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Tuesday 1
May 1877
Sale of Glynn Wye Station
- 001 page 2
Count De Lapasture has sold his Glynn Wye Station and stock
to Mr W.A.LOW, of the Clarence station for
----- property consists of 8538 acres freehold,
28,938 acres leasehold and 13,249 acres
license-hold with 18,000 sheep, some cattle, and
horses, and the usual plant and station stores given in.
The Late Mr P. KERR -
002 page 2
The funeral of the late Mr P. Kerr, took place on Sunday
afternoon ---- respect to an old colonist ---- 67 vehicles
and 48 horesmen ---- to the Scotch Cemetery,
Addington.
Oamaru - COLLINS
- 003 page 2
about 2 weeks ago a little fellow about 6years old was drowned
while bathing on the beach at Oamaru. On Wednesday a body was
washed up on the shingle ------ not identified yet.
Inquest - GILCHRIST
- 004 & 005 page 3
an inquest was held at the Provincial Lunatic Asylum
------ upon the body of Wm Robert
Gilchrist, aged 37 who died ------
a very long column --------
Wednesday
2 May 1877
Missing Persons -
006 page 2
CURETON - William Edward Newcombe, who came to New Zealand
in the ship Crusader in 1873 from London.
HUMPHREYS - John, supposed to have come here in
1862 ------
Gored by a bull -
TURNER - 007 page 2
Mr Turner, of Papanui was terribly gored by a bull
yesterday ------- doubt whether he will recover.
Thursday
3 May 1877
Fatal Accident -
DRURY - 008 page 2
---- instant death of the driver of a special train -------
from Rakaia to Christchurch ---- engine was
driven by Richard Drury and the train left
Rakaia at 8-40am for Christchurch -----
Gored by a bull -
TURNER - 009 page 2
Further particulars of the horrible accident to Mr Turner of Papanui
---- in town with Mr HACK,
a neighbour ---- bull sold to Mr WATSON
---
daughter Louisa Turner is 55 years old, ----- lots
more ----
Friday 4
May 1877
Inquest - DRURY
- 010 & 011 page 3
Inquest -- Richard Drury, railway
gates were closed across the line --- deceased tried to pull up
his train --- broke through the gates
-----
by Mr O'Neil ---
George Stirling, fireman
on the train, ------ Charles Heaton, railway guard
----- John Lawson,
traffic manager,
----- George Morse,
gatekeeper at the Racecourse crossing --- Allison Smith, Locomotive
Superintendant ---- verdict of accidental death
---------- 2 very long columns ------
Saturday
5 May 1877
Death - PEACOCK
- 013 page 2
at Lucas Creek, burned to death Wm John Peacock
---- got a bottle of rum at Riverhead
---- a young lad Nesbitt living with
him tried to
drag him out -----
Inquest -
SMITH - 014 page 2
-- Harry Smith ------ was about 30 years of age
--- supposedly of Lyttelton --- out of
work ---- inquest held ----- died of heart
disease.
Monday 7
May 1877
Funeral - DRURY
- 015 page 2
The funeral of Mr Richard Drury, who was killed in a railway
accident -- took place yesterday --- upwards of 2000
persons assembled at the cemetery -----
Inquest - SMITH
- 016 & 017 page 3
--- Harry Smith, who died on Saturday ------ Robert
Cole disposed that
deceased had been staying at the Lyttelton
Hotel ----- on and off
for the last 3 years --- thought he was about 32 years old
--- was a sea-faring man --- employed at the Piolt station
for about a year --- left the Pilot
service in January --- John Ernest
deposed he lived at Central Hotel, Christchurch
--- died from heart disease.
Tuesday 8
May 1877
Kumara - Mining
Accidents - 018 page 2
McLAUGHLIN -
John and
GALLAGHER -
Dominick narrowly escaped death,
were working in one of the tunnel claims --- earth
fell from the top --- both men now little the worse ---
Wednesday
9 May 1877
Supreme Court
- 019 page 3
REVELL - Henry, a debtor ----
HOLST - Emanuel ---
OLIVER - Joshua ---
KERR - Peter -- probate granted -
HERDSON - -------
SMITH - John ----- probate -----
Accident - SCHULTZE
- 020 page 2
an accident happened in Port --- a young man named Paul
schultze a seaman onboard the North German barque
Herman --on the maintopsail yard
when he fell ---- fracture of the the thigh and
pelvis -----
Friday 11
May 1877
Testimonial - WARNER
- 021 page 2
----- Mr J.G.Warner, late Engineer of the Canterbury
railways, was presented with a purse of sovereigns
---- Mr Knight,
Inspector of Permanent Ways,
to make the presentation -----
Saturday
12 May 1877
Accident - BENNETT
- 022 page 2
Mr A. Bennett, who resides at Carleton, near Oxford, met
with a severe accident yesterday ---- driving in a
trap alongside the railway when the evening
train was passing ----- After the train got ahead of
him, his horse swerved and threw him out on to the railway line
----- badly bruised around the head -------
Fire at Eyreton -
BAILEY - 023 page 2
The stables belonging to Mr George Bailey, farmer, Eyreton
were totally destroyed by fire ------
Accident - Timaru
- THOMPSON - page 2 - 024
A little boy, age 6 years, son of Mr John Thompson,
surveyor, had a narrow escape from being killed while returning
from the Sports. --- 3 men
riding furiously on horseback rode down North st, and ran
him over him, he was quite insensible when picked up, one
horse trampled on his head
and also broke his arm ---- latest news boy is not
out of danger, his head being one mass of bruises and the broken
arm lost all sense of feeling.
Monday 14
May 1877
Russell's Flat -
Fire - JOHNSTON - page 2 - 025
Mr Johnston of Russell's Flat, had 2 stacks of oats destroyed by
fire on Thursday. --- the threshing machine
belonging to Mr William Cook
was saved by the greatest exertions of the men --- -------
Accident - PROPHET
- page 2 - 026
A serious accident happened on Saturday to a mna named
Prophet, working in Sladden's Bush, Oxford. - he had
been felling a tree and just as
it was coming down he -- trying to get out of its way, ran
right under it and was severley crushed. -------
thigh was broken,
Ashburton -
QUIN - page 2 - 026
A man named Quin, while crossing a bridge got jammed
between the wheel of his dray and the woodwork --- leg was
fractured. -----
Disobeying an order -
THOMPSON - page 2 - 027
Arthur Thompson was charged with neglecting to pay 7s a week towards
the support of the children of Martha Bulling
-------
Tuesday
15 May 1877
Inquest - BOWERS
- page 2 - 028
an inquest at --- death of John Bowers -- died Saturday
morning. was in Dunedin Hospital for a few days
----- was sent to Christchurch ---
dying from Typhoid fever
Inquest - CLARKE -
page 3 - 029
A verdict of accidental death was returned --- a rider was added
blaming the Government for supplying unsafe and unsuitable engines and
trucks to contractors.
Lyttelton - COX
- page 2 - 030
Jacob Cox, was found dead in his bed in the hospital
----- an inquest will probably be held this afternoon.
Waimate - WREN
- page 2 - 031
A man named Richard Wren in the employment of Mr L. Price was
drowned today.
Thursday
17 May 1877
Accidents & Fatalities at
Timaru - 032 - page 2
HOLLIDAY - son of Mrs Holliday -- playing with
gunpowder, caught fire, ---
HOBBS - Mr A. occ: tailor, and
DUFF - Mr entering Timaru in a single buggy --run into by a
trap -- Mr Duff thrown out --
DINNELL - son of Mr Dinnell, tailor, age
5yrs fell into a tank -- drowned - an inquest
was held ---
Accidents - page 2
- 033
NEVILLE - William, of Timaru, aged about 40
died ---- inquest died of heart disease.
ROBSON - Henry Moffatt, of Lincoln,
knocked down a girl named Christina Robson -- only slightly
injured --- more --
Fatality - CLARK
- page 3 - 034 (1 & 2)
a terrible accident on the branch line of railway between Mosgiel
and Outram on Saturday --- lots more ----
Alexander Clark, aged 27 a native
of Port stewart, Londonderry, Ireland. was killed. He
was married, resided at North Taieri. William
JONES, who rode on the left side of the engine
was pinned to the ground and had to be dug out,
David HENDERSON who stood next to Jones was caught on the step of
the engine ------
6 of the principal sufferers were removed by stretchers
----- the names of the 4 men besides
Jones and Henderson were conveyed to town
were as follows: John Fleming; John
Hoscroft; Frederick Dodd;
Charles FAULKENER. ------- later ---
Coroners Inquest -- death of William Graham Clark
-----
Inquest - COX
- page 3 - 036 & 037
an inquest held at Lyttelton ---- Jacob Cox, who was found
dead --- William DONALD, medical officer ---
deceased had been an invalid
--- a very long column ------
Friday 18
May 1877
Land Auctions
- 038 page 2
LYALL - bought 258 acres
& 41 acres
BUDUA - Mr John,
bought 70 acres & 198 acres
GILLESPIE - James,
bought 178 acres
HAY - property offered for sale, 1442
acres, withdrawn ----
WASON - run at Rakaia, not sold.
Fatalities & Accidents
- 039 page 3
BALLARD - John Frederick, Accountant in Immigration
Dept. a very old colonist has died in hospital ----
MARTELLI - Mr had a nasty accident at Timaru Hunt Club
Meet ---- fracture of the pelvis --- in a
critical state.
COLLINS - Margaret of Waimate, a servant at the
Waimate Hotel, dropped down dead suddenly ------
Saturday
19 May 1877
Inquest - Dunedin
- McINTYRE - 040 page 2
Margaret McIntyre, aged 17 employed as a servant to Mrs
Reid ------
Monday 21 May
1877
Timaru - MARTELLI
- 041 page 3
Mr Martelli, who is known throughout the province has
died yesterday from the injuries he received at the Hunt
Club --- the funeral will take place
on Tuesday at half past 2 o'clock.
Tuesday
22 May 1877
Application for new Licenses -
043 page 2
BROOKS - Thomas, cnr St Asaph st and Lincoln Road
JONES - T.D., Phillipstown,
SMITH - W.R., Stanmore Road North.
RANTIN - James, Colombo st, and South belt.
SUNDERLAND - R.J., North-east Town belt
Wednesday
23 May 1877
Inquest - Leithfield
- BOYCE - 044 page 3
--- on saturday aft. at house of John Boyce, father
of the deceased infant Laura Anne. ---- wife Rebecca Boyce
------- died 17 May -----
Funeral - MARTELLI
- 045 page 3
The funeral of the late Mr Martelli took plce at 3 o'clock this
------- and was attended by about 300 people -------
Thursday 24 May
1877
Inquest - CARTER
- 046 page 2
a child named Catherine Carter, aged 3 years,
------ clothing caught fire ----
accidental death.
Friday 25
May 1877
Accident - MILLER
- 047 page 2
On Wednesday evening a son of Mr Miller, of the hotel at
Southbrook, was thrown from his horse on the Rangiora drain
road. ---- lower jaw broken -----
Saturday
26 May 1877
Timaru - WALLACE
- 048 page2
Mr Wallace died in the Timaru hospital --- wh
ing the duty of No 2 at the gun Wallace mistook the
the order to fire for the order to load -----
No 5 acting to the order of fire, and not noticing
Wallace ----- Lieut Wardl(e) was in charge at
the time but no blame was attached to
anyone of the company.
Monday 28
May 1877
Land Sale by Auction -
McGREGOR - 050 page 2.
The property of a retiring milkman Mr Peter McGregor at his farm
Sandhills, near the Canal Reserve, Avonside. on
Tuesday 29 May
Tuesday 28 May
1877
Seaman - MOFFATT
- 051 page 2
James Moffatt, a seaman on board the brig Star of the
Mersey --- was charged with assaulting a policeman -------
Protection of Earnings -
SHANNON - 052 page 2
Margaret Shannon applied for an order to protect her earnings
------ husband contributed nothing towards her support ---
Timaru - WALLACE
- 053 page 3
John Wallace, who met with death from firing of the Royal Salute
on Thursday, was buried today with military honours, the Temuka
Rifle Volunteers attending.
Wednesday
29 May 1877
Timaru - NIXON
- 054 page 3
J.F.Nixon, who lately came to Timaru and purchased a section of
land at Woollcombe Gully, was found dead ----- gun he
was carrying ------- by
one of Mr Pringle's milkmen ----- Nixon formerly belonged
to the army, was an elderly man and lived by himself in a small
house on his section, his
only relation known is a daughter at the High School in Dunedin,
an inquest was held --- accidental death returned.
Land Sale - WILSON
- page 3 - 055
2 blocks, the property of Wm Wilson, one of these having
frontages on Cashel, Lichfield, Madras and Bedford streets.
subdivided into nearly 60 sections
--- in the 2nd block the frontages are Madras, Barbadoes,
Williams and Wilson streets -----
Thursday
30 May 1877
Presentation - AYERS
- 056 page 2
A presentation of a very handsome Third Degree collar was made by the
members of the Sea Shell Lodge, Lyttelton to Bro. George
Ayers ------
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
4 September 2009
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