- Trentham, New Zealand
Suburb: Trentham City: Upper Hutt Island: North Island Surrounded by
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WallacevilleTrentham Army Camp
HeretaungaTrentham is the most populous suburb of
Upper Hutt , a city in theWellington region ofNew Zealand . The suburb is located in a widening of theHutt Valley , five kilometres to the southwest of the Upper Hutt city centre.The suburb is home to the
Trentham Racecourse , the base of theWellington Racing Club (WRC), the site ofHutt International Boys' School and is also the site of theTrentham Military Camp , which was used extensively for training soldiers in preparation forWorld War I and is still a base for theNZ Army and Defence Force.Barton's Bush is located in Trentham.Education
* Trentham School is a state contributing primary school (years 1-6). It has a roll of 450 and a decile rating of 4. [ [http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=2099 Te Kete Ipurangi schools database] ]
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External links
* [http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/WH2Petr-fig-WH2PetrP002a.html Photo of Trentham Camp 1939]
* [http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WarEarl-t1-body-d21-d2.html#WarEarl-fig-WarEarl382a Photo of Trentham Camp 1914-1918]
* [http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/WH2-1Hom-fig-WH2-1Hom008a.html View of Race Meeting, Trentham 1943]
* [http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/WH2Econ-fig-WH2Eco103b.html Payout at Race Meeting Trentham 1943]
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