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Saturday
1
March 1879
Accidents - 001
JOHNSON -
Captain, of the ketch Alice Jane,
-------
also Charles engaged at Messrs Hawkins and Co's works.
Assault - 004
(1 & 2)
HANNAN - Joseph
Hannan was charged with assaulting his wife Rebecca
Hannan on 24 February -----
Maintenance - 006
CLARKSON - John Clarkson was
charged with leaving his wife without maintenance for
4mths. -----
Monday 3
March 1879
Buggy Accident - 007
COURAGE
- Mrs F. Courage, -- at Amberley
------- the child who was in the carriage escaped unhurt.
Drowning - 008
HARRIS
- John
Harris, aged 7years, son of Mr James Harris of
Peeress Town, with 2 other little boys were
bathing ----
reported to the police by Mr
HALDANE ----- inquest
will be held today.
Failing to provide -
009
GILBROW - Jas. Gilbrow was -----
failing to adequately provide for
his 4 children -------
Inquest & Funeral - 010
Sergeant-Major KERR -
---- held at Temuka -- - military
honours ---- lots more -----
Tuesday
4 March 1879
Hokitika - Inquest - 011
LEVY - Mary Levy, aged 10
------- suffering from burns ------
Obituary - 012
& 013
WAKEFIELD
- Edward Jerningham, an old and well-known
Colonist, died yesterday at Ashburton ----
Ashburton - 015
WAKEFIELD
- Edward Jerningham -- funeral will leave the
Home,
Ashburton on Wed. at 3pm --------
Wednesday
5
March 1879
Inquest - 018
McLEAN - Patrick, whose death --- on
Monday
was held at the Sefton Hotel ----- accidental death.
Failing to Provide - 019
SEDCOLE
- Charles & George, were charged by their
mother with
failing to provide for her ----
she is 69 years of age
-- another son Richard -----
Presentation - 020
MILNER - Members of the
Avonside choir ----- met at Mr J.H.STRINGER's
house to
present Mr John Milner,
the late organist of that
church ------- more ----
Thursday 6
March 1879
Inquest -
021
HOUSTON - held at the Winslow Hotel ---
child age 2
years --- parent Mr Houston ---
accidental death ----
Greymouth - 023
HURLEY
- Dennis, a miner was killed by a fall of
earth in his
tail race ---
Funeral write up - 024
WAKEFIELD - Edward
J. who died on Monday
------ formerly a member of St Augustine Lodge ----
Funeral Write up
- 026
RADCLIFFE - Mr
Radcliffe ------ more than 100
vehicles were included in the procession ---- to
Addington Cemetery ----
as licensee of the Commercial
Hotel as a participator in local affairs ------
Friday
7
March 1879
Wellington -
027
BROWN - Jan, a
Swede, was killed at Porirua by a tree falling
on him.
Saturday 8
March 1879
Accident - 030
-- 2 carts, the property of Messrs G. MILSOM and J.SANSOM came into collision
------the shaft of the latter's cart
ran into the chest of the
horse in Mr Milsom's cart which was being driven by Fred EAST -----
Maintenance - 031
GRIFFITHS
- W.H.Griffiths -----
for failing to provide for herself and family -------- lots
more -------
Monday
10
March 1879
Greymouth - 032
POWELL
- Powell, an hotelkeeper at Ross,
died
suddenly on board the steamer Kennedy, last night.
Tuesday
11
March 1879
Wellington -
034
MABAN - Mathew, ---- manager of a station in
the Wairarapa, was found dead in
his bed -----
Fatal Accident -
035
PERCE -
Henry -- at Heathcote Valley a sailor, had arrived in
the
Hydaspes -----
Accident Woodend - 036
STONE
- Mr S. Stone, jnr, --- was thrown from the
dray and his arm broken --------
South Rakaia - 037
CAMPBELL
- young child of Mr Wm Campbell, blacksmith, --
---- escaped with a few
scratches.
Kumara - Inquest - 038
ELLIS - David, a miner,
descended into an old shaft
----- accidental death --
Wednesday
12
March 1879
Inquest - 039
PERCE
- Henry, who was killed
by a fall of earth. --- accidental death ---- no
blame was attached to anyone.
Presentation -
041
WILLIS
- Sergt. Willis,
who leaves the district for Akaroa ------ a purse of
sovereigns and tea and coffee
service --------
Thursday
13
March 1879
Thames - 043
FLAHERTY -
Dr
Francis Flaherty, surgeon of the Thames Hospital,
is
dead ------
HOPKROFFT -
Funeral of the late editor of the Thames Evening Star
was
largely attended, 300 masons were present.
Port Chalmers - 045
EVANS
- David, --- lost from the barque Easterhill,
on a voyage from London to Port Chalmers -----
Accident -
046
SHIELDS
- John, a carpenter, residing in Timaru,
---fatally injured. ---- he had a wife and
4 children ----a very long column -----
Friday
14
March 1879
Ship - 047
HYDASPES
- the ship took her departure for London last
night -- takes 37 passengers ---
17 in the saloon and 20 in the 2nd saloon ------
HYDASPES - 048
Salon - Mr & Mrs W. Donald, Mr & Mrs W. Jones,
Mrs E.M.Wallace, Mrs C.Fletcher,
Misses Sarah Jones, A. E.Fletcher, E.A.Fletcher, Annie
Wallace,
Masters Chas. Jones, James Jones, C.A.Fletcher,
H.J.Fletcher, James Wallace,
Messrs C.F.Todhunter, Crosbie Reeves, Richard M.Hamilton,
Second Cabin - 048
Mr & Mrs T.L.Garrett, Mr & Mrs C.F.Vince,
Misses G.Smith, S.Vince, A.Bosdad, S.Bosdad,
E.bendale,
Mrs R.Gibson, Mrs L. Pollard, Mrs E. Bendale,
Messrs J.Brown, J.H.Greener, J.Welshman,
C,D.Scott, G. W.Godfrey, L.Stewart, J.H.Willner,
Departure - 049
DONALD - Dr W. Resident Magistrate at
Lyttelton, --
left for England in the Hydaspes ---- intending to
return to New Zealand --------
Timaru - 050
SHIELDS - Shields, who was run over by a
train, - at the inquest today a verdict --leaves a wife and 3 young
children
Kent - 051
500 Kent labourers and 200 other emigrants
leave Plymouth for New Zealand in the steamer Stad
Haarlem,
chartered by the New Zealand Government.
Inquest - Leeston - 052
THIN -Jessie Thin, an infant.
---- died of congestion of the brain
------ more
Inquest - 053
TURNER - Miss Turner ----- of
Auckland ------
Hokitika - 054
WOODS
- Isaac, a sailor on steamer
Waipara, was washed overboard
---- body not yet discovered, leaves a wife
and 2 children.
Monday 17
March 1879
Kumara - 059
HORNSBY - David, was killed by a
falling tree while felling bush.
Accident - 060
SMITH
- William, railway engine driver -- run over
by a train some weeks ago, died -- yesterday
afternoon ------an inquest will be held ----
Wednesday
19
March 1879
Protection Order - 065
CONNELL
- Caroline, protection order granted against
her
husband James Connell.
Wife Desertion -
066
DANN
- Robert, was charged with deserting his wife in
Auckland. ----
The Late Sergeant-Major KERR
-
067
Captain Craig's recently published appeal on behalf of the widow and
family of the late respected Sergeant-Major Kerr,
has
been most liberally responded to by many of our generous residents
-----------
Inquest - 068
SMITH
-
William, engine-driver ----
accidental death --- aged 24 unmarried
------
longish column -----
Thursday
20
March 1879
Timaru - 069
BARRY
- William, a seaman on schooner Owake
lying at Timaru had his left arm fractured -----
Napier - 071 & 072
O'NEILL -
Michael, while
bathing in the surf --- walking along the beach with his
employer Mr J. HAYDEN.
---- deceased was 19 years of age
and recently
arrived by the ship City of Auckland. -------
Accident in Port -
073
WILSON - Mr T. Wilson, foreman stevedore
for Messrs TALBOT and McCLATCHIE on board the
ship
Boyne ---- his escape
from death was a near one
------
Protection Order - 074
MITCHELL
- 074Mary Ann Mitchell applied to the court
for a married woman's
protection order against her husband Isaac Mitchell
------
Friday 21
March 1879
Death - Prebbleton - 076
PREBBLE - Anna Maria, one of the pilgrims of
Canterbury
died --- at her res. at Prebbleton. was 68 years
of
age, bedridden for some time ---
New Plymouth - 077
REVELL
- A meeting of creditors of Henry Revell, baker and
confectioner -----
Saturday
22
March 1879
Inquest - Sheffield - 078
BEVAN - William Bevan of Orchid Flower
station, farmer, who
was killed by a loaded dray ---- deceased and brother
were carting straw --- on Homebush
station
--- accidental death ----
Accident - 080
BOOTH - John
Booth, employed on SEALEY
Bros' farm. He was kicked in the face by a horse
and his jaw badly fractured ----
The Late Sergeant-Major Kerr -
081
The members of the Timaru Artillery Corps have subscribed 22
pounds among themselves towards the fund now being collected for the
widow of the
late Sergeant-Major Kerr.
Monday
24
March 1879
Presentation - 082
FRAME
- On 19 March Mr J. Frame, late station
master at
Lincoln, was presented with a handsome gold watch, on
his
being promoted to Southbridge ------
Maintenance -
084
LYRETT
- George Lyrett was charged with wilfully failing to
provide for his wife
and child. --------
Wednesday
26
March 1879
Accident -
086
JEFFREY
- Edward, an extremely painful accident
occurred at the Meat Preserving
Company's Works, near Timaru --- not expected to recover
----
Dunedin - 088
PAISLEY
- Andrew Paisley,
18 years old, and eldest son of Mr Robert Paisley,
farmer, Upper Junction, -------
young woman named Eliza LEMON found
his body --------
Desertion -
089
DANN
- Robert, on remand from 19 March
---- charged
with leaving his wife ------ seafaring
man, has no family, only been married 5mths
-------
Thursday
27
March 1879
Accidents - - 092-1 &
092-2
JEFFREY - the
man
Jeffrey, who fell into the boiling vat at the meat factory is
in
a precarious state ------
WINKLE -
Jacob, in the employ of Mr Rogers, Timaru, was
thrown
from a cart -------
TAYLOR - a woman
named Taylor, walking home at Sumner, slipped and broke
her
left arm ----
BRADY -
descend
froma hayloft of Mr McLean's stables, Amberley
------ broke his ankle
McRAE - the
horse
attached to Mr McRae's cab ---- Ashburton
Friday 28 March 1879
Death - 094
JEFFREY - The man Jeffrey ----- who was
scalded ----
washdyke, died in hospital ------- his
age is 32 and he is unmarried. an inquest will be held.
Death - 095
& 096
O'BRIEN
- 095 (1) & 096 (2)George O'Brien who
had sustained serious injuries at
Maheno, was brought into hospital where he died
immediately
afterwards.
Saturday
29
March 1879
Inquest - 097
JEFFREY
- Jeffreys, who was
scalded at the Meat Preserving Works on Tuesday and who
died yesterday a verdict
of
accidental death was returned.
Death - 099
CREICHTON
- Constable Creichton, who has for some 6mths been
stationed at
Lyttelton, died ----- was a young
man,
unmarried, ---- more ---
Accident -
WHEATLEIGH
- 100
----- Mounted Constable Wheatleigh, who is stationed at
Malvern, had been thrown from his horse ----- compound
fracture of one leg. ------
Inquest - Ashburton - 101
GREENAWAY - James, who was
drowned at Wakanui creek ---- a
farmer residing at Wakanui said he was the father of the
child. the creek runs through his property ----
Jacob
MOOR was the last witness at the time -----
Presentation -
102
WADDELL - Rev R. Waddell and Mrs
Waddell who are about to
leave Canterbury (Prebbleton) for Otago,
were
presented
with a beautiful silver tea and coffee service and
inkstand. ---
Monday
31
March 1879
Accidents - 103
FORWARD -
Charles, in the employ of Mr Pilbrow, Temuka, w as
kicked
by a horse, -- had his leg badly fractured -----
HEIGH - John
---
jaw broken from the kick of a horse -- now in Timaru Hospital ---
FAGAN - 5yr old
daughter of Mr Michael Fagan, farmer, of North Rakaia
---------
WHEATLEIGH -
Sergeant --- stationed at Malvern --- riding home -- horse
became
frightened ----- leg broken ----
UDEN - man
named Uden -- knocked down by a horse --- ridden by a man
named
Dyer. --- right arm broken wrist ----
Death -
BLACK
- 104
Mr William Black, an engineer of the lighthouse row ----
at
Akaroa -- found dead on the ranges near the town ---
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
20 December 2008
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