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Thursday
4
January 1872
Supreme Court - 01
MUIRHEAD -
John
AITKIN - John
BURKE - W.E.
READ - John
Saturday 6
January 1872
Waipara - ROBINSON
- 02
---- an employee of the Hon. Mr Robinson was driving a
dray
down a cutting --- man was thrown out. ----
Tuesday 9 January
1872
Moeraki Downs - Fire - EARLY - 03
a fire occurred on Saturday night in the stable of Mr S.
Early, Moeraki Downs ---- who helped
among whom are
Messrs MESSANT, McPHEE, and BOWICK.
Thursday 11 January
1872
Registrar's Returns -
05
the number of births registered in the Christchurch district for the
month ending December 31st
Births - 88 - 49
males
and 39 females.
Deaths - 21 - 13 males and 8 females
Marriages - 18
the numbers for the corresponding month of 1870 were
87, 28 and 16.
Tuesday
16
January 1872
Fire - CARDALL - 08
---- fire at Mr A. Cardall's homestead,
Lawford, near Templeton on Sunday. -- Mr Bailey's men had been ---
threshing some grass seed,
--cook left some live embers --- ran on to the stacks,
destroying 800 or 1000 bushels of seed, Mr
Bailey's
combine elevators etc. ---
Wednesday
17
January 1872
Fire - BARNARD
-
09
about 10 o'clock last night screams were heard --- from a house
occupied by a Mrs Barnard, in Taylor's lane off Madras
street north,
--- possible injuries will prove fatal.--------
Thursday
18
January 1872
Presentation -
McCABE - 10
Mr McCabe, the sacristan of the Catholic Church
and
Mrs McCabe, minister's housekeeper, about to leave
Christchurch ----
presenting them with a silver tea and coffee service and
salver
------
Friday 19
January 1872
Presentation - DEIGHTON
-
11
A presentation was made at the Ladie's College St Asaph
street, west to Mrs Deighton ---- by parents of
pupils recently attending
her school in Lichfield street. ----- more
Monday 22
January 1872
Accident - BURNS
-
14
a man named Gregory Burns in the employ of Mr Burrell, East town
belt,
met with a serious accident whilst leading a horse attached
to a reaping machine ---- conveyed to hospital -
no
bones fractured - now doing well.
Wednesday
24
January 1872
Accident - FREESTON
- 15
a serious accident occurred at Moffatt's
Mill, Lincoln, to a young man named
Freeston,
who used to be employed as a clerk at Wood's
Mill,
Christchurch, ---amputate leg below the knee ---- now
doing
well.
Wednesday
31
January 1872
Leithfield - GREEN
-
17
a case of accidental poisoning --- to a man named Robert
Green, a groom in the employ of Messrs Sansom and Co.
----- more.
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
20 June 2008
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