Johnson's Fishponds, the Aquarium at 105 Clarendon Terrace
Circa 1900
In 1875 Andrew Mensal Johnson established a fish hatchery and aquarium at Opawa, on the south bank of the Heathcote River, calling it Troutdale Farm. It became popular as a picnic ground until it closed in the early 1930s.
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