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Saturday  1 December  1883
Bankruptcy  -  001
FIELDER  -  Benjamin, jnr,    builder  of Woolston,  1st  meeting  7 December  1883
TINDALL  -  Esther,  boarding-house  keeper  of Christchurch


Monday  3 December  1883
Bankruptcy  -  005
RADCLIFFE -  Daniel  &
JOUGHIN  -  James Teare  both of Christchurch  -   drapers.
DAVIS  -  Joseph,  traveller  of Christchurch ----    adjourned  to 7 December   for his order of discharge
McQUIN  -  Joseph,  of Balcairn,   farmer --  

Invercargill  -  DAWSON  -  007
Mr Dawson,  the Invercargill  town engineer ---  fell down in his office ----    died during the afternoon.

Inquest  -  Kaiapoi  -  010
an inquest was held ----   death of a man unknown  whose body was found in the Cam River on Saturday afternoon ----  a man  28 - 30 years of age  ---  adjourned  to 18 December   -------      deceased had been regonised by Mr Batley  of the Oxford Hotel  as a Mr RHODES  ----   also well known 
to Mr T.I. Joynt's  gardener.

Dunedin  -  NICHOLL  -  008
Samuel Nicholl, a railway labourer,  was found dead  near his tent at Mosgiel  from heart disease.

Dunedin   -  YOUNG  - 009
James Young,  a watchmaker ----  died  at South Dunedin  on Saturday.    arrived in the Colony 4 mths ago  by the ship British King.  on his arrival went to
 live with his uncle,  Mr CUNNINGHAM,  ----- lots more ----


Tuesday  4 December  1883
Bankruptcy  -  011
McGINN  -  John,  of Balcairn,  a farmer,  
ORANGE  -  David,  of Woolston,    fellmonger,  
JEBSON,  a miner,  of Sheffield

Accident  -  HOLSTEIN  -  013
an accident occurred on Sunday to a young man  named Holstein,  residing at Dromore.  The horse he was riding frightened -----  reared and fell on him, 
bruising the back of his head-----  and injuring his leg.  ------

Drowning  -  RHODES  -  014
The body found in the river Cam at Kaiapoi,  -------     to be that of Mr Rhodes,  supposed to be connected with a settler in the Poverty Bay district. ----  

Dunedin  -  GLASS     - 015
O?  Glass,  who was hurt by a horse dragging him at Portobello,  died on Saturday  from the injuries he had received.

Mosgiel  -  NICHOLL    - 016
Samuel Nicholl,  a railway labourer,  was found dead near his tent at Mosgiel  from heart disease.

Neglecting to Support  -  SMITH  -  017
John Smith,  charged with neglecting to support his child -----     defendant to have custody of the child.


Wednesday  5 December  1883
Bankruptcy  -  018
FARR  -  George -----
CORLEY  -  Ebenezer Fulton  ------    meeting on 12 December


Thursday  6 December  1883
Bankruptcy  -  020
POPE  -  John    and
McKENDRICK  - James Forbes  ----  orders of discharge -----

Death  -  HAMILTON  -  021
Mr W.J.W.Hamilton  one of the oldest and most widely known of Canterbury residents --------  came here before the settlement of Canterbury -----
 funeral will leave his house in Latimer Square  at 2pm tomorrow  ------

Death  -  STEELE  - 022
Steele  who was burnt while making steel---  at Mataura on Monday --  died ---  left a widow and 5 children ----   was formerly a printer and paper bag
maker in a small way in Invercargill.


Friday 7 December  1883
Bankruptcy  -  025
CLEGG  -  Thomas,  of Woolston,  Bone Dust manufacturer ----
CAYGILL -  James,  of Christchurch,  a compositor ----
WILLIAMS  -  James Hill,  of Leeston
DUNCAN  -  Catherine,  of Christchurch,  milliner, George Duncan  ---------

In Memoriam  -  HAMILTON  -  028  & 029
-----  Mr Hamilton was born at Little Chart Rectory,  in Kent,  where his father was clergyman  in april 1825 ----  age 18 left England ----  for New Zealand
in the same ship as Captain Fitzroy  -----  Secretary  to Fitzroy was offered to Hamilton,  until Governor George Grey was appointed.  --- went Home for a
year ----  was appointed to HM Acheron  and returned to the Colony.  Her Captain was J.L.STOKES,  now Admiral,  her commander,  RICHARDS  -
now Sir George Richards ------   appointed resident Magistrate  for Wanganui ----  in 1855 Sir George Grey  sent him to organise the customs dept at
Lyttelton  --------    2 very long columns  ------

Fatal Accident  -  FANTHAM  -  030
on 5 December  as Mr Joseph Fantham,  of the Sandhills,  Kaiapoi was returning home in his trap -----  he attempted to cross Stewart's Gully -----  trap
capsized Mr Fantham into the river -----  he was drowned ---  on eof his sons  a boy aged about 13  and also a man named John PHELAN  witnessed
the accident ----  leaves a widow  and a young family  ---------


Saturday  8 December  1883
Bankruptcy  -  031
MILNE  -  William,  of Christchurch,  labourer ----

Inquest  -  Nelson  -  RICKETTS  - 033
Ambrose Ricketts,  a boat builder,  at nelson,  aged 76  was found dead in bed.  at the inquest the verdict was heart disease.

Fatal Accident  -  FANTHAM  -  034
----   widow and children  are penniless  -------

Doyleston  -  BELL  -  035
Mr J. Bell's home at Doyleston  which was burned down on Thursday morning  ------

Dunedin  -  036
DALLAS  -   a 5 roomed house in Elm Row,  belonging to Mrs Dallas, a widow,  was totally destroyed by fire.  ----   
SMITH  -  Andrew Smith,  a shareholder in the Excelsior dredge,  fell off the dredge yesterday into the Clutha  and was drowned.

Funeral of Mr HAMILTON  -  037
Pall bearers named  ----  a very long column  describing the funeral. ------

Dunedin  -  WILKINSON  -  038
Daniel Wilkinson,  a carpenter,  residing at Mornington,  died suddenly in a tramcar  -------  leaves a wife and 9 children -----   an inquest -- unnecessary.


Monday 10 December  1883
Drowned  -  FANTHAM  -  041
On Saturday afternoon the police succeeded in recovering the body of Mr Joseph Fantham  -----  an inquest will be held this morning ----  family totally unprovided for.

Dunedin  - STREET  -  042
----   fatal accident occurred at Abbotsford --- 4 lads left town  on a rabbit shooting  excursion--  one of them William Street,  aged 15  son of the Mayor
elect  ----- Mr Street who had arranged to meet his son at the mine  ----  one of the lads  named HAWKE  accidentally charged his gun  shooting young
Street,  killing him ---    


Tuesday  11 December  1883
Westport  -  Death  -  STEWART  -  044
a man named Joseph Stewart  was found on Sunday ----  quite dead ---   was well-known as an old West Coast miner.

Wellington  -  HAMLIN  -  045
an elderly woman named Hamlin  died ----      age 70  ------

Longbeach  -  DAWSON  -  046
-- a fatal accident   occurred  at Longbeach on Sunday  when Mr Alfred Dawson,  Manager of the Bank of Austalasia at Fielding,  lost his life by drowning. 
2nd son of Mr Andrew Dawson -- farmer at Waterton -- was down to see his parents ---  26 years old,  an inquest was held yesterday.

Inquest  -  STREET  -  047.
an inquest today on the lad Street,   showed that young Hawkes -----  Mr Hawkes  sen.  manager of the mine ------  Hawke  and Street  were cousins ----


Wednesday  12 December  1883
Dunedin  -  Deaths  -  050
SCOTT  -  George,  a miner,  died suddenly on Kawarau river  ----  an inquest will be held
HEPBURN  -  funeral of Mr hepburn  was largely attended  
STREET  -  funeral  over 150 pupils attended the funeral of their late schoolfellow.

Inquest  -  DAWSON  -  051
Mr Alfred dawson,  drowned on saturday  at Longbeach ----  verdict accidental death --   was to be buried with Masonic rites today  

Kumara  -  McCANN  -  052
Felix McCann  was killed in a sluicing claim at Larrikins  -----  by a fall of stone  -- age 31  and a native of Armagh,  Ireland,  inquest will be held.


Thursday 13 December  1883
Bankruptcy  - 053
NIXON  -  John,  of Sydenham,  occ.  tailor -----
DAVIES -  David Evan,    and
WILLIAMS,  Sydney,  drapers,  
MARKS  -  Daniel,
WILLIAMS  -  James Hill,  of Leeston,  

Death  -  056
FLANAGAN  -  Hugh,   died this morning -----

Funeral  -  DAWSON  -  057
The funeral of Mr Alfred Dawson,  the young man who was drowned last Sunday at the Waterton beach,  took place in Ashburton -----  

Death  -  FLANAGAN  -  058
Last night, ---  Hugh Flanangan,  a patient in the hospital -------  deceased was a native of England,  age 56  and a blacksmith by trade.  an inquest will be held.


Friday  14 December  1883
Bankruptcy  -  059
REES  -  Thomas,  a hairdresser ------
GOODGER  -  Harry Munyard,  a stablekeeper, ----
LONG  -  Robert Hislop,  hotel-keeper ----

Kumara  -  060
MURSELL   -    Berkley Mursell,  a Government Insurance Agent -----   
McCANN  - Felix,   inquest,  verdict  accidental death  returned.

Inquest  -  Dunedin  -  SCOTT  -  061
George Scott,  of Lake County,  resulted in ---    Scott died from injuries received ------

Protection Orders  -  062
SHEARMAN  -   protection of her earnings  and   giving her custody of 1 child,  defendant left the Colony -----  
GERARD  -    protction of her property and earnings ----  lots more  ----

Neglected child  -  BEAUMONT  -  062a
Hugh Beaumont,  a boy 5 years of age was brought before the court as a neglected child.  ----  

Accident  -  WILSON  -  063
Mrs Mary Ann Wilson -----     lies in hospital in a precarious condition ----- her husband is a plasterer or bricklayer,  not long from Dunedin -----


Saturday  15 December  1883
Wellington  -  WOVELEY  - 065
an inquest was held  ---   young woman named Florence Woveley,  aged 19  who was found dead in her bed at her employer's res. --------- inquest adjourned.

Springston  -  MUIR  - 066
Mr Peter Muir,  farmer,  Springston,  died rather suddenly  at the res. of Mr H.Chamberlain,  Ellesmere.  about 50 years of age,   an inquest will be held.

Neglected child  -  BEAUMONT  - 067
Hugh Beaumont, a boy of 8 years,  was brought before the court as a neglected child and sent to Burhham Industrial school  till he has attained 15 years.

Wellington  -  BOYLAN  -  069  (BOYLE)
-----   a young girl named Kate Boylan,  aged 19,  engaged as a domestic servant to a gentleman in Wellington, gave birth to a full grown female child ---- 
the body was removed awaiting an inquest   the mother of the child will be taken to hospital this afternoon. ---------


Tuesday  18 December  1883
Bankruptcy  -  070
ROBINSON  -  Ward the younger,  of Darfield,  a farmer.
WALKER  -  Frederic Henry Melville,  of Christchurch,  land agent.
HAMPTON  -  William,  of Christchurch,  labourer.

Death  -  LEE  -  071
---  Mr E.J.Lee,  the Member for Selwyn ----   is dead.    ------

Wellington  -  BOYLE - ( BOYLAN)  -  073
inquest  ---  death of newly born infant of daughter of Kate Boyle ----------

Inquest  -  MUIR  -  074
-----  Peter Muir,  who died suddenly at Ellesmere on Friday last ----    death had resulted from heart disease.

Amberley -  THOMSON  -  075
Harry Thomsom,  the very popular jockey,  met with a bad accident at the Amberley races,  ---   collarbone was broken,  besides other injuries  about his
arms and head.


Wednesday 19 December  1883
Bankruptcy  -  076
ORANGE  -  David,  of Woolston,  fellmonger. --------
COOKSON -  Edwin,  now of Dunedin,  hotel manager ------

Funeral  -  LEE  -  077
The funeral of the late Mr E.J.Lee, M.H.R  will take place at Southbridge  tomorrow,  will leave Beechcroft (Mr Lee's residence)  at 11am.

Fund Raising  -  FANTHAM  -  079
a meeting was held at Papanui  ---    of raising a fund for the widow and children of the late Mr Fantham,  who recently drowned in the Waimakariri.  the amateur dramatic society offered to give a performance in the Town Hall ---  meeting adjourned.

Fatal Accident  -  GLEN  -  080
---  a boy aged 9 years named James Glen,  the son of Mr J. Glen,  fishmonger,  fell out of the dray   ---    lots more  ------

Presentation  -  JEWELL  -  081
---  employees of Messrs P and D. Duncan  assembled to bid farewell to Mr James Jewell,  who has been employed as an engine driver for the past 7or
8 yearsMr Jewell hailed from Cornwall,  and is going to re-visit his native land -----   a handsome  and massive gold chain with greenstone and gold pendant attached.  ------   

Neglecting to Support  -  082
McMAHON  -  John McMahon was again  charged with neglecting to support for his aged mother and father ----  case adjourned for 2 months.
EDGAR  -  William Edgar,  a boy of 5 years of age who has been deserted by his father --  sent to the Industrial School until 15 years of age. -------


Thursday 20 December  1883
Bankruptcy  - 083
LEONARD  -  Alfred,  of Christchurch,  accountant ---
KENNY  -  Joseph,  of Sydenham,  a labourer ----

Inquest  -  GLEN  -  084
James Glen,  who fell from his father's cart in a fit on Tuesday  last and was picked up dead.  ----   death caused by an epileptic fit ---   fallen from the
dray on his head.

Naturalisation  - 086
WEST  -  Erik,  carpenter,  St Albans.
THOMPSON  -  Albert Joban,  labourer,  Lyttelton


Friday  21 December  1883
Death  -  HOLDER  -  088
Mrs Charles Holder, ----   died very suddenly at ----    she had been for over 40 years a lady evangelist  in the Primitive Methodist connexion --  arrived
with her family from England  about 3 years ago  -------

Funeral  -  LEE  -  089
late E.J.Lee ---  in St James churchyard   ---    recognised as father of the district in which he had resided for over 20 years  ---------

Bankruptcy  -  090
NEWMAN  -  Charles John   of Rangiora,  a carrier.
NIXON  -  John


Saturday 22 December  1883
Bankruptcy  -  092
SHEPPARD  -  Henry George of Christchurch,  clerk.
SANDFORD  -  Ebenezer,  of Christchurch,  a printer.

Dunedin  -  Deaths  -  093
BISSETT  -  Thomas,  a fisherman,  was killed by falling over a prepice at Mansford Town -----
EDWARDS  -  Jane,  a dressmaker,  aged 40 years  died suddenly -------


Monday 24 December  1883
Bankruptcy -  094
WATSON  -  Thomas W -ittet   ----  of Southbridge,  a dealer -----    first meeting  4th January 1884  at 11am
TRASK  -  George -    first meeting  4th January 1884  at 11am
LESTER  -  Thomas,   a driver  -    first meeting  4th January 1884  at 11am
SANDERS  -  Ward James,    architect and surveyor.  -    first meeting  4th January 1884  at 11am
COOPER  -  Thomas,  grocer ---   lots more ----

Death on  ship   -  ANDERSON  -  095
The "Victory"  from Plymouth,  arrived at Port Chalmers ----   one person,  Mrs Margaret Anderson died from rheumatic and brain  fever,  while Charlotte McINTYRE  a single female is suffering from  continued fever ---  there  was 1 birth  Mrs MOSLEY   had a daughter.  The Victory had 338  immigrants.

Death on ship  -  BAKER  -  097
A passenger named Baker  died aboard the British King  on the voyage.  He was for Wellington,  he leaves a wife and 4 children  for whom the passengers
raised 25 pounds.


Wednesday  26 December  1883
Fatal Accident  -  CHRISTISON  -  099 & 100
-- a fatal accident  -----  occurred on the Ferry Road  tramline.  A man named Charles D. Christison,  employed as a  cutter at Messrs Hobday and Son's 
was the victim.    got on the tram at the Radley bridge ---  the guard Henry MAHER  ---    Christison was a married man,  of very sober,  steady and
industrious habits,  he was about 35 years of age.


Thursday  27 December  1883
Wellington  -  Fatal Boating Accident  -  101
a fatal boating accident happened in the harbour late on Christmas  night.  Three young men named Harry LEE,  James WALLARD  and Thomas WILLIAMS,  ---- boat capsized  ---  a Norwegian named TRUEMAN --  went in search.  He rescued Williams,  both the drowned men were unmarried ---

Inquest   -  CHRISTISON  -  103
The inquest on  Charles D. Christison was to be held today ------

FANTHAM  -  104
An adjourned meeting to consider best means of helping the widow and children of the late Mr J.Fantham was held ---   appointed a committe  to receive contributions and arrange for an entertainment for the benefit of the widow  and orphans  -    
Messrs P.ELDER,  T.HURT,  W.GOODLAND,  J.WILD,  H.DERRETT,  H.GODFREY,  W.HORNER,  T.LANGDON,  C.A.CALVERT,   
Mr Wild appointed Treasurer,  and to interview the conductor of the Kaiapoi Amateur Opera Company   which has lately been performing "Patience" -- 
arrange a performance at the Papanui Town Hall  -----

Dunedin  -  Inquest  -  RUTHERFORD  -  105
-- a fatal accident occurred on a tram,  a lad about 12 years named george Rutherford,   fell from the top of a double decker tram ------
at the inquest  a verdict of accidental death was returned.

Dunedin -   Accident  -  MacPHERSON  -  105
This morning a guard of the southern express  named Macpherson  fell off the train  --- sustained 2 small scalp wounds.


Friday  28 December  1883
Inquest  -  CHRISTISON  -  107
The inquest on the body of Charles D. Christison  ---  report in another column.

Inquest  -  CHRISTISON  -  108
a  very long column  -----   met with an accident on the Ferry road tramway on Christmas Day  ------  Henry MARR   guard on the train ---- 
Lavinia  BURNS,  a passenger on the tram ----  Walter SEAGER  was on the 1st car -----  John BOOTH,  engine driver of the tram ---  


Saturday 29 December  1883
Divorce Court  -  TOWLE  -  111
at the Melbourne divorce court  on 17 December  the case of Towle v. Yowle was heard  -----   marriage took place in Christchurch  in 1879 ----  more ---


Monday 31 December  1883
Shipping  -  112
The "Trevelyan"  brought  320 immigrants  who  landed  all well.  2 adults  and 2 children  died during the voyage.

Deaths  -  113
HAY  - Mr David Hay,  of the Montpellier Nursery,  an old Auckland settler  is dead.
DUNCAN  -  Alexander,  in Government employ at Sulphur Point, Lake Rotorua,  was found drowned in Lake Rotorua.

Beverley Evans
Christchurch  NZ
29 January 2009

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