Saturday 3 July 1858 Fatality - 001 HEW - a man named Hew was killed on Tuesday in the
Ashley, whilst crossing the river ---
inquest to be held-----
Inquest - 002 & 003 NELSON -
James, found on the hills overlooking Cashmere
---- died of exposure -----
Wednesday
7 July 1858
Inquest - 004 HEW - at
Kaiapoi, an aboriginal native, who died of injuries
received -------- verdict accidental death ----
Saturday
10
July 1858
Fatality - 005 & 006 CAMPBELL -
Lieut-Colonel, formerly of the 45th and 50th Regiments
---was of the family of Campbell of Skerrington, Ayreshire,
---- more ---
Saturday
17 July 1858 List of
Deaths - MAORI
- 007
sailed from Gravesend on 26th March, arrived
after 110 days ---
Second Cabin - James Wilson, single
Steerage - James Barber, single, Henry
Cousins, married; Mrs Moss and
infant; Lucy Rainbow, single; Thomas
Heslop, single.
Wednesday 24 July 1858 To Let -
Bruce's Hotel - Akaroa - 008 The above Hotel is well known
to be thefinest in New Zealand and is a favourite resort of
a large number of whale ships for wood and water -----
Ploughing Match - 009
A ploughing match will take place on 1 September in a
paddock of Mr J.T. Parkinson ------- more ----
Wednesday 4 August 1858
new Buildings - 010
New board Room at the Land office -
New Police and Immigration Barracks rising rapidly
Public Works Office and Government Timber-yard are going up
on the same site.
Wednesday
25
August 1858
Inquest - 011 & 012 ALLWRIGHT -
Sarah Jane, aged 19, died suddenly at her
father;s house ----- sister Elizabeth Allwright
--- Sarah Ritchie, aunt of Sarah ----
Henry Allwright,
father of deceased ---
Saturday
28
August 1858
Missing person - 013 CLIFTON -
Claude Malbon, of Weymouth, England, arrived New
Zealand by the Heroes of Alma, some
15mths ago, uncle Mr W. Malbon of Sunny Bank,
Kembla,
Illawarra, New South Wales. is looking for him.
Wednesday 15 September 1858
Partnership dissolved - 014
Robt.WAITT
& Co. - Robert Waitt, H.J. Le Cren,
E.A.Hargreaves.
Notice to Creditors -
015 SCOTT -
Samuel Francis and George Francis (late Mitre Hotel
and Robin Hood Inn, Lyttelton)
Saturday
18 September 1858
Ploughing Match - 016
took place at Mr
McBratney, beyond Riccarton and Fendall
Town, some 5 miles from Christchurch
Judges - Mr Curlett,
of Riccarton, Mr Meldrum,
of Double Corner and Mr
Douglas of Mount Grey.
--- list of prizes winner ----
Wednesday
22 September 1858
Partnership Dissolved - 017
Edward Goodacre
& Robert Thompson,
storekeepers
of Christchurch.
Wednesday
29 September 1858
Partnership dissolved - 018
James Murrray &
William
Garlick,
brickmakers
--
Saturday 9 October 1858
Okain's Bay - 016 FLUTIE -
a boy of 4 years of age, son of Mr Flutie is lost in
the bush, child must have perished.
Partnership - 017 ELLIS -
Thomas & Von GARTNER -
Gustav, hotel keepers in Christchurch has been
dissolved by mutal consent.
Wednesday
20 October 1858
Land Sale -018
page 5 BACK -
Alexander, selling freehold farm on Lower Lincoln
Road, ---------
Wednesday 10 November 1858
Inquest -019 p6 PERCEVAL - James,
died of exposure near Mount Grey, North Canterbury,
----- more ---
Otago shipping
- 020
p6
The
Regina, Thornton, from London 19 July for
Otago and Canterbury arrived this afternoon, she has
the following passengers for Canterbury -
Mrs I.T.Cookson;
Miss A.N.Scott;
Major E. Croker,
wife and child; Wm Rolleston; G.Harper; C. Newton and wife; Frederick Beart, Robt. Laurie, wife and 4 children; and about 20 immediate
passengers. No casualties occurred on the voyage.
Shipping snippets -
The Indiana
sailed
on 6 August for Canterbury with 250 assisted emigrants
and a large party of passengers ------the Zealandia
having sailed from Gravesend on
14 July with 300 emigrants -- The Clontarf will take out a
further party -- in September ----
Wednesday
17 November 1858
Wellington - Death - 021 p4 BOWLER - Mr
J. was accidentally killed -- was proceeding
homeward towards Porirua, walking besdie his cart horse
shied -----
Property For Sale p 5 - 022 WILSON -
William , situated in Tuam st, East, on
half an acre ------ more ---
Wednesday
24
November 1858
Shipping snippets -
The
Indiana -- built in Quebec in
1856 came into port yesterday about 2 o'clock
bringing another large freight of immigrants ------- 109
days from Gravesend
Saturday
27 November 1858
Partnership dissolved - 023
p5 SUTCLIFFE -
William & HOLMES -
Hiram John & CLIFF -
George, under "Sutcliffe Holmes & Cliff"
carpenters and builders,
Land for sale - page 6 - 024 DUNNAGE -
Charles, selling property 6 miles from
Christchurch -----
Wednesday
1 December 1858
Accidents -
024 McILWRAITH -
Mr George, brother of Mr Deans, of Riccarton met
his death on Thursday -- fell from a horse -- at
Homebush Station --- BENNETT -
Joseph was drowned at Kaiapoi on the 24th --- MORGAN - Capt.
M.P.C. for Lyttelton, was thrown from his horse ---
now recovering ---
Partnership dissolved - 025 ROWLEY -
John & GIGGS -
George, butchers at Lyttelton ----
Wednesday
8 December 1858 Fire - 026 TAYLOR - on Sunday morning a fire
destroyed Mr Taylor's brewery, beyond the Papanui
bridge --- a subscription is being set up ----
Fire -
027 Taylor's Brewery - Mr
Richard Taylor, subscription Lists have been opened
------
Property Sale - 028 DUDLEY - Rev. B. Dudley selling
his property known as "Highland Cottage"
------ more ----
Saturday
18
December 1858
Furniture and Household Effects - For
Sale - 029 DUDLEY - Rev.
B.W. a list of furniture and
effects ------- more -----
Wednesday
22
December 1858
To be Sold - 030 EARLE - part of the Grange
Farm of 75 acres ----- section
44 and leasehold ----
Friday
24 December 1858 Cemetery
- p5. - 030a Christchurch Public
Cemetery, 5 acres of land near to the English
Church reserve on Selwyn-street, Lincoln Road,
have been set apart for
use as a public burial groundand are now available
for internments. ------ more
-----
Freehold land for sale - 031 JEFFREYS - 40 acres
Section 188? with a dwelling house, barn, and
stockyard Christchurch side of Fendall Town
-----
Wednesday
29 December 1858
Shipping News - 032 The Strathallan,
left
for this Port on 15 October, full of passengers,
The Caduceus to sail in November
The following vessels had sailed for New Zealand ports
since 15 September Clontarf
for Lyttelton, 16 September Eagle
for Auckland, 21 September Equator
for Wellington 19 September Kinnaird
for Wellington 6 October, put back to the Downs 15
October Duchess
of Leinster for Wellington 10 October Strathallan
for
Lyttelton 15 October
To be Sold - 033 EARLE - part of the Grange
Farm of 75 acres ----- section
44 and leasehold ----
Partnership dissolved -
034 BROWN -
Henry & CAMPBELL -
Edmund Ferguson, butchers,
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