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Thursday  1 February  1872
Alford Forest -  Fire -  CLOUGH   - 01
several houses were burnt down,  among them that of Mr Robinson Clough  who also had his orchard destroyed ----  

Leithfield - GREEN  -  02
Robert Green ----   on Tuesday ----  died at 2 o'clock yesterday morning.


Friday 2 February  1872
Courtenay -  BEDFORD    03
 a daughter of Mr George Bedford,  a farmer of Courtenay  aged 4 years,  died last Wednesday -  an inquest will be held

Accident  -   MILLETT -   04
Mr E.W. Millett  -  -    kicked by a horse  ---  lost teeth ----


Saturday 3 February 1872
Duvauchelle -  NOONAN  -   05
John Noonan  had fingers on his hand squashed ---   and a man named SCOTT  went to help him ---  

In Bankruptcy -  06
BRUNT - John
BULLOCK - John
McKAY   - Alexander
HARWOOD -  John
ENSOR -  Edmund  Henry  and Alfred William Ensor
MEARS - Charles Edward Maurice


Tuesday  6 February 1872
Accident -  MORROW  -  08
horse bolted ---  fell on his back -  shaken but no serious injuries.


Thursday 8  February  1872
Registrar's returns -  month of January - 10
Births -  103  -  45 males,  58 females
Deaths -  37  -  21 males,  16 females
Marriages  -  28


Friday 9 February  1872
Akaroa -     accident -      11
Mr Shadbolt  was driving Mrs E. Richardson and Mrs H.P. Murray-Aynsley from the Head ofthe Bay  to Akaroa  -- near Wacckerle's Hotel 
horse suddenly shied ---  no one hurt ---  more


Tuesday 13 February  1872
Fatal Accident  -  HOWLAN -  13
accident to man anmed Howlan in the Rangitata ---come from Dunedin,  on a sketching tour ---   lots more ----

Obituary  -  HAGLEY -  14
sudden death of Captain Hagley,  of the Taraua,  ------  will be much regretted by his numerous friends in Canterbury.


Friday  16 February  1872
Funeral Notice -  15
LAWRENCE  -  George Henry ----   late son of Mr Stephen Lawrence -----


Saturday  17 February  1872
Accident -  PREECE  -  16
a man named Thomas Preece,  in the employ of Mr Middleton,  on the Rakaia,      -----  compound fracture of the leg and arm badly injured ----


Wednesday  21 February  1872
Death -   18
EDGAR -   on 20 February  at ----  Lucy Miriam,  youngest daughter of late Noah Edgar,  aged 4 years and 7 months.

Obituary   -  Captain HAGLEY  -  17
----genial kindness and courtesy to all passengers  who sailed with him   ------ sudden death at Adelaide ---  native of London,  came to Australia in 1853 
----    entirely self taught,    he leaves a widow and family to mourn his loss.


Thursday  22 February  1872
Desertion  -  POWELL  -  19
-  William Davis Powell,  -----  deserting his wife and family ----    from Hokitika -------


Monday  26 February  1872
Desertion  - CHAMBERS  -  20
 -  James Chambers  ----  deserted his wife  and family  ----

Sudden Death  -  KERR -  21
---  a man named Christopher Kerr,  at the house of John McVICAR  -   Kerr,  a farmer in the Bay's --------  middle aged ----  inquest today -----

Magisterial  -  BORLAND  -  22
James Borland --  assaulted his wife  Emma Borland -----


Thursday  29 February  1872
Accident  -  PARKINSON  -  23
Mr T.H.Parkinson  of Kaituna Valley  --was driving his 2 sons  in his buggy  --- a strap broke --- horse bolted ------ 
Mr Parkinson received severe injuries  ----  conveyed to Mr Gebbie's ------

Beverley Evans
Christchurch  NZ
27 August  2008

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