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Thursday
1 November 1877
Maintenance - HANDS - 001
Job Hands ---- wife Lucinda ------ more
------
Inquest - ELVINES
- 002
Mr John Elvines -- found dead early on Tuesday morning ----- more
-----
Friday 2
November 1877
LLOYD - 003
John & Wm, aged 12 and 9 years -----
neglected children ------ more -----
CANT - 004
Charles Cant ----- neglecting to support his wife
---- adjourned to 29 November
Saturday
3 November 1877
Obituary - HODGE
- 005
sudden death of Mr C.J.Hodge, senior landing waiter in the
customs. ---- he has a son Rev. mr Hodge, formerly of
this diocese who was drowned
in the Royal Charter.
Sudden death -
WILSON - 006
A Mr Wilson formerly Captain in the 18th Regiment of Foot
------ arrival from Waimate 2 months ago ---- more
----
Monday 5
November 1877
Found Drowned -
BOYLE - 007
------ Catherine Boyle ----
will be an inquest ---- more ----
Found Dead -
McGAFFERTY - 008
The body of James McGafferty was found on Thursday last ---
about 2 and half miles from Mount Harding --- been searching for
3 weeks
----- an inquest will be held ---
Bankruptcy - LEE
- 009
Thomas Lee of Christchurch ------
Thursday
8 November 1877
Death by Drowning -
FERGUSON - 010
on Monday last Ferguson, in the employ of Mr Johnson, at
Temuka was drowned in the north branch of the Ashburton
river. ---- an inquest will be
held on Wednesday
Fatal Accident -
O'HALLORAN - 011
On Sunday morning, a resident at Loburn Mr Martin
O'Halloran, met his death in the river Okuku, attempting to
cross to the other side. ------
an inquest will be held
Friday 9
November 1877
Sudden Death -
WALKER - 012
Mary Catherine Walker, who resided with her husband Mr
Theodore Walker ---- died ---
Assault -
PETLEY - 013
William Petley was charged ----
assaulted his wife with a tomahawk -----
Monday 12
November 1877
Inquest - BOWMAN
- 015
at Rangiora -- Robert Bowman ---- who died previous
day suddenly ---
Desertion -
CUNNINGHAM - 016
W.G.Cunningham was charged with having deserted his wife
--- had been a deed of separation
---- lots more ----
Assault - PETLEY
- 017
A woman named Petley had to be taken to hospital on account
of -------
Tuesday
13 November 1877
Neglected children
- COLEMAN - 018
----- case of neglect revealed in Timaru on Sunday
evening ------ Coleman, a storeman,
daughter a girl of 13, 3
children a boy 5 years old
was found to be dead, a girl 7 years old was
insensible --- Coleman is a widower and had 5 children in
the house ----- more ----
Wednesday
14 November 1877
Neglected Children -
WADSWORTH - 020
Annie, William & Mabel Wadsworth ---- mother was
in hospital, father was a drunken character --- older girl
would be taken into service, younger children aged 6
and 3 to the Industrial school at Burnham for 7 years.
Thursday 15 November
1877
Kumara - Fatal
accident - McMAHON & LAWRENCE
- 021
A fatal accident occurred at Westbrook in a claim -----
through a fall of earth --- 2 men named McMahon and
Lawrence were killed. ------
Inquest - Auckland
- DAVIDSON - 021a
----- named J. Davidson ------ more ----
Saturday
17 November 1877
Oxford - Accident
- DOODER - 023
an accident occurred yrsterday to a lad of 14 years named
George Dooder, son of a settler in the View Hill
district, while playing cricket -----
ball hit him on the leg and broke it just under the knee -----
Death - BROWN
- 025
------ a woman lying dead in Manchester street near
St Luke's Church. ----- named Martha Brown alias Jones.
----- an inquest will be held.
Inquiry - Dunedin
- HARPER - 026
at the adjourned inquiry ---- death of Ann
Harper ----- death due to a blow on the head ----
Monday 19
November 1877
Inquest - BROWN -
JONES - 027
--- Martha Jones alias Brown died
suddenly on Friday morning ----
Desertion - WELLS
- 028
George Wells was charged with having deserted his wife,
Elizabeth ----- more ---
Nelson - MAJORIBANK
- 029
A fatal accident occurred to Mr Majoribank, a resident of
Waimea ---- lost his balance and fell from the
box -------
Wedneday 21
November 1877
Auckland - ROBINSON
- 029a
Helena Robinson, a little girl of 2years was burned
to death ----on 10 November ----
Inquest - Waitahuna
- HIGGINGS - 029b
a miner named Higgings was killed last week by a fall
of earth in a quartz claim at Waitahuna. -------
Thursday
22 November 1877
Sudden death -
WARNER - 031
A man named John Warner died somewhat suddenly
----- at the Market Hotel where he had been staying
----
The Rev H.E.CARLYON -
031a, 031b, 031c
Prior ro this gentleman's visit to England whither he has gone in
the ship Waimate, the members of his congregation
---- incumbrency at Kaiapoi decided
to bid him
farewell ------- arranged to give the children attending
the Sunday Schools a treat in the shape of a tea ---- The
children attending the North
and South Island Schools were also
invited ---- met at the parsonage
---- Mr Wheeler, photographer took
photographs --- 75 girls, 60 boys,
45
adults ------ lots more over 3 columns
-------
Saturday
24 November 1877
Fatal Accident -
ODDINOTT - (inquest has Hoddinott)
032 & 033
A sad accident occurred on the railway ----- name was James H.
Oddinott, was employed as a horse driver
---- he was 40 years of age to a
day
(yesterday being his birthday) and leaves a wife and
10 children totally unprovided for.
Lyttelton -
STEPHENSON - 034
John W. Stephenson, an apprentice on board the Empress of
------? charged with the desertion from his ship ---
ordered to be sent on board his vessel.
Inquest - HODDINOTT
- ODDINOT - 035
James Hoddinott, aged 40 lost his life on the railway
------ witnesses - William
McNeil, brakeman, James
Matthews, gatekeeper, John Shield,
horse driver, Jane Martindale,
Henry Hesketh and Dr Collins. --- yesterday
interred in the Weslyan Cemetery -- followed to the grave by about
300 persons --- a subscription has been started for
the benefit of the family -------
Monday 26
November 1877
Woodville - ALLANAT
- 035a
The body of George Allanat was found in Woodville bush
------ inquiries are being made.
Wednesday
28 November 1877
Lyttelton - absent without
leave - CROOKER - 036
W. Crooker and G. Crooker, seamen on board the ship
Rangitikei, were charged by Captain Millman with being
absent without leave ------
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
9 January 2009
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