Murray Snowdon has lived adjacent to the Avon-Heathcote Estuary for most of his life. Initially as a child in Beachville Road, Redcliffs. In 1950 he and his wife Helen settled on the lower reaches of Mount Pleasant, and were still living there in 2010. Murray, a keen sailor and fisherman, is a Life member of the Mount Pleasant Yacht Club, and was Commodore from 1971-73. He has also had a long association with Fish and Game, and the Christchurch Estuary Association.
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Murray Snowdon reminiscences about growing up in Redcliffs, a seaside suburb adjacent to the estuary, Murray was born in 1926, this story about Joe Smith, would have occurred sometime in the late 1930’s. more »
Murray and his wife, Helen moved to the lower reaches of St Andrew’s Hill in 1952. Today the view has changed in a number of ways. Murray talked about Morton’s jetty which then extended out into the estuary. more »
