Khandallah was the original name of Captain Edward Battersbee’s property built in 1857. He had served in India and received a free grant of land for service. Other ex-servicemen form India also settled here. In 1884 the occupant of “Khandallah, Captain Andrews,” agreed to give up a portion of his land immediately adjacent to his house for the Wellington-Manawatu Railway. A condition of the sale was that a station be placed there and named Khandallah. From then on the area surrounding the station became popularly known as Khandallah. Khandallah is a deviation of two Indian words “Khan” or “Khand” meaning hills and “dallah” meaning valleys. It is from this initial connection with India that so many of the suburb’s streets continued to be given Indian names.
Park at S41° 14.522 E174° 47.348 A quick look at the information board should set you off in the right direction.
Enjoy the view from the seat at S41° 14.489 E174° 47.366
Cache is micro camo container.
Please NOTE that you must sign the log book for each individual cacher, Finds logged not corresponding with the logbook may be deleted. Please take some time before leaving to ensure that the cache is re-hidden exactly as you found it. Please bring your own pen.