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Saturday 1 December 1883
Bankruptcy - 001
FIELDER - Benjamin, jnr, builder of Woolston, 1st meeting 7 December 1883
TINDALL - Esther, boarding-house keeper of Christchurch
Monday 3 December 1883
Bankruptcy - 005
RADCLIFFE - Daniel &
JOUGHIN - James Teare both of Christchurch - drapers.
DAVIS -
Joseph, traveller of Christchurch ----
adjourned to 7 December for his order of discharge
McQUIN - Joseph, of Balcairn, farmer --
Invercargill - DAWSON - 007
Mr Dawson, the Invercargill town engineer --- fell
down in his office ---- died during the afternoon.
Inquest - Kaiapoi - 010
an inquest was held ---- death of a man unknown whose
body was found in the Cam River on Saturday afternoon ---- a
man 28 - 30 years of age --- adjourned to 18
December ------- deceased had
been regonised by Mr Batley of the Oxford Hotel as a Mr RHODES ---- also well known
to Mr T.I. Joynt's gardener.
Dunedin - NICHOLL - 008
Samuel Nicholl, a railway labourer, was found dead near his tent at Mosgiel from heart disease.
Dunedin - YOUNG - 009
James Young, a watchmaker ---- died at South
Dunedin on Saturday. arrived in the Colony 4
mths ago by the ship British King. on his arrival went to
live with his uncle, Mr CUNNINGHAM, ----- lots more ----
Tuesday 4 December 1883
Bankruptcy - 011
McGINN - John, of Balcairn, a farmer,
ORANGE - David, of Woolston, fellmonger,
JEBSON, a miner, of Sheffield
Accident - HOLSTEIN - 013
an accident occurred on Sunday to a young man named
Holstein, residing at Dromore. The horse he was riding
frightened ----- reared and fell on him,
bruising the back of his head----- and injuring his leg. ------
Drowning - RHODES - 014
The body found in the river Cam at Kaiapoi,
------- to be that of Mr Rhodes, supposed
to be connected with a settler in the Poverty Bay district. ----
Dunedin - GLASS - 015
O? Glass, who was hurt by a horse dragging him at
Portobello, died on Saturday from the injuries he had
received.
Mosgiel - NICHOLL - 016
Samuel Nicholl, a railway labourer, was found dead near his tent at Mosgiel from heart disease.
Neglecting to Support - SMITH - 017
John Smith, charged with neglecting to support his child
----- defendant to have custody of the child.
Wednesday 5 December 1883
Bankruptcy - 018
FARR - George -----
CORLEY - Ebenezer Fulton ------ meeting on 12 December
Thursday 6 December 1883
Bankruptcy - 020
POPE - John and
McKENDRICK - James Forbes ---- orders of discharge -----
Death - HAMILTON - 021
Mr W.J.W.Hamilton one of the oldest and most widely known of
Canterbury residents -------- came here before the settlement of
Canterbury -----
funeral will leave his house in Latimer Square at 2pm tomorrow ------
Death - STEELE - 022
Steele who was burnt while making steel--- at Mataura on
Monday -- died --- left a widow and 5 children
---- was formerly a printer and paper bag
maker in a small way in Invercargill.
Friday 7 December 1883
Bankruptcy - 025
CLEGG - Thomas, of Woolston, Bone Dust manufacturer ----
CAYGILL - James, of Christchurch, a compositor ----
WILLIAMS - James Hill, of Leeston
DUNCAN - Catherine, of Christchurch, milliner, George Duncan ---------
In Memoriam - HAMILTON - 028 & 029
----- Mr Hamilton was born at Little Chart Rectory, in
Kent, where his father was clergyman in april 1825
---- age 18 left England ---- for New Zealand
in the same ship as Captain Fitzroy ----- Secretary
to Fitzroy was offered to Hamilton, until Governor George Grey
was appointed. --- went Home for a
year ---- was appointed to HM Acheron and returned to the Colony. Her Captain was J.L.STOKES, now Admiral, her commander, RICHARDS -
now Sir George Richards ------ appointed resident
Magistrate for Wanganui ---- in 1855 Sir George Grey
sent him to organise the customs dept at
Lyttelton -------- 2 very long columns ------
Fatal Accident - FANTHAM - 030
on 5 December as Mr Joseph Fantham, of the Sandhills,
Kaiapoi was returning home in his trap ----- he attempted to
cross Stewart's Gully ----- trap
capsized Mr Fantham into the river ----- he was drowned ---
on eof his sons a boy aged about 13 and also a man named
John PHELAN witnessed
the accident ---- leaves a widow and a young family ---------
Saturday 8 December 1883
Bankruptcy - 031
MILNE - William, of Christchurch, labourer ----
Inquest - Nelson - RICKETTS - 033
Ambrose Ricketts, a boat builder, at nelson, aged
76 was found dead in bed. at the inquest the verdict was
heart disease.
Fatal Accident - FANTHAM - 034
---- widow and children are penniless -------
Doyleston - BELL - 035
Mr J. Bell's home at Doyleston which was burned down on Thursday morning ------
Dunedin - 036
DALLAS - a 5 roomed house in Elm Row, belonging to Mrs Dallas, a widow, was totally destroyed by fire. ----
SMITH - Andrew Smith, a shareholder in the Excelsior
dredge, fell off the dredge yesterday into the Clutha and
was drowned.
Funeral of Mr HAMILTON - 037
Pall bearers named ---- a very long column describing the funeral. ------
Dunedin - WILKINSON - 038
Daniel Wilkinson, a carpenter, residing at
Mornington, died suddenly in a tramcar ------- leaves
a wife and 9 children ----- an inquest -- unnecessary.
Monday 10 December 1883
Drowned - FANTHAM - 041
On Saturday afternoon the police succeeded in recovering the body of Mr
Joseph Fantham ----- an inquest will be held this morning
---- family totally unprovided for.
Dunedin - STREET - 042
---- fatal accident occurred at Abbotsford --- 4 lads left
town on a rabbit shooting excursion-- one of them
William Street, aged 15 son of the Mayor
elect ----- Mr Street who had arranged to meet his son at the mine ---- one of the lads named HAWKE accidentally charged his gun shooting young
Street, killing him ---
Tuesday 11 December 1883
Westport - Death - STEWART - 044
a man named Joseph Stewart was found on Sunday ---- quite
dead --- was well-known as an old West Coast miner.
Wellington - HAMLIN - 045
an elderly woman named Hamlin died ---- age 70 ------
Longbeach - DAWSON - 046
-- a fatal accident occurred at Longbeach on
Sunday when Mr Alfred Dawson, Manager of the Bank of
Austalasia at Fielding, lost his life by drowning.
2nd son of Mr Andrew Dawson -- farmer at Waterton -- was down to see
his parents --- 26 years old, an inquest was held
yesterday.
Inquest - STREET - 047.
an inquest today on the lad Street, showed that young
Hawkes ----- Mr Hawkes sen. manager of the mine
------ Hawke and Street were cousins ----
Wednesday 12 December 1883
Dunedin - Deaths - 050
SCOTT - George, a miner, died suddenly on Kawarau river ---- an inquest will be held
HEPBURN - funeral of Mr hepburn was largely attended
STREET - funeral over 150 pupils attended the funeral of their late schoolfellow.
Inquest - DAWSON - 051
Mr Alfred dawson, drowned on saturday at Longbeach
---- verdict accidental death -- was to be buried
with Masonic rites today
Kumara - McCANN - 052
Felix McCann was killed in a sluicing claim at Larrikins
----- by a fall of stone -- age 31 and a native of
Armagh, Ireland, inquest will be held.
Thursday 13 December 1883
Bankruptcy - 053
NIXON - John, of Sydenham, occ. tailor -----
DAVIES - David Evan, and
WILLIAMS, Sydney, drapers,
MARKS - Daniel,
WILLIAMS - James Hill, of Leeston,
Death - 056
FLANAGAN - Hugh, died this morning -----
Funeral - DAWSON - 057
The funeral of Mr Alfred Dawson, the young man who was drowned
last Sunday at the Waterton beach, took place in Ashburton -----
Death - FLANAGAN - 058
Last night, --- Hugh Flanangan, a patient in the hospital
------- deceased was a native of England, age 56 and
a blacksmith by trade. an inquest will be held.
Friday 14 December 1883
Bankruptcy - 059
REES - Thomas, a hairdresser ------
GOODGER - Harry Munyard, a stablekeeper, ----
LONG - Robert Hislop, hotel-keeper ----
Kumara - 060
MURSELL - Berkley Mursell, a Government Insurance Agent -----
McCANN - Felix, inquest, verdict accidental death returned.
Inquest - Dunedin - SCOTT - 061
George Scott, of Lake County, resulted in --- Scott died from injuries received ------
Protection Orders - 062
SHEARMAN -
protection of her earnings and giving her custody of
1 child, defendant left the Colony -----
GERARD - protction of her property and earnings ---- lots more ----
Neglected child - BEAUMONT - 062a
Hugh Beaumont, a boy 5 years of age was brought before the court as a neglected child. ----
Accident - WILSON - 063
Mrs Mary Ann Wilson ----- lies in hospital in a
precarious condition ----- her husband is a plasterer or
bricklayer, not long from Dunedin -----
Saturday 15 December 1883
Wellington - WOVELEY - 065
an inquest was held --- young woman named Florence
Woveley, aged 19 who was found dead in her bed at her
employer's res. --------- inquest adjourned.
Springston - MUIR - 066
Mr Peter Muir, farmer, Springston, died rather
suddenly at the res. of Mr H.Chamberlain, Ellesmere.
about 50 years of age, an inquest will be held.
Neglected child - BEAUMONT - 067
Hugh Beaumont, a boy of 8 years, was brought before the court as
a neglected child and sent to Burhham Industrial school till he
has attained 15 years.
Wellington - BOYLAN - 069 (BOYLE)
----- a young girl named Kate Boylan, aged 19,
engaged as a domestic servant to a gentleman in Wellington, gave birth
to a full grown female child ----
the body was removed awaiting an inquest the mother of the child will be taken to hospital this afternoon. ---------
Tuesday 18 December 1883
Bankruptcy - 070
ROBINSON - Ward the younger, of Darfield, a farmer.
WALKER - Frederic Henry Melville, of Christchurch, land agent.
HAMPTON - William, of Christchurch, labourer.
Death - LEE - 071
--- Mr E.J.Lee, the Member for Selwyn ---- is dead. ------
Wellington - BOYLE - ( BOYLAN) - 073
inquest --- death of newly born infant of daughter of Kate Boyle ----------
Inquest - MUIR - 074
----- Peter Muir, who died suddenly at Ellesmere on Friday
last ---- death had resulted from heart disease.
Amberley - THOMSON - 075
Harry Thomsom, the very popular jockey, met with a bad
accident at the Amberley races, --- collarbone was
broken, besides other injuries about his
arms and head.
Wednesday 19 December 1883
Bankruptcy - 076
ORANGE - David, of Woolston, fellmonger. --------
COOKSON - Edwin, now of Dunedin, hotel manager ------
Funeral - LEE - 077
The funeral of the late Mr E.J.Lee, M.H.R will take place at
Southbridge tomorrow, will leave Beechcroft (Mr Lee's
residence) at 11am.
Fund Raising - FANTHAM - 079
a meeting was held at Papanui --- of raising a
fund for the widow and children of the late Mr Fantham, who
recently drowned in the Waimakariri. the amateur dramatic society
offered to give a performance in the Town Hall --- meeting
adjourned.
Fatal Accident - GLEN - 080
--- a boy aged 9 years named James Glen, the son of Mr J.
Glen, fishmonger, fell out of the dray
--- lots more ------
Presentation - JEWELL - 081
--- employees of Messrs P and D. Duncan assembled to bid
farewell to Mr James Jewell, who has been employed as an engine
driver for the past 7or
8 yearsMr Jewell hailed from Cornwall, and is going to re-visit
his native land ----- a handsome and massive gold
chain with greenstone and gold pendant attached. ------
Neglecting to Support - 082
McMAHON - John
McMahon was again charged with neglecting to support for his aged
mother and father ---- case adjourned for 2 months.
EDGAR - William
Edgar, a boy of 5 years of age who has been deserted by his
father -- sent to the Industrial School until 15 years of age.
-------
Thursday 20 December 1883
Bankruptcy - 083
LEONARD - Alfred, of Christchurch, accountant ---
KENNY - Joseph, of Sydenham, a labourer ----
Inquest - GLEN - 084
James Glen, who fell from his father's cart in a fit on
Tuesday last and was picked up dead. ---- death
caused by an epileptic fit --- fallen from the
dray on his head.
Naturalisation - 086
WEST - Erik, carpenter, St Albans.
THOMPSON - Albert Joban, labourer, Lyttelton
Friday 21 December 1883
Death - HOLDER - 088
Mrs Charles Holder, ---- died very suddenly at
---- she had been for over 40 years a lady
evangelist in the Primitive Methodist connexion -- arrived
with her family from England about 3 years ago -------
Funeral - LEE - 089
late E.J.Lee --- in St James churchyard
--- recognised as father of the district in which he
had resided for over 20 years ---------
Bankruptcy - 090
NEWMAN - Charles John of Rangiora, a carrier.
NIXON - John
Saturday 22 December 1883
Bankruptcy - 092
SHEPPARD - Henry George of Christchurch, clerk.
SANDFORD - Ebenezer, of Christchurch, a printer.
Dunedin - Deaths - 093
BISSETT - Thomas, a fisherman, was killed by falling over a prepice at Mansford Town -----
EDWARDS - Jane, a dressmaker, aged 40 years died suddenly -------
Monday 24 December 1883
Bankruptcy - 094
WATSON - Thomas W
-ittet ---- of Southbridge, a dealer
----- first meeting 4th January 1884 at
11am
TRASK - George - first meeting 4th January 1884 at 11am
LESTER - Thomas, a driver - first meeting 4th January 1884 at 11am
SANDERS - Ward
James, architect and surveyor.
- first meeting 4th January 1884 at 11am
COOPER - Thomas, grocer --- lots more ----
Death on ship - ANDERSON - 095
The "Victory" from Plymouth, arrived at Port Chalmers
---- one person, Mrs Margaret Anderson died from
rheumatic and brain fever, while Charlotte McINTYRE a single female is suffering from continued fever --- there was 1 birth Mrs MOSLEY had a daughter. The Victory had 338 immigrants.
Death on ship - BAKER - 097
A passenger named Baker died aboard the British King on the voyage. He was for Wellington, he leaves a wife and 4 children for whom the passengers
raised 25 pounds.
Wednesday 26 December 1883
Fatal Accident - CHRISTISON - 099 & 100
-- a fatal accident ----- occurred on the Ferry Road
tramline. A man named Charles D. Christison, employed as
a cutter at Messrs Hobday and Son's
was the victim. got on the tram at the Radley bridge --- the guard Henry MAHER --- Christison was a married man, of very sober, steady and
industrious habits, he was about 35 years of age.
Thursday 27 December 1883
Wellington - Fatal Boating Accident - 101
a fatal boating accident happened in the harbour late on Christmas night. Three young men named Harry LEE, James WALLARD and Thomas WILLIAMS, ---- boat capsized --- a Norwegian named TRUEMAN -- went in search. He rescued Williams, both the drowned men were unmarried ---
Inquest - CHRISTISON - 103
The inquest on Charles D. Christison was to be held today ------
FANTHAM - 104
An adjourned meeting to consider best means of helping the widow and
children of the late Mr J.Fantham was held --- appointed a
committe to receive contributions and arrange for an
entertainment for the benefit of the widow and orphans
-
Messrs P.ELDER, T.HURT, W.GOODLAND, J.WILD, H.DERRETT, H.GODFREY, W.HORNER, T.LANGDON, C.A.CALVERT,
Mr Wild appointed Treasurer, and to interview the conductor of
the Kaiapoi Amateur Opera Company which has lately been
performing "Patience" --
arrange a performance at the Papanui Town Hall -----
Dunedin - Inquest - RUTHERFORD - 105
-- a fatal accident occurred on a tram, a lad about 12 years
named george Rutherford, fell from the top of a double
decker tram ------
at the inquest a verdict of accidental death was returned.
Dunedin - Accident - MacPHERSON - 105
This morning a guard of the southern express named
Macpherson fell off the train --- sustained 2 small scalp
wounds.
Friday 28 December 1883
Inquest - CHRISTISON - 107
The inquest on the body of Charles D. Christison --- report in another column.
Inquest - CHRISTISON - 108
a very long column ----- met with an accident
on the Ferry road tramway on Christmas Day ------ Henry MARR guard on the train ----
Lavinia BURNS, a passenger on the tram ---- Walter SEAGER was on the 1st car ----- John BOOTH, engine driver of the tram ---
Saturday 29 December 1883
Divorce Court - TOWLE - 111
at the Melbourne divorce court on 17 December the case of
Towle v. Yowle was heard ----- marriage took place in
Christchurch in 1879 ---- more ---
Monday 31 December 1883
Shipping - 112
The "Trevelyan"
brought 320 immigrants who landed all
well. 2 adults and 2 children died during the voyage.
Deaths - 113
HAY - Mr David Hay, of the Montpellier Nursery, an old Auckland settler is dead.
DUNCAN - Alexander, in Government employ at Sulphur Point, Lake Rotorua, was found drowned in Lake Rotorua.
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
29 January 2009
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