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Tuesday
1 November 1881
Oxford - Accidents - 053
JONES - at
View Hill School --- Nelly Jones in jumping broke her forearm ----
MARDEN - Mr
William driving a dray ---
Thursday
3 November 1881
Insolvency Notice - 001 & 003
GLEW -
Benjamin of Akaroa, publican.
Inquests - 002
GORDON - George a
bootmaker of Lyttelton --------
MASON - of
Bennetts, wife --- consumption ----
Friday 4
November 1881
Insolvency Notice - 005 & 010
HARRIS - John Bentolier
Harris storeman of Christchurch.
Accidents - 006
HARROW - James ----
an employee of messrs J.and T. DANKS, brassfounders
--- lamp exploded, removed to hospital ----
PORTER -
Alfred, was walking home from Ashburton ---- fell
broke his leg in 2 places --- 3rd time broken a leg in 12mths.
ADAMS - 008
George William Adams, the boy who was injured through falling off a
tramcar on the 19th October, died today.
Saturday
5 November 1881
Insolvency Notice - 013
GANAWAY - James
Knowles formerly of Lyttelton, boarding house keeper.
Accident - SELLARS
- 014
a boy named Sellars, at Kaiapoi, had 2 fingers crushed
-------
Collision - 015
WELLS - -----cabman
was thrown violently from his seat on to his head ------------
Auckland - 017
MacKENZIE -
Captain, body recently found at Kaipara, identified as
Captain Mackenzie of the Rona.
Monday 7
November 1881
Dunedin - 019
THOMSON - Mr,
a miner, was killed at Surface Hill by a fall of earth.
Tuesday
8 November 1881
Lyttelton - 021
BIRKMIER - W.
or W. Birk on board s.s. Albion --------
Styx - 021
WHITE - some
Rangiora residents picked up waif they left him at Kaiapoi police
depot ------ name was White --- sent to
his parents in St Albans.
Accident - 022
CRONIN - Alfred
--- saw a little girl struggling in deep water --
jumped in and rescued her ------
Wednesday 9
November 1881
Rangiora - Accident - MORGAN - 024
--- terminated fatally on Monday evening ----Henry Morgan
-- working some time --- in the Kawkau Pass. ----- inquest
will be held,
sister married
to a carrier --at Christchurch -------
Auckland - MORGAN,
McDONALD - 025
a man named Morgan and his step-son were drowned yesterday by
capsizing of a boat at Whangarei heads.
Fire - STONE
- 025
a 12 roomed house occupied by Mr Stone, Symonds street, was
burned down. -----
Thursday 10
November 1881
Killed by a tree - Fielding -
----- a woman walking along the Oroua river, near
Fielding, heard a piteous moaning ------ on river bank
discovered a horse lying on the ground
with a tree on top of him. On the opposite side lay the rider
------ was quite dead. ------------
Friday 11
November 1881
Lyttelton - POPE -
032
On Wednesday afternoon -- Mrs John Pope of Lyttelton --- were
down at Sandy Bay --------- child in
difficulty, Mrs Pope also went into the
water to rescue her child--- assisted rendered by a lad named G. BUCHANAN, who seeing the
occurrence bought both mother
and child safely to shore.
Lost Child - Lyttelton - 032
a boy 13 years left his home in Lyttelton on October 29th -------
Saturday
12 November 1881
Inquest - Rangiora -
MORGAN - 037
--- H. Morgan whose death resulted from accidently falling over a
horse rail, will take place on Monday, the sister of the
deceased has been found.-------
Matanaka - SKIRVING
- 038
Janet Skirving, a married woman in the employ of Mr M.C. ORBELL of Matanaka, while
washing the floor of a room, expired in the act of
scrubbing. --------
Monday 14 November 1881
Thames - SKENE
- 042
Captain James Skene, formerly of Sandhurst, ----- died this
morning. Captain FRASER is
now the only surviving officer of the contingent raised in
Victoria for New Zealand.
Lyell - HANNA -
043
----- a teamster named Hanna was crossing with a loaded dray
----- capsize --- narrowly escaped drowning --------
Tuesday 15 November
1881
Insolvency Notices - 044
FITZELL -
John of Rangiora, labourer
ATKINSON -
George, of Christchurch, pressman.
Accidents - 045
HARRISON
- Alfred, auctioneer of Ashburton,
--- horse shied --- arm fractured ----
HAYWARD - Mary --
little girl --- playing --- dislocating her right hip -------
Inquest - 046
MORGAN -
Henry ---- long piece ----
Auckland - PERCY
- 047
Mrs Percy --- of Mr SLOANE's
house at the recent fire, with her baby in her arms
----- baby has died.
Patea - WILKINSON
- 048
a boy aged 8 years son of Captain Wilkinson, of Waverley,
was drowned while bathing with his father ----
Wednesday 16 November
1881
Insolvency Notice - 049
CARROLL -
Peter, of Christchurch, boarding house keeper.
Dunedin - GEDDES
- 050
James Geddes, a boy 5 years old, ----------
Thursday 17 November 1881
Insolvency Notice - 056
RODGERS and
McKENDRY -
William Rodgers and Archibald McKendry, of Christchurch,
contractors and carpenters.
Death of an ex Colonist - 057
REINECKER - Mr
Bernhard Henry Reinecker who expired at Port of Spain -- aged 44
years Auditor-Generalship of Trinidad has become vacant
by his death ------ emigrated to Canterbury became Justice
of the Peace --- in February 1875 was appointed auditor of the
Gold Coast colony,
and about 2 years ago was transferred to Trindad in succession to
Mr E.J.EAGLES
Friday 18 November 1881
Accident - 060
COOK -
Alfred, whilst riding at Riccarton yesterday ------- was
thrown violently from his horse -----removed to the hospital -----
Christchurch - 061
NYE - Alfred
conveyed to hospital --- found ---- died Wednesday
about midnight.
Auckland - 062
BELLINGHAM -
William fell backwards out of a trap door --- seriously injuring
himself.
Akaroa - 063
McDONALD - Mr
W.N.McDonald, of Akaroa met with an accident last night
breaking his leg in 2 places.
Bankruptcy - 064
McINTOSH -
Henry, Little Akaloa, final dividend
GRIFFITHS -
Sydney ------
PEAGRAM -
Edward -------
BEDMAN - Samuel
Clothier of Christchurch, a cooper ------
Saturday 19 November
1881
Bankruptcy - 065
WALSH -
Edward late of Plough Hotel, Rangiora
WARD - Joseph
----- of Ashburton, grocer
Inquest - 067
NYE - Alfred
----
Auckland - 068
A man has been found drowned at Big Omaha, the body has not been
identified.
Catlins - 069
LENNIWAY - supposed
to have been drowned in Catlin's river. He was sailing a flat
bottom boat ------
Monday 21 November 1881
Inquest - 074
NYE - Charles
---------
Tuesday 22 November 1881
Bankruptcy - 076
LINDSAY -
Samuel of Christchurch, butcher ------
Insolvency Notice - 077
LINDSAY - Samuel of
Christchurch, butcher.
Auckland - 078
MOREY -
rescued from harbour -------
LOWE - boy named
Lowe, nephew of Mr Joseph CRAIG, coal merchant,
was drowned ------
Wellington - Divorce - 079
BARLEY - of
Dunedin ----
CAMPBELL -
Christchurch
HEDLEY - Wellington
HILL -
Wellington
CLARIDGE - husbands
petition -----
STANDISH -
WILSON -
WESTON -
Wednesday 23 November 1881
Inquest - Hurinui - DRYSDALE 081
George Drysdale ------ 68 years of age ----travelling
in coach from Waiau to Hurunui ------
Fatal accident at Hurunui - 082
a man whose name we did not learn met with his death by falling
from a coach on Saturday -------
ILLINGWORTH - 082
W.H.Illingworth, an employee of Mr
GOODGER, cab propietor, --------
Wellington - Divorce Court - 083
GOLDSTEIN - Dunedin
HORNBY -
Dunedin
MILLICHAMP
- Dunedin
WHITE -
Wellington
Bankruptcy - 084
CARROLL -
Peter ------
Thursday 24 November
1881
Inquest - DAUBENY
- 087
touching the death of an infant ----- father Chas Daubeny, a
farmer living at Shand's Track ----
Bankruptcy - 088
MacCARTHY -
Charles Edward De Lacey MacCarthy of Rangiora, surgeon
ATKINSON - George
-------
RODGERS & McKENDRY
-------
Friday 25 November
1881
Inquest - Auckland - 090
ELDER - David
----- who died ------
Saturday 26 November 1881
Bankruptcy - 093
CRONE -
Gerhard, of Addington, coal dealer
WALSH -
Edward -----
GILCHRIST -
A.S. of Christchurch, clerk
HITCHCOCK -
Henry of Ellesmere, hotel keeper
Insolvency Notice - 094
HITCHCOCK -
Henry of Ellesmere, hotelkeeper
Inquest - Prebbleton - 095
BANBURY - infant of
Shand's Track -------
Monday 28 November
1881
Bankruptcy - 101
PEAGRAM -
Found Dead - STEELE
- 103
---John Steele, an engineer, was admitted to hospital from
Lyttelton, found drowned, he was quite dead. an inquest
will be held -----
Boat Accident -
LIMA, BURT - 104
2 fishermen, Antonia Lima and Charles Burt, at
Port had a narrow escape from drowning ---- boat belonging
to Mr John ROBERTS ----- more
Kaiapoi - COLBURN
- 105
--- by a boy named TRUMPER,
body found ----- boy named BLOXAM
& Trumper had been hunting for birds --- found body
a mate on the ship Portland ------- long column
Wellington - 106
BAILLEY - E.S.
Bailley --- barque Malay on her voyage from
here to Newcastle ----- fell overboard ---life was extinct
when picked up. -----
Tuesday 29 November 1881
Found drowned - THOMAS
- 110
2 men were walking along the riverbank in the Domain yesterday
saw a body of a man --- William Thomas --- of Sydenham
--- inquest will be held
New Plymouth - ADY - 111
--fatal accident occurred on the Waitara river --death of William Ady
and his wife. thay and their little child about 7mths old were in
a sailing boat
--- the child was recovered alive. Ady was from Greymouth
---------
Inquests - 112, 113
STEELE -
working on railway at Lyttelton ------- long column
Inquests - 114, 115, 1!6
COCKBURN - Charles
E. found dead near Maori cemetery, 2nd mate, single, about
23 years of age
Inquests - 116
Infant found in the Avon river on November 12th -----
Wednesday 30 November
1881
PAIN - 120
Bridget Pain ---- fire to her dwelling house
WATSON - 121
Mr G. Watson, grocer, of Colombo street, ------- lots
more ----
Inquest - THOMAS
123
--William Thomas --- aged 45, unmarried,
---- brother living in the North Island also relatives in
London and Wales ---- lots more.
Insolvency Notice - 124
LINDEMANN - Gustav Adolph
Lindemann, aerated water and ice manufacturer of
Christchurch
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
29 April 2008
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