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	New Zealand Lighthouses
		The original lantern was removed in 1944 and relocated to Cape Saunders in 1948; the present lantern was relocated from Cape Foulwind in 1947.
		Cape Maria van Diemen, facing the Tasman Sea, is the westernmost of the three points of land at the northern end of New Zealand, the other two being Cape Reinga and North Cape.
		The lighthouse was prefabricated in Pimlico, England, and is a twin of the Cape Egmont Light.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/lighthouse/nz.htm (5390 words)

	New Zealand Cape Wanbrow (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Cape Wanbrow is located in Oamaru on the south Island of New Zealand.
		At Cape Wanbrow there is also a lighthouse which was used to guide the ships and boats entering the harbour.
		At the Cape Wanbrow, Oamaru New Zealand you will also discover the yellow eyed penguins which is a rare penguin species and sometimes find New Zealand fur seal and elephant seal on the rocks.
	www.new-zealand-nz.net.cob-web.org:8888 /oamaru/cape_wanbrow.html (220 words)

	Cape Wanbrow
		First lit on 1 December, 1874, the Cape Wanbrow lighthouse was a wooden cottage with the beacon in the window and the keepers quarters in the cottage.
		The lighthouse was classified as a harbour light by the Marine Department and administered by the Oamaru Harbour Board.
		Over the next 20 years the Oamaru Harbour Board and the Marine Department were to argue over the merits of Cape Wanbrow becoming a coastal lighthouse.
	www.newzealandlighthouses.com /cape_wanbrow.htm (325 words)

	Oamaru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There are smaller Archaic sites at Cape Wanbrow and Beach Road in central Oamaru.
		On the 20th he wrote '...we were near the land, which formed an agreeable view to the naked eye.
		The town grew as a service centre for the agricultural/pastoral hinterland between the Kakanui Mountains and the Waitaki River, and rapidly became a major port.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oamaru (1932 words)

	Welcome to Federation House
		Built and occupied in 1915-20 as a gentleman's residence and family home, it is a superb example of the Australasian Federation period of architecture from the era about 1888-1918; with a blend of styles from the English Queen Anne, Art Nouveau, the American Shingle and the English Arts & Craft Movement.
		This magnificent Heritage House commands a prime site on Cape Wanbrow, with panoramic views overlooking the Harbour, Ocean and Town and is centred within close/walking distance to Historic Oamaru’s many tourist attractions.
		Built and occupied in 1915-20 as a gentleman’s residence, it is a superb example of the Australasian Federation period of architecture from the era about 1888-1918; with a blend of styles from the English Queen Anne, Art Nouveau, the American Shingle and the English Arts & Craft Movement.
	www.federationhouse.co.nz (882 words)

	Lighthouse List
		Drive 5km to the lighthouse which is at the end of the road.
		From the Cape Reinga car park, take the track down to Te Werahi beach, walk along the beach to the Cape Maria van Diemen turnoff (1 hr 45 min).
		The walk out to the cape is another 1 hr 30 min return trip.
	www.newzealandlighthouses.com /lighthouse_directions.htm (1391 words)

	Cape Wanbrow > Region > Southern Gunners > New Zealand Artillery : Southern Gunners : Live Firing (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Territorials were mobilised, the National Reserve went into camp at the Oamaru Race course, service in the Home Guard became compulsory and finally Cape Wanbrow became a Military area closed to the public.
		The restoration of the Cape Wanbrow Military Area is now into it's fifth year, The Magazine has had new doors constructed, it is now secured and used to store materials.
		The gun and recently purchased Barr and Stroud Range Finder, identical to the one used on the Cape's OP are now on display in a local museum in the Harbourside Area.
	www.livefiring.ashst.com.cob-web.org:8888 /field_battery/oamaru/002oam-Coastal-Defence.htm (918 words)

	Oamaru
		The town grew as a service centre for the agricultural/pastoral hinterland between the Kakanui Ranges[?] and the Waitaki River[?].
		For many years a commercial and fishing port nestled under Cape Wanbrow[?].
		Many public buildings make use of local limestone, quarried especially near Weston, and known as "Oamaru stone".
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/oa/Oamaru.html (103 words)

	East Otago
		The monument, which dominates the Palmerston landscape, is in remembrance to Sir John McKenzie, politician and one-time Minister of Lands, who, in 1893 was instrumental in having the huge landholdings of early immigrants broken down into smaller farm units.
		It is worthwhile spending an hour, and a little effort, to climb ‘Puketapu’ for the panoramic view from Taiaroa Head in the south to Cape Wanbrow (Oamaru) and up the Shag Valley.
		Palmerston thrives as a rural centre serving the productive farmland surrounding it, although its clear air and warm sunshine have made it increasingly popular as a holiday centre.
	www.eastotago.co.nz /palmerston.htm (366 words)

	LANDSCAPE - COASTLINES AND HARBOURS - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
		Access to the latter (at Mt. Maunganui) is by a narrow gap in the beach barrier built right across the front of a wide and shallow bay.
		From East Cape to Cape Palliser the coastline is, for the most part, a line of cliffs made by the rapid trimming back of the spur ends in a recently elevated weak-rock hill country.
		The former is sheltered somewhat in the lee of Cape Wanbrow, but making the latter has required the building of a big breakwater.
	www.teara.govt.nz /1966/L/Landscape/CoastlinesAndHarbours/en (1369 words)

	OAMARU - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
		Oamaru is situated on the shores of a small bay immediately north of Cape Wanbrow on the coast of North Otago.
		An artificial harbour, protected by a breakwater extending northward from the bluff of Cape Wanbrow, provides port facilities.
		Hugh Robison occupied land, including Cape Wanbrow and the future sites of Oamaru and Weston, in 1853.
	www.teara.govt.nz /1966/O/Oamaru/en?print=true (891 words)

	l of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 33, 2003Worthy & Grant-Mackie-Late-Pleistocene avifauna
		Late-Pleistocene avifaunas from Cape Wanbrow, Otago, South Island, New Zealand
		Abstract Fossil avifaunas from the Hillgrove Formation at Boatmans Harbour, Ruby Gully, and Old Rifle Butts, all on Cape Wanbrow, Oamaru, north-east Otago, are listed.
		The marine beach sands and gravels at Old Rifle Butts that form the lowest part of the Hillgrove Formation and overlie the palaeo-wave platform were deposited during the last interglacial ~130-110 kyr BP (Oxygen Isotope Stage 5).
	www.rsnz.org /publish/jrsnz/2003/021.php (396 words)

	Geography
		The usual trips were carried out by the sixth form, ie.
		to Mount Cook in February, Cape Wanbrow and later to Down Town Oamaru.
		Form five had its farm trip to Hilderthorpe in term four.
	www.waitakibhs.school.nz /Waitakian/1999/Waitak99/028.htm (580 words)

	Archived News \| North Otago Celebrates Push Play Day (7.11.05) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The people of Oamaru turned out in force to celebrate Push Play Day on Sunday (6 November) despite the poor weather conditions.
		According to Sport Waitaki Coordinator, Grahame Johnston, more than 140 people participated in the day’s activities which included a walk of the Cape Wanbrow Track followed by family orientated games at King George Park.
		Dodge ball proved popular among the children with more than a few adults also taking part.
	www.sportotago.co.nz /index.php?id=4,478,0,0,1,0 (279 words)

	Every Lighthouse in the World (I wish...)
		Cape Charles, Smith Island at Chesapeake Bay Entrance Virginia, U.S.A. Cape Clear (1818; discontinued 1854), Clear Island, Roaring Water Bay, Co. Cork, Ireland
		Cape Gazelle [K3504], south of Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
		Cape Vincent (1901, decommissioned 1951), Cape Vincent, New York, U.S.A. Cape Wanata [K3505], south of Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
	www.homepages.ed.ac.uk /rjhare/postcards/lhouses/lh.php (10876 words)

	Brochure
		Stage 1 of this Coastal/Lifestyle subdivision "Cottleston Downs" was released to the market in December 2004 comprising 8 x 4 ha lots with panorama views of the Pacific Ocean from Moeraki to the South and Cape Wanbrow to the North.
		East lot has a further inland view of the Kakanui Mountains fronting the North Otago hinterlands and offers a selection of building sites giving unobstructed views of the coastal and rural beauty of this block.
		Accordingly all interested parties should make their own enquiries to verify the information.
	www.harcourts.co.nz /listing/brochure.do?listingId=259298 (211 words)

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		Cape Anguille, west coast, near Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, Canada
		Cape Canaveral [J2888] (1848; 1868), Florida, U.S.A. Cape Capricorn [K2992-1], Curtis Island, Queensland, Australia
		Cape St. Mary's, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada
	homepages.ed.ac.uk /rjhare/postcards/lhouses/c.htm (5541 words)

	UNIcycle Shop NZ - your family-run unicycle source in Auckland, offering personal service
		There are experienced unicyclists there to help you learn how to ride, and master some tricks etc. The club is run by me (Tom Muir) and if you want to contact me for details about the club ring 03 434 7364 or 0273191864.
		We sometimes go for rides to the Oamaru skate park or up to Cape Wanbrow, but most weeks we should be there, our club is small with only about 6-8 members so new members are more than welcome.
		Usually we go out riding a couple of times a week.
	www.unicycleshop.co.nz /unicycleclubs.html (231 words)

	Mountain Biking Otago - Event Guide
		Inaugral XC race to be held at Cape Wanbrow in Oamaru on Sunday 19th February, starting at 10:00am (Registration from 9:00am).
		Set among tall pines, the course winds around the scenic Cape headland on newly developed MTB tracks, purpose-built by Andrew Hare and Michael Goldingham.
		Racing will comprise of two classes, Rec & Sport/Expert, with age categories within each class.
	www.mountainbikingotago.co.nz /html/modules/eguide/event.php?eid=4 (152 words)

	Oamaru Travel Guide
		Oamaru, 120km north of Dunedin on Cape Wanbrow, is the commercial center of northern Otago.
		The town rose to great prosperity in the 19th C. The climate is warm and dry.
		Unauthorized duplication in part or whole without prior written consent prohibited by international laws.
	www.planetware.com /travel/oamaru-travel-guide-nz-ot-oam.htm (156 words)

	Oamaru Bed and Breakfast Accommodation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Whilst travelling around the United Kingdom and Europe in 1994 we so enjoyed staying in Bed and Breakfast places and meeting and talking with the local people that we came home with a growing idea of one day being able to return the favour and o...
		This magnificent heritage house commands a prime site on Cape Wanbrow, with panoramic views overlooking the harbour, ocean and town, and is centred within close/walking distance to downtown Oamaru and the pe...
		Come and stay at Coral Sea Cottage or Ocean View in a five-acre semi-rural hillside setting with wonderful views of the ocean, town, harbour and countryside, only 2km from central Oamaru.
	www.selections.co.nz /default.cfm?pageid=000190 (265 words)

	New Zealand Locations List - Cape Pattisson to Caroline Bay
		New Zealand Locations List - Cape Pattisson to Caroline Bay
		/ Explore / New Zealand / Locations / C / Cape Pattisson to Caroline Bay
		Cape Runaway, Populated Place, Long: 178.0167 Lat: -37.56667
	www.traveljournals.net /explore/new_zealand/locations/c/4.html (159 words)

	Whitestone Wanbrow Wobbly Wheels - Xc Race Oamaru - Events + Results - New Zealand Mountain Biking - Vorb
		Whitestone Wanbrow Wobbly Wheels - Xc Race Oamaru - Events + Results - New Zealand Mountain Biking - Vorb
		Whitestone Wanbrow Wobbly Wheels - Xc Race Oamaru -
		Posted: Wed 25th Jan Post subject: Whitestone Wanbrow Wobbly Wheels - Xc Race Oamaru
	www.vorb.org.nz /ftopicp-709167.html (502 words)

	Pen-y-bryn Lodge - Wotif.com
		Oamaru stone quarry visit, source of the stone used to build a large proportion of the elegant stone buildings in the lower South Island;
		Janet Frame walkway or Cape Wanbrow walkway
		Tours arranged to see in situ fossilised whales and dolphins.
	www.wotif.com /hotel/View?hotel=8438 (516 words)

	Ghosts of Oamaru
		It comes from the hills, draining a limestone reservoir, a natural steep sided ‘punch bowl’ formed in the limestone.
		And the creek wandered, finding its way to the sea with many twists and turns, ending in a lagoon, and finally draining into the sea by Cape Wanbrow.
		For folk to settle here, the creek needed to be bridged – and straightened.
	www.nzghosts.co.nz /north_otago_oamaru.htm (3271 words)

	Tourism Waitaki - South Island, New Zealand
		The South Hill and the Skyline Walk make up the Oamaru Walkway system.
		The South Hill Walk (7.8 kilometres), takes you through the historic area of Oamaru and up onto Cape Wanbrow offering breathtaking views of the town and coastline.
		The Skyline Walk (5 kilometres) involves a couple of steep climbs up onto the hills at the west side of Oamaru and offers gorgeous views of the town and sea.
	www.tourismwaitaki.co.nz /index.cfm/default/Service/ServiceID/360 (70 words)

	What's New > B Battery > New Zealand Artillery > New Zealand Artillery : Southern Gunners : Live Firing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Oamaru Restoration Group firing a 3-Gun salute to commemorate Armistice Day
		The group's restoration of coastal defences at Cape Wanbrow
		Citation for Peter King, made a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order for his actions on Hill 355
	livefiring.ashst.com /new.htm (406 words)

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