Heathcote Valley is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand

The suburb is nestled at the foot of the steep volcanic crags that form the northern edge of the hills, some eight kilometres southeast of the city centre. Heathcote. It is named after Sir William Heathcote, secretary of the Canterbury Association

Heathcote PHOTO GALLERY

Heathcote Website

Go for a 'tour' around the HEATHCOTE & Woolston Cemetery (pdf file)
- a brilliant record of the settlers and life in Heatcote in the 1800s


the HEATHCOTE VALLEY DISTRICT SCHOOL distribution of prizes in February 1893 took place in the schoolroom with prizes being presented by Mr William Henry Reynolds DALE (1854-1948), chairman of the School Committee - the following is the prize-list:

STANDARD VI
1st - Berha SCOTT
2nd - Hubert WIFFEN

STANDARD V
1st Violet SMITH-ANSTED
2nd Mary NICHOLLS
3rd Leonard DALE & Rose PERKINS (equal)
4th Jane ATYEO

STANDARD IV
1st Peter MURRAY
2nd Ernest BENNETT
3rd Jessie WEIR

STANDARD III
1st Garnet DALE
2nd Ursula PUTNAM
3rd Charles NICHOLLS
4th Louisa NICHOLLS

STANDARD II
1st John MURRAY
2nd Barbara WEIR
3rd Jessie GEMMELL
4th Leonard PUTNAM
5th Eddie QUEREE

STANDARD I
1st Katie DOWN
2nd J, MURRAY
3rd Alice DOWN
4th Mary WEIR
5th Amy MOULDE

PRIMER II
1st Willie JONES
2nd Willie DALE
3rd Willie WALLACE
4th Charles LOYES
5th Ruby SMITH-ANSTED

PRIMER I
1st Madelie BEASLEY
2nd Mary McKELLAR
3rd John NIXON
4th George BENNETT

ALPHABET
1st Amy PUTNAM
2nd Fred JONES
3rd Mysie SCOTT
4th Willie BEASLEY
5th Essie VANCE

SEWING
1st Madeline DIXON
2nd Maria FREEMAN
3rd Winnie JONES

Two prizes, presented by George COLLINS for regular attendance, were gained by:
Petery MURRAY & Katie DOWN