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Albury, New Zealand

May 03, 2024

Albury is a small village in the southern part of the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is inland from Timaru and located on State Highway 8 between Pleasant Point and Fairlie. It is in the Mackenzie Country (Mackenzie District).

Albury
Village
Albury
Coordinates: 44°13′50″S 170°52′26″E / 44.23056°S 170.87389°E / -44.23056; 170.87389
CountryNew Zealand
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityMackenzie District Council
 • Regional councilEnvironment Canterbury
Local iwiNgāi Tahu
WebsiteMackenzie District Council

The population of Albury was 66 people in 27 households in the 2013 New Zealand census.[1]

History edit

Albury is located in a rural farming district, and for over six years in the 19th century served as the temporary terminus of the branch railway line that would become the Fairlie Branch. The line was opened on 1 January 1877 and an extension beyond the town to Winscombe opened on 24 August 1883.[2][3] Although the Fairlie Branch closed on 2 March 1968, some formation from the line can still be seen around Albury.[4] Albury is thought to have been named by the Kennaway brothers.[5]

Education edit

Albury School is a co-educational state primary school covering years 1 to 6,[6] with a roll of 28 as of February 2024.[7] The school was founded in 1882.[8] It currently has two classrooms, one for years 1 and 2 and one for years 3 to 6. Most children go on to the high school in Fairlie (Mackenzie College).

Water supply edit

The water supply for the village and those close to SH8 comes from the Downlands scheme. Most of the district is served by the Albury Rural Water Scheme that supplies water for both stock and homesteads. Prior to these schemes houses would pump water from the rivers, or get it from an open water race that was built for stock and human use. Remnants of the water race supplying Mt Nessing Station (A very large farm or ranch greater than 8000 acres (32 km²)) can be seen on the Mt Nessing Golf Club's course. Water for the Albury Scheme is taken from a tributary branch of the Opawa River. This scheme was built in the late 1960s/early 1970s and uses no pumps - the system is driven by gravity. It was served by one low dam until 2000-2002 when another branch of the river was dammed to increase the water flow to the headworks. This was necessary as water flow was becoming too low in the original branch. Filtering for the scheme is performed by a long, dual channel trough that contains various grade of gravel with the coarsest at the bottom (Sand Filter). Little maintenance is required apart from periodic flushing of the filter by flowing water backwards through it.

Picture gallery edit

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    Taken from hills NE of Albury.
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    Looking from Mt Nessing area towards Fairlie
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    Looking from Mt Nessing area with Aoraki/Mount Cook in the distance

Local Clubs and Organisations edit

  • Mount Nessing Collie Club
  • Mount Nessing Golf Club
  • Rural Women (Formerly Women's Division of Federated Farmers)

Local Events edit

Every year around March/April the Albury Pub/Tavern/Bar is the destination of a mountain bicycle race. The race is called the "Pass to Pub". The race goes for about 35 km from Burkes Pass to the Albury Tavern. Local organisations put on barbecues and sell items for fundraising activities at the end.

References edit

  1. ^ . Statistics New Zealand. 2013. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  2. ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas, fourth edition, edited by John Yonge (Essex: Quail Map Company, 1993), 24.
  3. ^ New Zealand Railways Department, Geographical Mileage Table (New Zealand Railways Department: Place of publication within New Zealand unknown, 1957), 19.
  4. ^ David Leitch and Brian Scott, Exploring New Zealand's Ghost Railways, revised edition (Wellington: Grantham House, 1998 [1995]), 79-80.
  5. ^ "Albury". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  6. ^ Education Counts: Albury School
  7. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  8. ^ "About Us". Albury School. Retrieved 30 August 2019.

External links edit

  • Albury School's official website
  • Albury Tavern and Nana's Backpackers website
  • Opawa Homestead Bed and Breakfast
  • Rural Women New Zealand
  • New Zealand Young Farmers
  • New Zealand Sheep Dog Trial Association
  • Mackenzie County Council

May 03, 2024
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