http://waihekepedia.bitplan.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Kennedys_Bay 2026-05-05T05:02:21Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.35.5 http://waihekepedia.bitplan.com/index.php?title=Kennedys_Bay&diff=3873&oldid=prev 2007-10-02T08:38:36Z

<p></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left diff-editfont-monospace" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 08:38, 2 October 2007</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1" >Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Kennedys Bay, now usually referred to as [[Kennedy Point]], has a rich history, having been a site for steamer landings, ship constructon and day excursions.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Kennedys Bay, now usually referred to as [[Kennedy Point]], has a rich history, having been a site for steamer landings, ship constructon and day excursions.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Dunesslin, Waiheke’s grandest settler house was built here.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Dunesslin, Waiheke’s grandest settler house was built here<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. It was finally demolished in the 1950s</ins>.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Captain John Brown Kennedy arrived on Waiheke and bought 4500 acres of land from Henry Niccol in 1883, including what we now know as Ostend, Palm Beach, Onetangi and most of Surfdale. The Kennedy farm was called Esslin, which means &quot;under the hill&quot;, and of course gave us Esslin Road.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Captain John Brown Kennedy arrived on Waiheke and bought 4500 acres of land from Henry Niccol in 1883, including what we now know as Ostend, Palm Beach, Onetangi and most of Surfdale. The Kennedy farm was called Esslin, which means &quot;under the hill&quot;, and of course gave us Esslin Road.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Kennedy serves as postmaster for Putiki Bay and had his fine home built.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">His grandson, Jack Kennedy, finally sold the farm in 1973 but kept a small holding with a 1940s homestead.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Island historian Paul Monin [http://www.waihekegulfnews.co.nz/news/waihekes-historic-places-kennedys-bay-7.html calls it] the island's &quot;best kept historical secret&quot;.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Island historian Paul Monin [http://www.waihekegulfnews.co.nz/news/waihekes-historic-places-kennedys-bay-7.html calls it] the island's &quot;best kept historical secret&quot;.</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Kennedys Bay, now usually referred to as [[Kennedy Point]], has a rich history, having been a site for steamer landings, ship constructon and day excursions. <br /> Dunesslin, Waiheke’s grandest settler house was built here.<br /> Captain John Brown Kennedy arrived on Waiheke and bought 4500 acres of land from Henry Niccol in 1883, including what we now know as Ostend, Palm Beach, Onetangi and most of Surfdale. The Kennedy farm was called Esslin, which means &quot;under the hill&quot;, and of course gave us Esslin Road.<br /> <br /> Island historian Paul Monin [http://www.waihekegulfnews.co.nz/news/waihekes-historic-places-kennedys-bay-7.html calls it] the island's &quot;best kept historical secret&quot;.<br /> <br /> [[Category:History]]<br /> [[Category:Beaches]]</div>

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