became Top of Coulter Road. (? Not sure of that one)

Ballot system for this land by; Land and Survey Dept. 1914 for “Lease to own “
Both of my Grandparents had their name in the ballot system, and each got a section. Payment was started on the 27 August 1914 at £2-17-6 paid half yearly.