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'''Medbury''' is a rural locality in the [[Canterbury, New Zealand|Canterbury]] region of [[New Zealand]]'s [[South Island]]. It is located just off [[New Zealand State Highway network|State Highway 7]] near the [[Hurunui River]]. There is no longer a significant population base forming a township, just rural properties. |
'''Medbury''' is a rural locality in the [[Canterbury, New Zealand|Canterbury]] region of [[New Zealand]]'s [[South Island]]. It is located just off [[New Zealand State Highway network|State Highway 7]] near the [[Hurunui River]]. There is no longer a significant population base forming a township, just rural properties. |
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Revision as of 02:50, 15 January 2008
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Medbury is a rural locality in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located just off State Highway 7 near the Hurunui River. There is no longer a significant population base forming a township, just rural properties.
On 15 December 1884, an extension of the railway line that ran to Waikari was opened to Medbury, and it remained the terminus for a little over a year before another extension was opened, this one to Culverden, on 8 February 1886. This line was envisaged as becoming the Main North Line to Nelson and Blenheim, but instead, a coastal route via Parnassus and Kaikoura was chosen. The line through Medbury had its furthest terminus in Waiau and it became known as the Waiau Branch. Medbury station had a loading bank, stockyards, and a water tank for steam locomotives, and a goods shed was installed in 1924. The station was closed due to low traffic in 1974, with the line's closure taking place on 15 January 1978. The goods shed still stands, relocated to a farmer's paddock.
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