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unusual facts about Hillside Engineering


Hillside Engineering

One of the ends of the nearby Carisbrook sports ground is known as "The Hillside End" or "The Workshops End" due to the presence of the stadium's larger neighbour.


Carisbrook

Located at the foot of The Glen, a steep valley, the ground is flanked by the South Island Main Trunk Railway and the Hillside Railway Workshops, two miles southwest of Dunedin city centre in the suburb of Caversham.

Philip Connolly

He had previously worked in the NZR Hillside Workshops, and in World War II served in the Royal New Zealand Navy in the Atlantic and Pacific, commanding minesweeper HMS Deodar and antisubmarine vessel HMNZS Moa.


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