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| By the 1920s, the Lincoln Road, Swanson Road and Sturgess Road areas had developed into orchards run primarily by [[Dalmatia]]n families who immigrated to New Zealand, including the included Bilich (later White), Babich, Boric, Yelavich and Fredatovich families.{{sfn | Flude | 2008 | pp=77, 79–80}} During this time, the Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek at Tui Glen Reserve had become a popular waterway for leisure and a site for pleasure boating.{{sfn | Flude | 2008 | pp=82}} The first modern brick block of shops were built in the area in 1932.{{sfn | Flude | 2008 | pp=93}} In the early 1930s, a [[kauri gum]] refinery was constructed on Station Road, however this closed down in 1936 after a market slump.<ref name="HaywardGum">{{cite book | last1=Hayward | first1=Bruce W. | author-link1=Bruce Hayward | title=Kauri Gum and the Gumdiggers | publisher=The Bush Press | date=1989 | isbn=0-908608-39-X | page=36}}</ref> |
| \==Notable people== | |||||||||||||||||
| * [[Lucy May Cranwell]] FRSNZ (1907–2000), botanist responsible for groundbreaking work in palynology | |||||||||||||||||
| \== Amenities and attractions == | \== Amenities and attractions == |
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