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Friday 1
December 1882
Dunedin - Fatal accident - SALMON -
---- occurred at the Maori Kaik, Dunedin, yesterday,
one of the passengers of the steamer Plucky,
which had gone there
on an excursion
trip was killed. His name was Salmon and he was
the manager of a brushware factory in Cumberland street. He
was 23 years old and unmarried.
Balclutha - SMITH
- page 3
Edith Ann Smith, a servant, at Mr H.Russell's,
stationmaster at Stirling, fell from a carriage when the train
was nearing Stirling last night. ----
but died at 2 o'clock
this morning. an inquest will be held today.
Vital statistics
- for November
Oamaru - Births - 29, deaths - 9, marriages - 8
Christchurch - Births 187, deaths - 44,
marriages - 29
Timaru - Births - 40, deaths -
8, marriages - 12
Invercargill - Births - 56, deaths
-14, marriages - 8.
Napier - Births -28, marriages -
5, deaths -14.
Wanganui - Births - 27, marriages -
5, deaths - 14.
Tuesday 5 December 1882
In bancruptcy -
Frank Bradley, of
Christchurch
William Harding
Jessie Pollock -
boardinghouse keeper, Christchurch
John Franks -
Yaldhurst hotelkeeper
George MacKay - Lyttelton
storekeeper
Inquest - HAZELHURST - page 3
Mrs Hazelhurst , whose
accident --------- died in the
hospital on Sunday night from the effects of lock-jaw. At the
inquest yesterday the
evidence showed
------- death from natural causes.
Wednesday 6 December 1882
page 3
Auckland - Inquest - CROWLEY -
The inquest on the body of Mrs Crowley took place yesterday at
Whiteford Park Farm, ---------
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Sudden death - BERRY
-
This morning a young woman named Mary Berry aged 24 years,
daughter of Mr Thomas Berry of Gordon street, Phillipstown, near
the East Belt,
was found dead in bed at her father's
house. --------
Friday
8 December 1882
In bancruptcy -
James SHERIFF -
stonemason, Christchurch.
Joseph FOWLER -
storekeeper, Chertsey.
Saturday 9 December
1882 page 3
Inquest - NOBLE -
an inquest on the body of the man who was found dead in the Leeston
Hotel on Thursday --------- Roderick Noble, ---------
Timaru - MENDELSON -
Julius Mendelson, a well known and highly respected merchant of
Temuka, dropped dead behind the counter of his shop while writing
a telegram
at 9.15 this morning. Deceased was an extensive proprietor, a
member of the County Council, and an influential resident.
The cause of death has
not yet transpired.
Wellington - CARTER
-
Avery sudden death occurred at midnight. A man named Raymond
Carter, on going home, knocked at the door for
admittance, and while it was
being opened he fell to the
ground. When picked up life was extinct. Deceased who had
not long been in Wellington, was in his usual spirits a
quarter
of an hour before his death. The cause is supposed to be brain
erysipelas. an inquest will be held.
Monday 11
December 1882
In bancruptcy -
CRESSWELL -
butcher, Christchurch.
Arrowtown - INNES -
Mr Alexander Innes, of Arrowtown, who represented the Lakes
district, in the Provincial Council, died of heart disease.
Napier - BECK
-
A young man named Ebenezer Beck was drowned yesterday while bathing.
Timaru - J. M. SHEPHERD
-
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Tuesday 12
December 1882
In bancruptcy -
Thomas BATES -
cabinet maker, Christchurch
William Augustus JUNCKER
- teacher of music, Christchurch,
John HENLEY,
tailor, High street, St Albans.
Robert SKIFFINS
- fishmonger, Colombo street,
Christchurch.
Auckland -
Inquest - MORRIN
-
at the inquest on the lad Morrin, at Auckland, an open verdict of
found drowned was returned.
Wellington - Inquest - CARTER -
at the inquest on the body of the young man Carter, who died
suddenly at Wellington on Friday night, the medical testimony
proved that deceased
had an aneurism of the aorta, quite close to the
heart, and this had burst causing death, The verdict was
death from natural causes.
Invercargill - STEPHENSON
-
a young married man named John Stephenson was killed yesterday in the
bush, at One Tree Point. He was a trolleyman, and was found on
the
tramway, where he had been run over. He could give no
account of the accident and died shortly after.
Wednesday
13 December 1882
In bancruptcy -
Thomas BROUGH - of
Akaroa, labourer.
John DONNELL - of
Addington, painter.
Wellington - RIDYARD -
Two children named george and william Ridyard, were drowned
in the Upper Hutt river yesterday while bathing. The younger boy
got beyond his
depth, and his brother tried to save him,
but being unable to swim both were drowned. The bodies were
recovered.
Timaru - Inquest - SHEPHERD -
at the inquest on the body of J.M.Shepherd, held yesterday at
Stone's Hotel, Timaru, ------
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Kaiapoi - Inquest - RAMSEY -
about midday yesterday whilst some boys from the Borough School were
bathing in the north branch of the river at the end of Fuller
street, one
of them David Ramsey, a son of Mr
Ramsey, farmer, Beach road, got out of his depth, and
sank in a deep hole. -------- the deceased was
10
years3 months old.
Thursday
14 December 1882
page 3
GRIFFIN -
This morning an infant, about 2 mths old, son of Mr Edward
Griffin, was found dead in its bed. ------- an
inquest will be held.
Auckland - HARDY -
at the inquest which was held on the body of Robert Hardy, a
verdict was returned of died from excessive drinking. The
evidence showed he
came here 3months ago from Waipukurau, Napier and
------ he had been sporting about for the past fortnight with a woman
named Riley,
the divorced wife of a man named Standish at new
Plymouth. --- He was 40 years of age and said to be single,
but others state his wife is
in Melbourne, from whom he had been
separated 12 years. He has a brother at Waipukurau, and a cousin
at Taranaki.
Friday 15
December 1882
page 3
Waimate - DUFFIELD
-
a man named Thomas Duffield died at Waimate on Wednesday last. at the
inquest which was held yesterday afternoon.---------
In bancruptcy -
Jacob Shepherd WAGNER
- hotelkeeper, Christchurch.
Abraham Solomon LEVY -
tobacconist, Christchurch
Monday
December 18 1882
page 3
Auckland - HARDY
-
Hardy, who died from exessive drinking last week, was a short
time previously left 2000 pounds. The curator of intestates ------
Auckland - COOMBE -
William Coombe, a well known builder, died suddenly
yesterday.
Greymouth - WALLACE
-
John Wallace, storeman for Mr Felix Campbell
----------------
Auckland - HOOTON -
Thomas Hooton, the chemist ------ an inquest
will be held.
Later - at the inquest on the body Thomas Hooton, the jury
returned a verdict that death resulted from serious sanguineous
apoplexy. ----
Tuesday 19
December 1882
In bancruptcy -
Reginald Heath VINCENT
- school teacher, Christchurch.
James LYNN,
carpenter, Sydenham.
page 3
Inquest - COOMBE -
at the inquest on William Coombe, builder, who died on
Sunday at Auckland, a verdict was returned of death from serious
effusion on the brain.
Wellington - Found drowned - SAUNDERS -
The body of Mr Joseph Saunders, aged 80, the father of Mr
Joe Saunders, the well known contractor, was found this morning
in about 2 feet
of water close to the railings of the Te Aro Bath
-----------
Special to the STAR
Mr Saunders who was found
drowned this morning was 78 years of age. he arrived here in the
ship LONDON, in May 1842, and has resided
in this district
since. it is supposed that he was blown off the breastwork during
the night. He used to sleep during the day, and wander about at
night.
Sumner - drowning - TAYLOR -
William Taylor, a butcher, of Christchurch, met his death
while bathing at Sumner yesterday afternoon. --------
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Wednesday 20
December 1882
In bancruptcy -
James WYVILL -
Christchurch
Alfred SIMPSON
- tailor, Christchurch.
Thursday
21 December 1882
Death - LAING -
A man named Laing died in the hospital at 10 o'clock last night.
------- It is not thought necessary to hold an inquest.
Blenheim - McIVOY -
A man named John MvIvoy was found dead yesterday in a water closet at
the back of the South Star Hotel, Blenheim. an inquest will
be held.
Wellington - SAUNDERS
-
at the inquest at Wellington yesterday on the body of Joseph Saunders
senior, who was found dead in the harbour on Tuesday last
---------
that death resulted in in drowning, whilst
suffering from an apoplectic fit.
Friday 22
December 1882
In bancruptcy -
Ambrose Isiah HULME -
Harriett HART -
boardinghouse keeper.
William George WOODFORD
- storeman, Woolston.
Saturday 23
December 1882
In bancruptcy -
Francis Johnstone BANKS
- compositor, Christchurch.
Thomas Phillip COULL
- contractor, Christchurch.
John DONNELL
- painter, Christchurch.
Jessie POLLOCK -
boardinghouse keeper.
Wednesday 27
December 1882
Drowning - SNEATH
-
a shepherd named Thomas D. Sneath, was drowned whiule bathing in a
waterhole in the Pareora river on Sunday evening. He was
unmarried,
and is believed to have no relatives in the Colony.
Auckland -
drowned - LAVERS
& WALLIS -
On Sunday last mr Wallis JP was taking a number of people home in
a boat from the Weslyan service at Raglan, when the craft
capsized.
Minnie Lavers daughter of an Auckland
builder, and Edith Wallis were drowned.
Nelson - divorce -
McKAY -
in the divorce case McKay v McKay and
CAMPBELL, co-respondent,
a verdict was given ----------
Thursday
28 December 1882 page 3
Invercargill - MILKA -
a bushman named Milka was killed by a falling tree at Mrgroes
Bush. He leaves a wife and 10 children unprovided for.
Friday 29
December 1882
Inquest - MASSAR
-
at the inquest held on the body of the man Massar, ------------------
Inquest - MASSAR
an inquest held yesterday afternoon at the Clarendon Hotel ---
touching the death of Samuel Massar.
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Saturday
30 December 1882
page 3
Wairangaka - McEWAN
-
Hugh McEwan, a shepherd and drover, well known in Napier
and Wairoa, was found dead in a chair last night at the Sir
George Hotel Wairangaka.
He must have been dead some time when
discovered. He had been drinking heavily.
Vital statistics for the year 1882 -
Births - 939 - last year
- 804
Deaths - 87 - last year 95
Marriages - 82 - last year 72
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