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Wednesday 1
December 1869
Divorce case - CROUCHER
- 01 & 02
Mrs Croucher when a very young girl was induced to marry the
respondent, a man much older than herself.
-------- a
few days after the marriage she discovered he was a drunkard
profligate. ------ a month after the wedding he
left
in for Canterbury in serch of employment and was soon living with
another woman, 3 mths after the marriage he sent for her to
come
to him, she left her residence and he heard she had been
drowned
in the harbour. This report was generally believed, her
brother
was actually drowned , Croucher returned to Wellington
believing
his wife to be dead (no body found) married the widow of her
brother and has had 3 children to him Mrs Croucher no2
was
at the time she married aware that Mrs Croucher was still
alive
and living in Wanganui where she lived under the name of Miss
Neville
----------- lots more -----
Thursday 2
December 1869
Meetings of Creditors -
03
BOWDEN - William, ----- estate declared vested in
the
Provicinal Trustee ----
BARNARD -
William,
also declared vested in the Provicinal Trustee
TURNER - Charles, meeting adjourned until
Wednesday
-----
Monday 6
December 1869
Desertion -
SMITH - 03a
James Smith, on remand, was further remanded until Tuesday
next --- waiting information from his
commanding-officer of this regiment - the 18th Royal Irish.
Tuesday 7
December 1869
Bankruptcies - 04
BOWDEN - William, for an order fixing a day for
last
examination and discharge. ----- 13 January
MOSS - Henry ---- applied for order declaring complete
execution of deed of assignment -------
BARNARD - William, for an order fixing a
day for last examination and discharge. ----- 13 January
SIMPSON - George Charles, order of adjudication
--- Wednesday 15 December ---
WEST - Henry Charles, order of adjudication
---
Wednesday 15 December ---
Thursday 9
December 1869
Meeting of Creditors -
05
WAECKERLE - Jacob, who surrended and obtained his
protection ---
WELLS - Charles Berkeley both adjourned until next
Wednesday
TURNER - Charles estate declared vested in the
provisional trustee -------
Saturday 11
December 1869
Desertion
- 07
DUGGAN - at Lyttelton --- Richard Duggan
was
charged with deserting from the vessel Hydaspes on 2 November
last. ------
Monday 13
December 1869
Deserters from Regiment
-
08
KENNEDY -
William and
SMITH -
James
---- supposed deserters from the 18th regiment to undergo a
medical examination, if passed fit to be sent back to their
regiment -----
Friday 17
December 1869
Accident - BEATH
- 09
A serious accident occurred to Mr Beath, Cashel st, at
Sumner yesterday --- accompanied by his wife had driven to Sumner
for a
days pleasure --- horse attempted to bolt --- Mr Beath
sprang forward to stop the animal -- his right arm was
broken ------
Found Dead - 10
HAMILTON - Mr Edward
Hamilton, gunsmith, Colombo st, was found dead in
the
water at Sumner yesterday ---
Picton - Death by
Lightning - CONOLLY - 11
about 6-30 last night a severe thunderstorm accompanied by
lightening --- Mr Connoly, a barrister, with his family
were under the verandah ---- when the house was struck
by
lightening and part of the roof carried away. One verandah
post
was shattered and a boy aged 10 years was struck on the head and
killed
instantly -------
Dunedin - Fatal
Accident
- PATERSON, ROSS - 12
A fatal accident occurred to Cobb's coach ------ when
crossing the Kakanui River, which was swollen. the coach
was smashed to pieces and 2 horses and 2 passengers were
drowned.
Mr Paterson, a civil engineer and a young lady thought to
be a Miss Ross, formerly a teacher here. -------
Saturday 18
December 1869
Immigration -
CELOENO? - 13
The Coloeno? left London on 1 October for
Canterbury
with
115 assisted immigrants.
Males - farm labourers 24, ploughmen
4, gardeners 2, labourers 24,
shepherd 1, blacksmith 1,
Females - General servants 35, housemaids
4, cook 1, dairywomen 2, laundress 1,
matron 1,
The vessel is due the 1st week of January --------
Monday 20
December 1869
Inquest -
HAMILTON
- 14 & 15
Edward Hamilton, gunsmith, Colombo st, who was
found
dead on the beach at Sumner last Thursday ----- A.
Howell stated that in company with 2 others he was at the
extreme
end of Sumner beach and found the deceased lying in the water
----- Clarke said he lived next door to deceased's shop
in
Colombo st ---- J.Day, landlord of Sumner Hotel
-- Henry Johnstone said he had known the deceased for
quite
some time --- was in a despondent state of mind and was in
difficulties. he was unable to get money after he had
earned it. ---- letters addressed to deceased's father and
sisters -------------- lots more
-------
Timaru - BALFOUR,
SMALLWOOD - 15a
a number of passengers went off in the surfboat to the s.s. Maori in
the roadstead. --- the surf line fouled and
a
boat was put out from the steamer and 14 passengers were
safely
transferred to the boat. within a few yards of the steamer the
boat capsized and throwing all into the sea.
------- all were saved except Mr Balfour and Mr
Smallwood, who were drowned. the passengers were Messrs
G.B.Parker, Joel (Dunedin) Malcolm (captain of the
Maori) Menzies (picked off the boat) and
Baker. Mr
Smallwood was teller of the Union Bank. ---------
Tuesday 21
December 1869
Child Desertion -
ABBOT - 16
Joseph Abbot, a middle-aged able-bodied man --- charged with
deserting his 2 children ---- they had been placed
in
a Catholic Convent ------ had finally found a position
at
Messrs Benn and Walker's flax works, Leithfield.
------ more ----
Dunedin -
PATERSON and BALFOUR
-
17 & 18.
At the time of the accident there were in the coach Messrs
Paterson, (Dunedin) Hudson, S.Newey,
Laurenson
(all of Oamaru) B.Newman, Walker, Miss Ross,
(daughter of Mr Donald Ross, Dunedin) and the driver.
Messrs Paterson and Newman being in the box with the driver.
-------- more ---- Mr Paterson had been for
some time preparing plans for the Rangitata bridge --- Mr
Paterson was on his way to a meeting of the Board in
Timaru
to submit his plans -------
Mr Thomas Paterson, a member of the Institute of Civil Engineers,
was
the son of a Leith merchant was born in 1832 or 33. was
educated
in Edinburgh -- articled to Messrs Grainger and Miller
--------
in 1863 the Otago Government sent home for a railway engineer
------ thought to have arrived in Otago in 1863
--- surveyed and prepared plans for the Dunedin and
Clutha
railway --- also for the Southland Government,
the Bluff and Invercargill railway --- in
Canterbury
worked on the Lyttelton tunnel ------ he was
not married and had no relatives in the Colony ----
Mr Balfour, late Marine Engineer of the colony whose sad
loss was recorded in our paper yesterday is the old
schoolfellow and friend of Mr Paterson, Mr Paterson and
Balfour
came to the Colony together ----- a
long
column -------
Wednesday 22
December 1869
Lyttelton -
Shipping
- Tararua - from Melbourne - 19
Tararua, s.s. 524 tons, Hagley, from
Melbourne, via Bluff and Dunedin.
Passengers -
Saloon - Mr & Mrs Humphries and servant: Miss
Mathias: Messrs Allan, McLean, J.T.Brownwell,
E.Gough, J.Carter, Cobb, Shaw, Ferguson,
Mills,
& Bird.
Steerage - Messrs Murray: Brackenbridge:
McGuire: Stokes: G.Dunn: W.Johnson:
Monday 27
December 1869
Fatal Accident -
MORTON - 20
A boy named Eugene Morton was drowned whilst bathing in the
North
branch of the Waimakiriri River a little above the town of
Kaiapoi, on Christmas Day. He was aged between 12 and 14
years ------ his body was recovered the same day.
Tuesday 28
December 1869
Accidents
- 22
QUINE - Mr,
baker,
dog-cart upset when turning throwing the occupants to the
ground
-------
SMITH - John,
conveyed to hosp. fracture of the leg, in a fight at Barnard's
--------
Accident - 23
JOHNSON - Mr Geo. B.
of
Kaiapoi, returning home --- his horse threw him. --- now
lies in a precarious condition.
Inquest - MORTON
- 24
E.P.Morton, a boy about aged 14 who drowned while bathing on
Christmas Day -----
Wednesday 29
December 1869
Obituary -
BALFOUR
- 25 & 26
Mr James M.Balfour, the Colonial Marine Engineer, who
unfortunately met his death by the upsetting of a boat on Saturday
------ Mr Balfour arrived in Timaru on Wednesday for
the purpose of inspecting the harbour works now being built
there and was to remain until Monday and then go on to
Christchurch and Wellington, He received a telegram on
Thursday
to say his friend Mr Paterson had drowned. ------ proceeded to
Dunedin on Saturday to attend his funeral and was executor of his
will --- left the shore for the steamer Maori
------- the 2 engineers who were associated together in
life are now associated in death, both being killed by
the
elements ---- one a bridge engineer drowned by a
rapid torrent and the other a marine engineer destroyed by a
tempestuous sea. --- Mr Balfour was about aged 39,
educated
at Edinburgh, became pupil of Stevenson, the
great Scottish lighthouse and marine engineer to whom he was also
brother-in-law. He left in 1863 for Otago
--- he came out on the Matoaka and was accompanied by
his
wife. He arrived about the same time as Mr
paterson, road engineer, Mr Campbell, principal of
the High School, and Dr Hector, geologist. all of
whom came out under special engagements ----- 3 of the 4
have died by drowning. ---- Mr Balfour built Doh
House Lighthouse. pepared plans for the Dunedin water
works, and for Light-houses at Mana, Farewell Spit
and Cape Campbell ---- a long
column ----- more -----
Friday 31
December 1869
Inquest -
Cheviot Hills - 27
on Sunday 26 December a native of the South Sea Islands,
John Auckland, engaged as manager at the shipping port, Gore's
bay was returning home riding a spirited horse
when
he was thrown and killed. ------
accidental death was returned.
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
18 February 2010
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