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Saturday 1
May
1875
Naturalization - 001
HOLIVER - Thomas,
mariner, Lyttelton.
MONSEN - Johannes Olai
Monson, jeweller, Christchurch.
Monday 3 May
1875
Married Woman's Property Protection Act - 002 & 003
STREET - Bothia,
applied for an order of protection from her husband J.G.Street
----------
Obituary - 004
PARKERSON - Mr Burrell Parkerson,
jun. House Surgeon at
the hospital, died of typhoid fever, for some months past the
hospital has been crowded with
patients with typhoid
---------
Neglect - 011
RANSLEY - Chas. wife
Elizabeth ---- adjourned for a week.
Desertion - 012
GREENING -
Richard
James,
WILSON - George
------
Saturday 8
May
1875
Timaru - Fatality - 013
BRUCE - A labourer
named
Bruce was found dead on the Min rd between the Pareora and
Otaio
he had evidently fallen off his horse -------
Fatality - 014
MELUZA - Mrs, wife of
fish hawker, John Meluza died yesterday
------- an inquest will be held today
--------
Monday 10
May
1875
Akaroa - 015
HUGHES - Mrs, prop. of
the Criterion Hotel was found dead in her bed at 6-30 this
morning, an inquest will be held tomorrow.
Fatality - 016
KNIGHT - a young
child
belonging to Mr and Mrs Knight of Sandhills, has died
suddenly on Saturday afternoon.
Inquest - 018
MELLUZA - in
this
edition has Johanna Melluza, death due to
heart
disease ----
Tuesday 11
May
1875
Children - 019
&
020
MELBOURNE - Eliza
Jane, aged 9, Charlotte, aged 6 and Charles
Melbourne aged 4 ----- sent to the Industrial
School for 7 years.
Friday 14
May
1875
Accidents - 021
THOMPSON -
Joseph and
BENNETT - William,
injured in an accident at the Dunsandel railway station,
------ taken to hospital --------- working for John
Brown
in loading timber -----
Fatality - 022
FUSSELL - Mr
Austin, chemist, Colombo st, who fell from a ladder in
his
storeroom last Monday, ----- died today -------
Saturday 15
May
1875
Fatality - 024
THOMPSON - Joseph, one of
the
men injured at the Dunsandel station died in hospital
yesterday, an inquest will be held today -------
Monday 17
May
1875
Late Accident - 026
BENNETT - William,
injured
in the Dunsandel station accident lies in a dangerous
state -------
Rangiora - Accident
-
027
MARDON -
Charles,
aged 9 years ------- kicked by a horse, eyes
damaged
------
Drowning - 028
BETTS -
Joseph, a plasterer by trade, was found in the Avon
river
by Mr J. McWilliams, ---- an inquest was
held today
----- more ----
Inquests - 029
FUSSELL - last
Monday he fell from a ladder onto his head and was
insensible ---- more ----
THOMPSON - Joseph ----
verdict of accidental death returned
Tuesday 18
May 1875
Inquest - 031
BETTS - Joseph
------ verdict found drowned ------ separated from
his wife -- in 1869, went to Auckland goldfields ---
lots
more -------
Thursday 20
May
1875
Dunedin - 034
RIXTON - James,
dropped
down dead in Cumberland st ---
BORLAND - Mr,
inquest, killed by a train ---- inquest adjourned -----
a
subscription has been started for Mrs Borland and her 6
children
all girls, youngest 3.
Sudden Death - 035
BLACK - John,
formerly a
seaman on the Tintern Abbey, fell down dead on Norwich quay,
Lyttelton, yesterday ---
Friday 21
May
1875
Protection Order - 036
GILBERT - Mary Jane, mother
of
5 children, the eldest aged 8 ------ more -----
Inquest - 037
BLACK - John, a seaman
lately
belonging to the Tintern Abbey ----- accidental
death
------
Tuesday 25
May 1875
The Late Mr HEAD
-
038
Subscriptions on behalf of the widow of the late Mr Head who
died
through an accident at the mouth of the tunnel -------
Temuka - fatal Accident - 039
SULLIVAN - Johnm a
farmer
of Orari, thrown from his horse opposite Mr F.W.Stubbs
res. ------- died yesterday from injuries received
----
Presentation - 040
ANDREWS - Mr S.P.
Mr J.Gapes, on behalf of the young ladies employed in
the millinery drapery ---- presented Mr S.P.Andrews with a
handsome gilt clock
---- in recognition of the services
rendered in the Provincial Council in securing
the adoption of the
Employment of Females Act. ---- more ----
Auction - Household furniture and effects - 041
MACPHERSON - J.D. Esq.
Dampier's Bay, Lyttelton selling all his valuable furniture
and
effects ----- more -----
Port Chalmers - 043
IRVINE
- Arrived
- City of
Cashmere
after a voyage of 91 days ---- 24 1st class passengers, 14
steerage, James Irvine
jumped
overboard on 28 Feb.
Wednesday 26
May 1875
Death - 044
WILLIAMS - An able
seaman
named W.Williams, employed on the ss Alhambra, while working
in
the hold, fell down in a fit --- died on way to
the
hospital
Thursday 27
May
1875
Found Drowned - 045
WEDGE - Mr R.Wood was passing a creek near his
house in Salisbury st ----
saw a man ----- an old man named Charles Wedge
-----
Lyttelton -
Refusal
of Duty - 047
John Sutherland, Antonio Castro, James Cox,
August Holm, John Williams, William
McDonald, Joseph Dimmons,
- Marshall, --
Dantos, seamen from
the ship Cicero
-----
ordered on board.
Inquest - 048
WILLIAMS - an
inquest on the man Williams who died suddenly on Monday
-----will be held later today
Invercargill - 049
FINNERTY - a
lad,
fell through a ballasting waggon --- died in hospital ---
inquest
was held yesterday and adjourned to today
---
Friday 28
May
1875
Inquest - 050
WILLIAMS -
inquest
on the man Williams who died on the train on the way from
Lyttelton to Christchurch --- died from natural causes
------
Saturday 29
May
1875
Timaru - Accident - 051
GASCOIGNE -
a carter, while driving his team -- near Mr Shaw's
premises, ---- Timaru --- he fell off
the
shaft --- wheels went over his legs -------
Dunedin - 052
JENKINSON - Mr, a
carpenter, Filleul st, died
------- he is a widower with several children,
Monday 30
May
1875
Drowning - Timaru -
053
NETTLETON -
Harry,
stepson of Mr Nettleton of Kaiapoi -- found drowned in
the
Pig-hunting creek, found on 28 May ---- an inquest will be
held.
Dunedin - 054
JENKINSON - was a
member
of No 1 Company of Volunteers, lived alone, children in
the
Industrial School ----- an inquest will be held on Monday
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
28 June 2010
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