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Monday 2 June
1884
Ashburton -
SHEARS - 002
5 children from 14 to 8 years were sent to
Burnham until they reach 15 --- children of widow
named Shears --- hus died sudeenly at Hinds
some months ago.
Lyttelton - REID
- 003
Robert Reid, chief steward of the Koranui was found dead in
his cabin -------
Bankruptcy - 004
MACKANINI - Charles ---- tobacconist ---
GOUGH - John --- of Tinwald --- farmer ----
POYNTZ - Stephen Edward --- of Ashburton -------
Auckland --- Inquest - GARRY
- 005
Arnold Garry, ---- died suddenly at kohimarama Industrial
School ----
Wakanui - GIBSON
- 006
buggy accident ----- Mrs Gibson a farmer ---- was
thrown ---- seriously injured ----
Tuesday 3
June 1884
Bankruptcy - 007
McNICHOLL - Andrew --- bootmaker ---
RHODES - 009
tonight the Cathedral bells will ---- ring out a muffled
peal, since their giver, Mr Robert Heaton Rhodes
----- has passed away.
Wedding - STRAHAN -
HEWITT - 010
The wedding of Sir George C. Strahan, Governor of
Tasmania, with Miss Maud Hewitt dau. of Mr Scott
Hewitt of Glencoe, near Launceston, and niece of Mrs Hornbrook of this city ----
is fixed for an early date -------
Wednesday 4 June 1884
Bankruptcy - 012
McNICHOLL - Andrew ---- bootmaker -----
BLACKBURN - Thomas ----- of Kyle, farmer ---
MOUNTJOY - Joseph, ---of Timaru ---
Westport - HENDERSON - 015
a coal miner named Thomas Henderson has been accidently killed
----- died in hospital -----
Thursday
5 June 1884
Bankruptcy - 017
JENKINS - Frederick --- discharged ----
EVERETT - William Henry & Albert
----- discharged ---
BRADLEY - James ---
Auckland - MITCHELL
- 018
a Waikato farmer, named Mitchell was killed by a tree
falling on him.
Friday 6
June 1884
Bankruptcy - 019
BUTTON - Edward ----- formerly Ashburton -- farmer
----
WINSTON - George ---- journeyman tailor
Southbrook - QUILL
- 021
--- a man named Patrick Quill got his arm caught
----- threshing machine ----
Probates - 022
BOYCE - Robert ----
CAREY - Jeremiah ----
HOPKINSON - James William -----
TANCRED - Henry John ----
CARTER - John ----
HOLLAND - Thomas George Dyson ----
MILLS - John ----
READ - William ---
LUSK - Archibald jnr ------
MAWSON - Isaac ----
JENKINS - George ---
WATSON - John ----
STEVENS - Andrew ---
NETHERTON - John -----
CHAPMAN - Charles John ----
COCHRAN - John Moore -----
RHODES - Robert Heaton -----
Saturday
7 June 1884
Lyttelton - GIFFORD
- 023
--- a litle boy named Gifford, about 10 years old was
run over --- by a grocer's cart ---- no broken bones
------
Divorce Court - 025
O'KEARNE - Jane Mary Stanilaus O'Kearne
-- with James Grattan Grey, reporter of Wellington
-----
Death - CASS -
026
--- Mrs Adelaide Cass, wife of Mr Berry Cass
------- had been unwell for some time ----
Otago - Death - McLACHLAN - 027
William McLachlan, on of the 1st settlers of Otago, died on
Monday --- he arrived in Otago nearly 50 years ago
from Sydney, in a whaler
--- his wife was the 1st white
woman who landed in Otago.
Invercargill - Bankruptcy case - PINKIERT - 028 - 029
------ Henry Pinkiert -----lots more -------
Monday 9
June 1884
Inquest - CASS
- 030
Mrs Adelaide Cass ---- lots more ----
Bankruptcy - 031
STODDARD - Simeon ---- Hotelkeeper ----
Springfield - CHESTERFIELD
- 033 & 034
the house of William Chesterfield, bootmaker, burned
down ---- 2 children aged 3 & 5 were in the
house ---- an inquest will be held
---- lots more ----
Dunedin - Inquest -
STIRLING - 035
---- infant child of Mrs Stirling ------ more ----
Tuesday
10 June 1884
Wellington - Divorce - CRAIG v CRAIG ----
036
Death - JONES
- 036
Jones - a baker of Symonds street --- was
killed today by a cart running over him.
Kumara - Inquest - KLEES - 037
Charles Klees, who used to keep the hotel ----- was
suffocated in his claim --- accidental death was returned.
Bankruptcy - 038
WYATT - Thomas Glanville ---- of Kaiapoi Island ----
FRASER - Alexander --- carpenter ----
CRAZE - William --- Kirwee ----- storekeepers ----
TRICKETT - Henry ---- Kirwee ---
storekeepers ---
Leeston - Accident - CONNON - 040
Alexander Connon ---- severley injured in his fall
---- admitted to hospital -----
Presentation - COOMBS
& CLAYTON - 041
--- at Mr Bonnington's in High Street --- members of the
Orchestral and Musical Societies met to bid farewell to
Messrs J.Coombs
and C.W.Clayton who are about to leave Christchurch
---- lots more -----
Dunedin - NICHOLLS
- 042
--- Frederick Nicholls ---- died -----
Dunedin - DICKSON
- 043, 043-1
The man killed at Upper Taieri on May 29 was Jeremiah
Dickson -----
Wednesday
11 June 1884
Auckland - LILEWALL
- 044
Captain Lilewall ---- son of late Captain Lilewall,
of the firm of Lilewall & Rattray. ---- some
months ago married a widow -------
Thursday
12 June 1884
Death - SPENCER
- 048
Mrs Mary Ann Spencer --- wife of Mr James Spencer
------ an inquest will be held tomorrow.
Bankruptcy - 050
HEMPLEMAN - John Otto ---- of Kaiapoi ------
application for discharge ------
MILLS - William Jakeman --- application for
discharge ------
BERRYMAN - John Henry ---- application
for discharge ------
PALMER - George Henry --- of Leithfield ---
WALTON - Charles & Sarah Ada ----
builder & storekeeper ----
PAYNE - William John --- Professor of Rifle shooting
-----
FENWICK - Henry John --- of Styx, farmer
---
WILLS - William ---- of Loburn, a farmer -----
Friday 13
June 1884
Auckland - Death
- PICKETT - 052
Mr W. Pickett, sharebroker, ---- he
was single and had no relations here.
Lyttelton Electoral Roll -
053
The following have been either readmitted or retain their places
by naturalisation -
WENDLEBOURNE - Henry
ERICKSON - John
SCHENKEL - Mello
MORLAND - Charles
HANSSEN - Henry
RADVOINSH - Nicholas
SEMOBICH - Marino
SMITH - Hans
VAKOTA - John
SJOBOLIN - John
NEILSON - Charles
GELLETZ - Anthous
DERNIHIL - John
THOMPSON - Albert
MATTHESON - Wilhelm
HOSKELN - John
Saturday
14 June 1884
Auckland ---055
ANDERSON - died at
Governor Brown Hotel ----
McGEE -
Richard Lisage jnr --- died
suddenly
Monday 16
June 1884
New Plymouth -
GURNEY - 077
--- Lottie Gurney ----
Presentation -
McNALL - 078
Mr McNall, manager of the Bank of Australasia has been
presented with a silver tea service by the local customers of the
bank.
Wanganui - BRIGGENS
- 079
a married woman named Briggens
was found dead ----
Auckland - COGAN
- 080
a gum digger named Cogan --- lots more ----
Inquest - Dunedin - TODD
- 081
Alexander Todd who was killed by the Southern express
---- brother in law Dr McCAW ----
Tuesday
17 June 1884
Wellington - WEBBER
- 083
John Webber, -- aged 58 ----
Naturalisation - 085
HUG - Otto
Bernardo, medical clairvoyant and herbalist, of Christchurch
Napier - THOMPSON
- 086
a station hand Thompson ---
In Divorce - 087
HOLT v HOLT
----
HARROW v
GILLON ----
Auckland - Bigamy
- 088
DOWSE -
Edith Ellen ---- in marrying William BRINSDEN her
husband Robert Dowse, seaman then alive
Inquest - Leeston Tragedy - SMITH, SMITH &
THOMPSON - 089
------ bodies of Frank Smith, Mary Smith
and William Thompson --- fire in the cottage ----- a long story
----
Wednesday
18 June 1884
Divorce Court - 090
EDWARDS v Edwards ----
Dunedin -
FYNMORE - AITON - 091 & 092
Breach of Promise case ---Frances Fynmore v John Aiton
--- Frances was a widow, with 8 children
--- residing in Dunedin ----
defendant a civil engineer ---- long column ----
Auckland - JONES
- 093
Bernard Jones, of the Naval Artillery
----- more ----
Inquest - MALONE -
094
at the inquest on Henry Malone, gumdigger --- who died
----
Thursday 19 June
Bankruptcy - 096
FROST - James ---- of Rolleston, hotelkeeper
-----
Friday 20
June 1884
- THOMPSON -
098
William Gilbert Thompson ----- more ------
Inquest -
CURTIS - 099
--- Ellen Curtis, ---- died in hospital ----
Accident - HARDIE
- 099
a gum digger named Hardie ---- at Lucas creek
---- now in hospital.
Inquest - WEBBER
- 100
--- John Webber, ----
Saturday
21 June 1884
Ashburton - Fire -
FOOKES - 102
----- fire in house of Mr C.C.Fookes, Civil Engineer,
----- not much damage was done.
- THOMPSON - 103
William .Gilbert .Thompson --------
Wellington - 104
GREY v. GREY - has been discontinued ------
Monday 23
June 1884
Hokitika - JEAN - 106
--- a man named Louis Jean, ---- was the
victim of an explosion of dynamite ----- he
died 2 hours after the accident.
Tinkers - JURGENS
- 107
Mr Jurgens, blacksmith of Tinkers, who was found dead
in his bed some time ago ----
Bankruptcy - 108
BROWN - Alexander
Thompson Brown --- a baker ---
Tuesday
24 June 1884
WHITESIDE - 112
- John & Margaret ----
separation order ----
Bankruptcy - 113
Discharged - under Act 1876
FRASER - Alexander --
OLPHERT - John
DAVIS - Joseph -
NIXON - John
Discharged - under Act
1883 - 113
STODDARD - Simeon --
CHRISTIAN - Enos Evan ----
ROBINS - Frank --
DAY - Henry John --
23 July -
Application for discharge - 113
MITCHELL - William Thomas ---
MEIN - William Henry ---
MILLS - William Jackeman ---
HEMPLEMAN - John Otto --
FLANNAGAN - Michael ---
BERRIMAN - John Henry ---
Deceased Estates Costs
- 113
ROBINSON - Frank --
DAY - Henry John ---
JENKINS - Frederick --
Annulled - 113 &
114
AIKEN - Titus Ingham ----
Wednesday
25 June 1884
Killinchy - McKEE
- 115
-- --- painful accident - --- farmer Thomas McKee
----- felling a large tree --- more
Reefton - SCHULHOF
- 116
Sigismund Schulhof ---- stationer and tobacconist
---- died --- his sisters ---
Thursday
26 June 1884
The Late H.C. WEST -
119 & 120
-- the Fire Brigade assembled --- ex Fireman Garrard and Parker ----- raising a
subscription for widow of late Forman West -------
---- a long column ------
Te APOKI - 121
previous to the internment of Rini Te Apoki, the late wife
of Mr William King Green of the Native Reserve, Kaiapoi a great
tangi will be held
----- more ---
Inquest - TREW
- 122
it has been dedided not to hold an inquest on --- Mr Frank Trew,
who died recently at Sumner --------
Friday 27
June 1884
Bankruptcy - 124
FROST - James
--- of Rolleston --- apply for discharge ----
Dunedin - Fire - BUNBURY
- 125
a house and stable at Pine Hill owned by Mr Cornelius
Bunbury were burned down ----
Blenheim - Fires
- 125
FOSTER - a house
owned and tenenated by Mr James
Foster, an old resident was burned down ----- more
PURSER - a house
tenented by Mr Edward Purser ------
Saturday
28 June 1884
Bankruptcy - 126
SHARPE - Francis
George --- late of Rangiora --- farmer ----
MONK - Richard
--- of Boat Harbour, Kaiakoura ---
blacksmith ---
Monday 30
June 1884
Death - DONALD
- 128
---- death of Dr Donald, one of our earliest
settlers, and for many years Resident Magistrate at Lyttelton.
-----
Accident - 130
a shocking accident happened on the Waikari line ----
a man had been killed ----- more -----
Dunedin - ADAMS
- 131
--- Ellen Adams ---- was found dead on the railway
line ---- more ------
BAXTER - 132
a boy named Baxter 13 years of age, whose father is
dead, his mother married again and deserted him --
was
committed to the Industrial School -----
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
31 October 2008
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