Lyttelton Times
- February 1874
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Monday 2 February 1874
Inquest - 001
BANKS - Charles, an apprentice on ship "Pleiades"
drowned on Monday night ---
Mutiny on barque " W.E.Gladstone" - 003
Charles Forman, Thomas Byford, John Whitten,
W.G.Darling, John Wood, Joseph Parkin,
seamen and --- Frost, steward ----
Marriage - 004
WILLS - STEPHENSON - Clara Stephenson, burlesque
actress to her agent Mr F.Wills at Queenstown.
Wednesday 4 February 1874
Auction - Riccarton - 007
HENFIELD - 45 acres, formerly occ. by Mrs
Beard --
Presentation - 008
DUDLEY - Mr Charles Edward, of Kaiapoi, saved
persons from drowning --
Auction - 010
Horseshoe Lake - 70 acres, RS 4867, 4868, and 6113
-- near Mr Templer's property -- also
KERR - Mr, 45 acres RS 11259 near
Horseshoe Lake ---
Thursday 5 February 1874
Death - 010a
BINSTEAD - a man, 9 miles from Makikihi -- shot
himself --
Auction - 012
Alford & Clent Hills Stations - 012
Alford, 18, 788 acres leasehold, 582 acres freehold
--
Clent Hills - 51, 180 acres leasehold, 20 acres
freehold. (coal)
Accident - 014
GILES - Stephen, had a serious accident --
received a kick in the face from horses ---
Friday 6 February 1874
Fatal Accident - 016
RECHTER - William, a German, accident on farm of
Messrs Guild & Threkeld at West Eyreton, --- married with
children --
Desertion - 017
ROWE - Robert Morley, summoned for neglect of his wife and 2
children aged 11 and 14 --- lots more ---
Melbourne - 018
WADE - a young man drowned trying to save Mary McGibbon
--
Saturday 7 February 1874
Fatal Accident - 020
ROACH - James, died from being gored by a bull --
living with Mr Andrew Maher, St Albans ---
Monday 9 February 1874
Auction to close estate - 022
HOWES - Rev. E. Town sections
----- RS no. 89, 50 acres, Opawa
---
Bankruptcy - 023
LEWIS - Gwynne Orton, late Lyttelton, deceased
--- more ---
Funeral write -up - 024
ROACH - James, took place yesterday --
Inquest - 025, 0205a 025b
& 025c
ROACH - James --- a very long column ----
Tuesday 10 February 1874
Auction - 027
COURAGE - Frank, sold farm on northern bank
of Waipara River, 4 miles from Amberley railway Station ----
Auction - 028
McKEEVER - William, lease of 4 yrs to run
on site central Christchurch--
Bankruptcy - 029
McVICAR - John, -----
Thursday 12 February 1874
Dissolution of Partnership - 033
HALL & MILLIS - J.G.Hall and R.
Millis, boot and shoe maker ---
Friday 13 February 1874
Dissolution of Partnership - 035
HALL & MILLIS - J.G.Hall and R.
Millis, boot and shoe maker ---
PARSONS - FLUTEY - Lewis parsons and John Fluty,
Bankruptcy - 036
SHEATH - Isaac Brentnall, trading as A.J.White
& Co.
Saturday 14 February 1874
Auction - 038
DUNN - J. 2 acres Papanui ----
Monday 16 February 1874
Auction - 041
RAINE - Thomas, sell 80 sections
township of Rainestown, near New Brighton ---
Fatal Accident - 042
WARD - George H. a boy about 12yrs son of
Mr D.C.Ward, Avonville, drowned in Avon River, Mr
E.S.Leversedge tried to save him ---
Wednesday 18 February 1874
Fire at Amberley - 046
GRAY - Mr A.C. -- another fire broke out,
little damage --
Auction - 047
HENFIELD - on 19 Feb. 45 acres
---
Thursday 19 February 1874
Death - 049
BROOK - about 5yrs of age, dau. of Mr Brook, Lincoln
Rd, died suddenly ----
Missing - 055
HEVERAN - Catherine, from Gulladuff, near
Maghera, ------
Friday 20 February 1874
Fatal Accident - 057
HARRIS - Mr, an old colonist of Governor's Bay--- more
---
Bankruptcy - 058
HOFT - Herman, bootmaker, -- lots more ---
Auction - 059
HANKEY - Messrs, of London, selling RS 767, 30
ares and RS 974 20 acres both at Saltwater
Creek, RS 876 44 acres at Kaiapoi Island ---
Monday 23 February 1874
Inquest - 063
HARRIS - Robert, -----
Tuesday 24 February 1874
Presentation - 065
JAMES - Bro. C. in recognition of his services as
Hon. treasurer of the Loyal City of Christchurch Lodge ---
more ---
Auction - 066
MARCROFT - Mr W. sell at Standard Farm 200
-- sheep -- lots more ---
Wednesday 25 February 1874
Land Transfers - 068
CLARK - Charles, 1099 acres, rs 7539 north
of Waipara district -- also 920 acres RS -----
HARPER - Leonard, attorney for Edmund Theodore
Doxat, 175 acres RS 1460, 1472, 1473, 1479
-----
HOLMES - George 1306 acres, RS
------ Malvern and Upper Chch districts.
HOOKHAM - Henry, 25 acres, RS 2229, Mandeville
district ---
SMITH - John, 30 acres -- northern part RS 5791,
Lincoln district and 10 acres -- RS 6878
WHEELER - Joseph Mort, 1 acre --- part RS
16 ---
Thursday 26 February 1874
Inquest - 069
HARRIS - Robert, last Friday --
Friday 27 February 1874
Assault - 071
FERROCK - Anthony -- violently assaulted his wife Bridget
---- lots more ---
Saturday 28 February 1874
Kaiapoi Borough School - 073
annual distribution of prizes --- list of names of
prizewinners ----
Bankruptcy - 074
SHEATH - Isaac Brentnall, furniture
merchant -- John Holme Twentyman merchant,
William Pratt, draper -- William Saunders,
merchant ----
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