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Tuesday
2 May 1876
Sudden death - NORTON
- 002
A melancholy occurrence took place in Lyttelton on Saturday
evening. A man named John Norton had , it appears sat down with
his family
to supper and was playing with some of his
children, when a piece of tripe he was eating stuck in his throat
causing almost immediate death. -------
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Lyttelton - inquest - NORTON - 003
an inquest was held yesterday afternoon at the Royal Hotel Lyttelton
----- on the body of John Norton. -----------
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Accident - AUBREY -
an accident of a rather serious nature occurred in Port yesterday
afternoon. A sailor named William Aubrey, while dending down the
main
topsail yard of the brig "Derwent" suddenly fell, the yard
at the same time carrying with him -------
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Dunedin - 004
SANDERS
-
Mr John H. Sanders, solicitor, died this morning after a short
illness.
HUGHES - John
Hughes, storeman at Dalgety, Nichols and Co.'s died at
the store suddenly today. He had been suffering from heart disease.
Wellington - SEAGER
- 005
it is with considerable regret (says the Wellington Evening Argus) that
we announce the death of Mr Seager, of the Mount View
Asylum.
Mr Seager was a printer by profession, and for
some time had management of the Canterbury Press
-------- lots more
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Clutha Leader - JENKINSON
- 006
accident near Port Molyneux on Sunday April 25 by which a little boy of
11 years of age, youngest son of Mr J.H.Jenkinson, lost his
life.
-- an inquest was held into the cause of death ---
Balclutha. a long column
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Death - KARENTAI - 007
-- death of Ellen Karentai, who met her death by burning at the Maori
Kaik on 24 April --------- was despatched from Port
Chalmers
--------- more email for a copy.
Wednesday
3 May 1876
Marriage -
LILLE - MORTIMER -
March 2, 1876 at the Church of S.Francis
Xavier, at
Oaklands, San Francisco, California, Arnaud
Henry Lille, 2nd son of the late
George Lille, Esq, of Virginie
City, Nevada, to Elizabeth
Mortimer, formerly of this city, eldest daughter of Mr
Douglas Mortimer,
of Bathfarnam, Dublin, Ireland.
Fire at Rangiora -
CHINNERY - 008
the flax-mill occupied by Mr Chinnery at Rangiora, was destroyed by
fire on Tuesday morning. -------- a lot more ---
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Friday 5 May 1876
Inquest - DOW - 009
an inquest was held at the house of a man named Dow, in Rhode's
swamp. New Brighton, on the body of his wife Christiana
Dow,
who died somewhat suddenly on Thursday morning.
--------- attributed death due to consumption, and a
verdict died from natural causes was
returned. ----- email for a copy
Cheviot Hills Station - Found drowned - MATUA - 010
an inquest was held at Cheviot Hills Station, Amuri
------ on the body of JohnMatua, a Kanaka, who was
found dead in the Hurunui River.
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Waiau - McDONALD -
011
Peter McDonald, of Hanmer Plains, was drowned while
attempting to cross the Waiau river yesterday.
Saturday 6 May 1876
Waiuku - Mr John
HEDGE - 012
many of our readers to whom Mr John Hedge, of Waiuku, was
well-known, will be grieved to learn that on the night of Friday last
he was
found dead close to his house at Waitangi Creek.
------- lots more
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Accident - McLEAN -
013
we regret (says the Timaru herald)
to have to report a very nasty accident which occurred to Mr Lachlan
McLean on Thursday evening.
He with a number of others proceeded
to the Saltwater Creek to practise their horses in view of the coming
meet of the Hunt club. ------------
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Tuesday 9 May 1876
Inquest - Irwell - HERLIHY - 014
a coroner's inquest was held on Saturday May 6 ------------ on
the body of Patrick Herlihy, who was found in a dying condition on
Wednesday morning in a paddock belonging to Mr J. Coe of Lake
Ellesmere ------------
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Accident at Waimate - KAHN and KING - 015
2 men named Kahn and King, who were out on the spree in Waimate
on Wednesday night, came to grief in a manner which is likely to
prove fatal to the former ---------
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Accident at Timaru -
MALCOLSON - 016
a boatman named Robert Malcolmson, -------- got badly hurt
on Saturday. ------ The injuries were found to consist of a
bad fracture
of one leg and severe bruises on the other. -------
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Timaru - STEWART -
017
------- James Stewart , overseer to the Levels Roads
Board ------------ he is the son of Mr James
Stewart of Orari email for a copy
Wife Desertion - - TEMBY
- 018
the adjourned case against Peter Temby ------- deserted his
wife Rosa Temby --- email for a copy
Wednesday 10 May 1876
Fire in Queen Street, Auckland - 019
a large fire occurred in Queen street at 2 this morning. ------
discovered in a small occupied house at the rear of a wooden block of
shops
at the corner of Victoria street and Queen street, opposite
Greyhound Hotel. ------
Queen street - destroying
COOK's furniture
shop,
CLOSE Bros,
grocers,
PAYNE, watchmaker,
SYME, hairdresser,
Fijian fruit house, unoccupied
WELSMEN, chemist
BENNETT, draper
TURRELL's music shop
Victoria street -
Blue Post's dining rooms
the fire was stopped at Montague's brick building
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Accident at Woodend - MARKHAM
- 020
a sad accident occurred on Sunday evening to an old lady named Rachel
Markham, 85 years of age. She was on her way to
Chapel,
and had nearly reached the turning of the road opposite
Mr Salkeld's, when a horseman named Martin Sealey or Smith, came
round the corner
----- lots more --- email for a copy.
Waiau River - drowned - McDONALD - 021
an inquest was held on Saturday May 6 at Jolie's Pass Hotel,
Hanmer Plains, Amuri, ------ on the body of Peter
McDonald,
who was drowned in the Waiau River ------ email
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Friday 12 May 1876
Stack fire at West Eyreton - HORRELL - 022
Mr John Horrell, farmer, West Eyreton, had 4 of his stacks destroyed by
fire early on wednesday morning May 10. They contained
over 1000
bushels of oats. ----- email for a copy
Monday 15 May 1876
Snippets - 023
CARSEN - a Scandinavian named Carsen, at the
Forty-mile bush
------ A Mrs SYVERSEN
having a
narrow escape, ------- lots more
ANDERSON
- HILL - Ilma de Mureka
Anderson has just been married to John Hill .
pianist: half past 2.
Fire - LEE - 024
a cottage in Worcester street east, owned and occupied by Mr John
Lee, builder, was destroyed by fire yesterday.
--------- lots more
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Nelson - SIMMONS
- 025
Mr Frank Simmons, head master of Nelson College, died
suddenly last night. --------- where he was found dead in
his bed this morning.
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Tuesday 16 May 1876
The fire at Oxford - 026
and 027
Napier - WRIGHT -
028
Mrs Wright, wife of Mr Walter Wright, painter and
glazier, --------------- email for a copy.
Wednesday 17 May 1876
Accident at Lyttelton -
JOHNS - 029
Mr William Johns, the 2nd mate of the brig May Flower,
lying at Peacock's wharf, met with a severe accident yesterday
afternoon. ---- his
head struck on
theprojecting ends of some wire rigging coiled there and 3
wounds were inflicted there, ----- one rib was broken, ------
the
sufferer was progressing favourably last evening.
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Accident at Oxford - MOREAU
- 030
a Frenchman,
named Franz Moreau, of Rangiora, met with a serious mishap at
Oxford yesterday. It seems he was out walking and suddenly
slipped
in a hole, breaking his leg just above the ankle.
------ email for a copy.
Nelson - inquest - SIMMONS
- 031
at the inquest this morning on the Rev Mr Simmons, ---------
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Napier - inquest -
WRIGHT - 032
at the inquest on Richard Wright, the infant child of Walter
Wright, plumber and glazier, ------------
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Thursday
18 May 2006
Ilma De MURSKA's (Mrs
ANDERSON
) - HILL
- 033 amd 034
early on Monday afternoon says the Otago Daily Times a most unexpected
event took place in Dunedin - no less than the marriage
of
Mdlle Ilma De Murska (Mrs Anderson )
to Mr
Strauss Illa (Mr John Thomas HILL
) The ceremony came
off in the office
of the Registrar's of marriages, to which the
bride and bridegroom walked quietly in their ordinary attire -------
the
official record shows -
married on Monday May 15 at the office of the registrar of
marriages by Archibald Reid URE, registrar of
marriages
John Thomas HILL bachelor
aged 33 years to Ilma Maria Thea ANDERSON
, widow aged 28 years. the witnesses to
the
marriage were
Mr William Parker STREET
and Mr
J.R. SINCLAIR,
solicitor. ---------- made her debut on
the operatic stage in London in 1865, Mr Hill was
a member
of the orchestra on that occasion. The
eventfulk story connected with the death 2 months ago of Mr
Anderson, and which caused
a thrilling sensation,
throughout the colonies, found yesterday was what to everyone a
most unexpected sequel.
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Wife desertion - HICKLING - 035
John Hickling was charged with having -------- his wife
Harriet Hickling ----
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Fire at Springston - REED
- 036
Yesterday afternoon shortly after 2 o'clock, Mr Joel Reed's
smithy and stable attached were burnt to the ground.
------- lots more
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Friday 19 May 1876
Sudden death - LEA
- 037
Mr J.C.Lea, a clerk in the employ of Dr Foster, was walking along Tuam
street yesterday, when he suddenly fell down,
to all appearances
dead. ------ email for a copy
Dunedin - Fatal railway accident - THOMAS
- 038
an accident according to the Dunedin evening star happened on
Friday afternoon on the Dunedin and Clutha railway, by which
Richard Thomas,
driver of a goods train, lost his
life. A little beyond Stoney Creek station, ---------
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Saturday 20 May 1876
Inquest - LEA
- 039
an inquiry was held ----- respecting the death of Mr J.C.
Lea ----------- death caused by an aneurism of the
heart. ---
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Monday 22 May 1876
Fire - Burnham Hotel - 040
The Burnham Hotel and its contents were totally destroyed by fire on
Friday night. ----------
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Fatalities - 041
GRIBBLE
- the bodies of Gribble and companions are not yet found. A
hat, identified as belonging to one, was picked up on the
beach yesterday.
TAYLOR - The
boiler of the contractor's engine on the Waiereka line burst.
Taylor, the contractor's clerk, was killed on the spot, and several
others
severely injured. Some are not expected to survive.
Tuesday 23 May 1876
Oxford - death -
COGLE - 042
a man named Charles Cogle ----------- at LEUR's Hotel, Oxford, on
Sunday -------- an inquest will be held today -----
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Riccarton - LONGSTAFF
- 043
the man Longstaff, who ran into a horse and trap on the Riccarton
road, died at the hospital yesterday morning.
-------- an inquest will be held this
afternoon. email for a copy.
Fatal accident - MAYBER
- 044
a little boy 19mths old, son of Mr John Mayber, Kaiapoi
Island, fell into a bucket of water on Sunday last and was
drowned.
--------- an inquest was held yesterday
afternoon. -----
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Wednesday 24 May 1876
inquest -
LONGSTAFF - 045
an enquiry touching the death of John Longstaff was held at the
Hospital yesterday. ----- lots more
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Inquest - Oxford
- COGLE -
046 and 046a
an inquest was held at Leurs' Hotel on Monday May 22 at
4pm. on
the body of Charles Wills Cogle ------ a
long column
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Thursday 25 May 1876
Inquest - ISAACS
- 047
an inquest was held this afternoon ------------- on
the body of the newly born child of Mr and Mrs Isaacs of Waltham.
-------
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Friday 26
May 1876
Inquest - ISAACS
-
048 and 048a and 048b
an inquiry was held at the Hospital yesterday on the body of an infant
child, the son of Harris Isaacs, Colombo road, which
died Monday last.
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Saturday 27 May 1876
Wellington - Inquest - LARSEN - 049
at the coroner's inquest on the body of ---shot at Mellemskov, in
the Seventy Mile Bush, the following verdict was returned
-- that the deceased
Neils Larsen was shot dead
---- on the 10th May 1876 ------ more
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Monday 29 May 1876
Sudden death - JACKSON
- 050
a man named Jackson of Riccarton, while proceeding along Cashel
street, near the Zetland Arms, on Saturday, suddenly
dropped down dead. He was immediately picked up and taken to the
hospital.
Tuesday 30 May 1876
Accidents - 051
ORR - at 12
o'clock last night at the res. of Mr John
Orr, Oamaru,
we were pleased to learn that the gentleman was slightly better -----
REED - An accident
occurred to Mr Reed, blacksmith,
Duvauchelle's Bay --- which resulted in his breaking his
leg a little below the knee.
WILSON - Mr
J.H.Wilson, schoolmaster of French Farm,was thrown from his horse
-- he has now recovered.
Hokitika -
fire - KORTEGAST's
Brewery - 052
Kortegast's brewery at Ross was burnt to the ground at 2 o'clock
this morning. No other property was destroyed. The
hydraulic
apparatus worked admirably. ---- ----- email
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Sudden death - THOMPSON
- 053
an inquest was held at the Hospital yesterday on a man named Robert
Bell Thompson, who died Sunday last. ------
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Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
27 November 2006
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