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Friday 2
January 1880
Invercargill - Sudden death - McRORIE -
Mr McRorie, of the well-known firm of auctioneers
------- died last night -----
Dunedin - Death - McLEAN -
John McLean, the well-known auctioneer, died
yesterday. He was Chairman of the Peninsula County.
Invercargill - Death - LENAHAM -
Mary Lenahan, widow of "Billy the Bellman" living in a
cottage near Puni Creek, ----------------
Christchurch - Presentation - LOCKWOOD -
Last evening Mr W. Lockwood, letter-carrier at the Christchurch
Post Office who is retiring ---- after 12 years
service was presented
with a purse of sovereigns as a mark of esteem from his fellow officers.
Saturday 3 January 1880
Auckland - accident - BENNETT -
Mr Bennett whilst driving down Hobson street, with his wife and
child, met with an accident. The wheel of the buggy
slipped off
and the occupants were precipitated into the roadway, but were
not seriously hurt.
Monday 5 January 1880
New Plymouth - Death - SHAUGHNESSY -
A man named John Shaughnessy was drowned last night in the lagoon at
Moturoa. -----------
Nelson - Drowned - BRANCHE -
A Nelson man named Branche, a fisherman, was found drowned
-------- an inquest will be held this afternoon.
Wednesday 7
January 1880
Waikato - Drowned - THOMAS -
The body of Mr Thomas's son, 2 years of age, has been
recovered in the Waikato River.
He was accidentally drowned on 21 December.
Nelson - Accident - HAMILTON -
a boy named Hamilton was seriously scalded while sitting on
a wharf, fishing alongside the ss Taiaroa.
-----------------------
Nelson - Death -
a little girl under 3 years of age, whose parents reside at Toi
Toi Valley, obtained a box of matches,
------ the child died from
burns this morning. an inquest will be held tonight.
Thursday 8 January 1880
Dunedin - Death - KEATING -
A very sudden death occurred at the Lower Kaikorai Valley
yesterday. James Keating a labourer,
------- died before he could
be brought to the hospital.
Friday 9 January 1880
Dunedin -
Death - BIRCH
-
Mrs Birch died early this morning from injuries received at the late
fire.
Lost Overboard - CROFTON
-
A man named Crofton, steerage passenger by the steamer Star of
the
South, from Lyttelton, was lost during the passage
here. -----------------
Cromwell - Death - TAYLOR -
James Taylor, a highly respected and old resident of Cromwell
---------
Dunedin - Death - ESMOND -
----- an old pensioner, 57 years of age,
named William Esmond. ------- He received his last
remittance only about a week ago.
--- separated from his wife. ------
Saturday 10
January 1880
Cheviot - Drowning - HARRISON -
---- the gamekeeper at Cheviot Hills, named Harrison, was
drowned whilst bathing in a creek
------ he had been in
Hon.W. Robinson's service at Cheviot about 12 months.
Greymouth - Fire - CRESSEY - GILMORE - MALONEY
a fire broke out at Orwell Creek ------
in a kitchen attached to Mr Gilmore's Hotel. The
hotel and bakery were destroyed
as well as Mr Cressey's butchers shop and the dwelling house of
Mr Maloney. None of the property was saved, none was
insured.
Dunedin - Drowned - SUTHERLAND -
Joseph Sutherland, aged 8 years -------- at
Otakia --------
Monday 12 January 1880
Dunedin - Inquest - DESMOND -
at the inquest on William Desmond ------------
Invercargill - Drowned - WILLIAMS -
Thomas Williams, aged 11 years was drowned while bathing in the
Makareware river.
Invercargill - Death - TURNER -
Edwin Turner, a stowaway last trip in the Rotorua,
died in the hospital on Saturday ----------
Tuesday 13 January 1880
Herbert - Death - ANDERSON -
Matthew Anderson, aged about 50 dropped dead in his garden
at Herbert last evening. ---------
Wellington - Death - LUDWIG - SHAW -
Mr Ludwig, a well-known jeweller, died on
Saturday and Mr Shaw, also a jeweller died last
night. -------
New Plymouth - Found dead - TAWATA -
an old Native named Tamahere Tawata was found dead in a
paddock. --------
Wednesday 14 January
1880
Christchurch - failing to provide
- McMILLAN -
William again appeared ---- failing to provide for his wife
and 4 children. ------------- lots more
Thursday 15 January
1880
Hamilton - WALKER -
Peter Walker of Hamilton ------- he
was married but leaves no family.
Friday 16 January 1880
Ashburton - Accident - COOKSON -
---- to the eldest son of Mr E. Cookson. ----------
Dunedin - Drowning
- BODE -
---- in the harbour yesterday --- Christian
Bode, --- hairdresser, in George street, lost his
life. ------- lots more.
Timaru - Inquest - WILLIS -
----- William Willis, a farm and station labourer arrived
in Timaru from Albury last Friday,
------ lots more.
Saturday 17
January 1880
Death onboard PIAKO -
EVERETT - Mrs Edward T. ,
----- one death
occurred that of Mrs Edward T. Everett, a saloon passenger
aged 35 who died of consumption on December 13.
the total number of passengers arrived is 172
Ross -
Fire - DEAKIN
-
a 6 roomed house belonging to a miner named Deakin, who is at
present in Canterbury, has just been burnt to the ground
------
Christchurch - failing to
provide - BROWN
-
Thomas Brown ----------- failing to provide for the
support of his wife and 3 children. ------------ more
Dunedin - Fatal accident
- FORBES -
Alexander Forbes, a miner, was killed last night in his
claim near Naseby ------
Monday 19
January 1880
Auckland - Fatal
accident - SMITH -
The steward of the Lalla Rookh named Thomas Joseph Smith,
fell overboard ---------- leaves a wife and family at
Magere. -------
Invercargill - SMITH -
George Smith -------- died this
morning.
Wednesday 21 January 1880
Oxford - Sudden
death - HAND
-
A man named Hand, who had been employed at the Warren
Station, near Oxford, fell down dead ----- an
inquest was
held yesterday ------
Christchurch - VENNELL -
The police have not yet given up all hope of finding the remains of the
man George Vennell, believed to have been murdered i
n his house at New Brighton about 6 August
last. ---------
New Plymouth - Drowned - TELFAR -
a little boy named Telfar was drowned in the Waitara river last
night.
Wellington - Drowned
- GORE -
A little boy aged 8 years son of Mr Gore,
caretaker of the reservoir, was drowned last night
------ an inquest will be held.
Christchurch - WATKINS -
Eber Watkins ----------
maintenance for child -----
Thursday
22 January 1880
Christchurch -
Inquest - PADDOCK -
------- infant child of Mr Paddock, which died on
Tuesday. ----------
Christchurch - BROWN -
Thomas Brown, charged with failing to provide for the
support of his wife and 3 children --------
Wellington - TAINE -
a child belonging to Mrs Taine, was kicked by a horse
yesterday, and lies in a critical condition.
Friday 23 January 1880
Bannockburn - McKEOWN -
a skeleton has been found at the head of Bannockburn Creek. From
papers found in the clothes, it has been identified
as that of one McKeown, a miner, who was missed during a
snow storm some 3 years ago.
Saturday 24 January
1880
Death - TURNER -
William Henry Turner, aged 84, formerly of Taranaki
and Nelson, died yesterday.
Nelson - POLLOCK
-
Mr Robert Pollock, an old settler, who was a member of the
Provincial Council, and later Provincial
Auditor and at the time
of his death Secretary to the Nelson College, died
last night.
Monday 26 January 1880
Marton - TRICE -
a man named Thomas Trice has disappeared.
------ Trice was formerly landlord of the White Hart Hotel
at Marton, but failed
and has been in depressed spirits ever since.
Tuesday 27 January 1880
Christchurch - CASBON -
---------- Thomas Casbon ------
Invercargill - Death - COLYER -
Mr James Colyer, formerly of the Prince's Hotel, a very old
resident, was found dead yesterday in a hut on his
run, near River Heads. ----
Oamaru - Sudden
death - PIRIE -
Mr W. Pirie, hotelkeeper, at Papakaio, died very
suddenly this morning. an inquest will be held tomorrow.
Thursday 29 January
1880
Port Chalmers - Drowned - BINTON -
a fisherman named James Binton, was drowned last night off
the Maori kaik, ------------- Binton was a single man with no
relatives here.
Auckland - Drowned
- BAYLISS
-
an inquest was held at Alexander on the body of Alexander
Bayliss, who was drowned while bathing ------- in Mahgipiko
Creek.
Rangiora - Death of old
Colonist - THORNE -
----- old and well respected colonist Mr Frederick
Thorne of Rangiora. ----- He
started a wool-scouring and fellmongering
business ------ will be
interred in the English Church Cemetery Rangiora on Friday
afternoon.
Friday 30 January 1880
Christchurch - Accident
-
FORD ----- a little boy named Ernest
Ford, whose parents
reside in Peterborough street, was knocked down by a buggy
---------
Oamaru - Death -
KING - ---- named William King were found in
the debris of a
fire this morning. -------- was a carpenter and a
steady man.
Lyttelton - Failing to provide -
DURHAM - John Durham was summoned by his
wife for failing for the support of herself and children.
------------
Saturday 31 January
1880
Bluff - Sudden death
- COFFEE -
Constable Coffee, late of Port Chalmers, dropped down dead
in the street this afternoon.
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
5 October 2007
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