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4 unusual facts about Taradale


Taradale

Taradale High School, a high school in Taradale, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Taradale, Hawke's Bay

Taradale High School retains a link with the early days of Taradale, its emblem incorporating the Tara Brooch.

The pa was on an excellent defensive site beside the Tutaekuri River which was navigable by canoe from the sea.

Taradale, Victoria

The town was named after the birthplace of Sir Roderick Murchison, Tarradale House, in Scotland, and many of the streets are named after famous figures of the day in science and geology, including Charles Lyell, Roderick Murchison, Michael Faraday and Humphry Davy.



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