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Thornbury had grown around a railway junction. The railway line from Invercargill split at Thornbury, with one branch going around the coast to Riverton and Tuatapere/Orawia, and the
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Thornbury School is a co-educational contributing primary school for years 1 to 6 with a roll of 71 students as of August 2024. The school opened on 6 June 1883.
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The township was founded by pioneer settlers
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going inland to the coal mines at
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112:"Thornbury School to celebrate jubilee"
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92:. New Zealand Ministry of Education
872:Kahukura (Gold Arm) Marine Reserve
78:Education Counts: Thornbury School
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867:Hawea (Clio Rocks) Marine Reserve
90:"New Zealand Schools Directory"
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23:, in western Southland,
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217:Mararoa Waimea Ward
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365:Riverton / Aparima
331:Waiau Aparima Ward
189:Southland District
144:46.283°S 168.100°E
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728:Wallacetown
630:Roslyn Bush
519:Slope Point
432:Heddon Bush
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25:New Zealand
941:Government
897:SS Tararua
653:Oreti Ward
605:Mabel Bush
585:Grove Bush
580:Gorge Road
462:Wreys Bush
391:Blackmount
313:Riversdale
236:Eyre Creek
65:References
764:Limehills
759:Hedgehope
733:Waimatuku
640:Woodlands
625:Rakahouka
620:Oteramika
549:Waimahaka
509:Pine Bush
489:Curio Bay
442:Nightcaps
437:Isla Bank
406:Tuatapere
401:Te Waewae
370:Thornbury
277:Manapouri
57:Education
36:Thornbury
17:Thornbury
973:Category
723:Waianiwa
692:Te Tipua
667:Edendale
635:Timpanys
610:Makarewa
600:Longbush
499:Fortrose
422:Drummond
375:Waipango
256:Mossburn
135:168°06′E
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702:Waitane
697:Tuturau
672:Glencoe
615:Mokotua
554:Wyndham
544:Waikawa
534:Tokanui
529:Te Peka
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504:Glenham
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241:Garston
132:46°17′S
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754:Dipton
749:Browns
590:Kapuka
570:Ashers
457:Wairio
261:Parawa
953:Mayor
575:Dacre
360:Pahia
231:Athol
38:, in
796:Oban
447:Ohai
199:Seat
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