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Saturday 1
April 1871
Inquest - William Henry MASON
- 000
page 2
An inquest was held at the Prince of Wales Hotel yesterday afternoon
on
the body of William Henry Mason, a child of about 8 weeks old.
After hearing the the medical evidence and other testimony,
the
jury returned the verdict died from natural causes
Monday 3
April
1871
Auckland - 002 page
2
GUILDING -
Captain
Guilding, a Govt.
Officer, died yesterday.
The funeral took place today and was attended by over 3000 people.
Fatal Accident - 003
Sarah SALT
nee CATTERMOLE -
Information reached Kaiapoi last night that a woman named
Sarah
Salt and her child were drowned in the Ashley River, North
Canterbury,
last night. ---------
deceased was the wife of Mr William Salt, farmer of Ashley
Downs. An inquest will be held tomorrow.
Tuesday
4 April
1871
Fatal Accident - 005
page 2
SALT
- CATTERMOLE - Sarah Salt wife of Mount Grey Downs,
farmer
William Salt was drowned
with her child an inquest will be held. --------- more
---
Wednesday 5
April 1871
Napier - 005a
page 4
WELCH - a
fire occurred on Sunday night at Halletts Run,
Pukketitiri, which destroyed the homestead.
Daniel Welch was burned to death, and the other inmates had a narrow
escape . An inquiry will be held Friday next.
Thursday 6
April 1871
Ilegitimate Child - 008
EFFARD - George was charged
by
Mary Gilbert
----
Melbourne - 008
- 1
BURKE - Mr James Burke a well known coal
merchant, was killed through a
buggy accident. His funeral yesterday was largely attended.
Inquest - SALT
- 008a & 008b
An inquest held at the Lion Hotel, Rangiora, on Tuesday last
at
noon.
Deceased was Sarah Cattermole and 22 years
old
the daughter of William Cattermole of
Kaiapoi. The deceased lived with me as my wife,
and we were to be
married as soon ----- as I had
thrashed
my corn.----------------- one and half columns
long.
Bluff - shipping.
-
"Tararua"
The Tararua arrived from Melbourne at daylight, having sailed on
March
30th. She sails for Dunedin tonight and will not proceed further
north
than Lyttelton.
Passengers - Captain Cummings.
Messers Stewart, Dixon, Thomas Reeves,
J.Thompson, Young, G.Blyth, Greenbank, John
S.
Dickie, Geddes, Robert Wilson,
Master Willie White and
servant, Kermade, Wilson, Mercer, Master A.
Mellish, Walters, Commons, Mills, Taylor,
Young, Barlow, Noble,
Mesdames White & infant, McEwan, Taylor,
Young, Constance Young, Ida White, & Elfie
White.
Saturday 8
April 1871
Hokitika - 009
ABBOTT - Mr Robert, Registrar of the Supreme
Court, died last night.
Tuesday
11 April 1871
Hokitika - 010
page 4
ABBOTT - Mr Robert, late
Registrar of the Supreme Court, was buried today ----
Thames - - 011
RILEY - Several
fatal mining accidents are reported from the Thames. On
April 5th a land slip occurred at the Morning star claim. Mrs
Riley and child were
buried alive and her husband and 3 children had a
narrow escape.
Wednesday 12
April 1871
Le Bon's Bay - Boating Accident - 013
PEARCE - John, on the
10th employed on Mr R.Townsend's survey party. ------
Thursday 13
April 1871
Obituary - 015
HAWDON - Hon. Mr
Joseph,
--- enterprising pioneer in the founding of the Colony of Victoria
--
was one of the 1st Australian colonists
to visit Canterbury --- made
Canterbury his home ---
Friday 14
April
1871
Christchurch - Sudden death - 016 page 2
LESLIE - Mrs
Leslie
of Riccarton, died somewhat suddenly in
Christchurch yesterday. It appears she was taken ill in Mr
Brice's shop about 3pm,
but although every assistance was
rendered to her by Dr. Patrick, the unfortunate lady expired
in a
few hours.
Shipping - Bluff -
page
3
The Gothenburg
left Hobsons
Bay at 3pm on April 8th, arrived
Bluff at 4-15pm, sails for Dunedin tonight.
Passengers - Dunedin - Mrs Kempthorne, Master
Kempthorne, Misses Kempthorne (3) Mr G.
Horn, Mr Neilson, Mr Frost, & 20
steerage.
Saturday 15
April 1871
Bankruptcy - 018
GOODACRE -
Edward
--- time extended one week to annul the order of
adjudication
MAY - George,
meeting of creditors 24 April ---
JACKSON - Wm.
Thomas and
ROBERTSON - Wm.
Struan,
date of last examination and discharge 18th May
STONE - Joseph,
meeting
of creditors 24 April
SHORLAND -
George,
date for last examination and discharge 18th May.
REES - John Louac,
meeting of creditors 26th April --
BEYNON - William
Melville, meeting of creditors 26th April
Monday 17
April
1871
Accident - 020
BIRCH - Mr Josiah,
and
his wife were returning from Christchurch to Kaiapoi ---- a
Ward
& Co's 4 horse cart coming at a
galloping pace, driven by William Manson,
--- jerked Mrs Birch out of the buggy ---- no-one
hurt.
Wednesday
19 April
1871
Bankruptcies -
023
& 024 page 2
BARKER - Henry, last
examination 18th May
GLENIS - Henry Sneyd,
meeting of creditors for 26th April
FAWCETT - James
Holden, last examination 18th May
GOODACRE - Edward,
annulling the adjudication ---
SWINDELL - meeting of
creditors ---- Wednesday 26th April --
BIRCH - William James,
meeting of creditors ---- Wednesday 26th April --
Inquest - Prebbleton - 025
ROLLO
An inquest was held at the Hospital on Monday last, on the body of a
female child called Rollo, who died from injuries
received
from burning on
Sunday morning ------
The
jury returned a verdict of accidental death.
Thursday
20 April
1871
Akaroa - 028
page 2
Reported boat accident ------- Mr and Mrs Dalgleish and
2
friends from Robinson's Bay, visited Akaroa ----- boat
was
on its way to Duvauchelle's ----
Inquest - 029
ALLEN - Mary, on Tuesday an inquest was held at
the
Lunatic Asylum, on the body of
an inmate named Mary Ellen, age 27 years.
The evidence went on to show that the deceased was
admitted to the Asylum on 27th February 1868
-----Death resulted from consumption,
verdict was returned
accordingly.
Friday 21
April 1871
Akaroa - 4 Lives Lost - boat capzises
- 031 &
032
page 3
A long column, those drowned were, Mr Hugh Dalgleish,, a
settler
resided in Davauchelles Bay, his wife, the latter's
sister, a young girl named E.
Shadbolt,
a man named George
Bryant. one survivor,
John Wardle.
Saturday 22
April 1871
Dunedin - 033a
page 4
JOHNSTON -
John, prop. of the
Waikava sawmills has been drowned
while rafting timber.
SHEPHERD - Mr,
schoolmaster, Teviot, died suddenly of apoplexy.
Monday
24 April 1871
Akaroa -
034
page 2
DALGLEISH - Shadbolt - Bryant - whose lives were lost
at
Akaroa -- search for missing bodies ----Mrs Dalgleish was
buried
on Friday ----
Inquest - Akaroa - 034a
& 034b
DALGLEISH - an inquest
held at Waeckerles Hotel,
Akaroa, drowned on the 16th by the upsetting of a boat
-----
body of Mary Dalgleish,
bodies of other 3 not yet located. ---
a very long column.
Napier - Inquest - 035
MORDON - Peter,
drowned
on Sunday at Pohui ------
Timaru - 036
WEBB - seaman Webb's
remains found ------
Refusal of Duty - 037
MURPHY - John, and
A.B.seaman
on board the brig Windhover was charged ------
Tuesday 25
April 1871
Akaroa Boat Accident -
038 page 2
BRYANT - body found on
Saturday of Mr George Bryant -
inquest held on
Saturday. -------- a long
column.
Hokitika -
TAYLOR - A fatal accident occurred at Greenstone on
Saturday. A large
boulder giving way, George Taylor, a miner, was
killed and another named
Stewart had his leg broken
Wednesday 26
April 1871
.Dunedin - 041-1
page 2
STEWART -
Mr
Stewart, Customs Locker, whose foot was injured a month
ago, in an accident at Universal Bond, died yesterday.
Thursday 27
April 1871
Destitute Persons - 043
MAZEY - Charles, charged
with
refusing to contribute to his mother's support, has no job and
wife and 5 children to support -----
Saturday
29 April
1871
Wife Desertion - 045
page 3
WILSON - Geo.
wilfully
deserted his wife --- was ordered to apy15s a week support ----
.Nelson - PETERSEN
-
LEWIS - 047
The schooner Twilight, trading to Kaipara, was lost in a
recent
gale. Captain Meiklejohn
and 2 seamen were wrested
overboard. The Captain was saved,
but the seamen Petersen
and Lewis were drowned.
Nelson - Deaths - 047
WEBSTER - George Webster, of
Hokianga, well known in Auckland commercial
circles, died suddenly of apoplexy.
PETERSON - and
LEWIS - Captain Meiklejohn
and 2 seamen were washed overboard, the Captain was saved but the
seamen Peterson and Lewis drowned-
Napier - Captain St.
George - 048
The remains of Captain St. George, buried 8 months ago, where
he
fell at Porutu, have been removed to Napier, and were buried
in
the cemetery
yesterday afternoon with military honours. The ceremony
began at 1 o'clock, and lasted until after dark. The whole of
the
Militia and Volunteers
turned out and all places of business were
closed during the funeral
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
2 May 2005
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