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Saturday
1 December 1888
Dunedin - SINCLAIR - 001
At the inquest of William Sinclair, a shepherd,
---- death resulted from heart disease.
Lyttelton - CARROLL
- 003
an elderly woman named Carroll died suddenly at her
residence Winchester street, Lyttelton. --------
Bankruptcy - 004
H & F. McLEOD,
drapers ----- more ----
Monday 3
December 1888
Passengers -
ALLWRIGHT - 006
Mr Harry Allwright, ex MHR, and Mrs Allwright were
passengers by the steamship Rimutaka,
which arrived in Lyttelton yesterday.
Tuesday 4
December 1888
Auckland - HADDO
- 009
2 boys, about 9 years old, were in a canoe on the
Maingawera Creek, Taupiri, on Sunday, when their boat
upset. one named Stubbin
swam ashore
the other lad Andrew Haddo, ---- drowned.
Discharges - 011
The following debtors obtained orders of discharge
FORD - Edward John Tite
WAITES - W.
BEKER - William George
BANKS - Enoch Henry
LAMBERT - Albert Henry
Apply for orders of discharge -
011
FLACK - James
SEARLE - Frederick
ORMANDY - William
Bankruptcy -
012
HENDERSON - JOHN ----
adjourned ---
GILMOUR - John and James ----- firm
John Gilmour and Son, ------ lots more
----
Funeral Service -
GRAHAM - 013
on Sunday, funeral services were held at Southbrook and
Rangiora Weslyan Churches --- death of Mrs D. Graham
--------
Sudden Death -
PARKES - 014
a married woman named Fanny Alice Parkes, who lives at Tuam
street, east, ------ she was about 43 years of
age, an inquest will probably be held.
Probate - 015
WATSON - William to James Dysart and John
Cook ---
DUNLOP - Alexander & William, letters
of admin. to Robert Skilling Cook
Wednesday
5 December 1888
Sudden death -
KING - 016
at Horreville, on Monday, the wife of Mr Thomas King,
---- about 30 years of age --
an inquest will be held.
Inquest -
BEATTIE - 017
--- the wife of Alexander Beattie, of Coalgate,
died suddenly on Sunday morning 25 November. -----
more -----
Accident - 018
AMBROSE - a
stevedore, at work in the hold --- struck
his head heavily ----
Inquest - PARKS -
019 & 020
Fanny Alice Parks ------ husband William Parks
a carpenter ------ age 47 ---
witnesses - Bridget Herlihy,
housekeeper at Barrett's Hotel -----
barman - Eugene Frawley
John Hill,
tradesman out of business ---
John Barrratt - landlord
of the hotel
Edward McGowan -
boarder living at the hotel --
----- 2 long columns ------
Inquest - TOMES - 021
Mrs Martha Tomes, who died ----confined about 3 weeks ago
----- more ----
Thursday
6 December 1888
Death - DORAN
- 024
A man named John Doran was yesterday morning received
into the hospital ---- he lingered until 6pm when he
died was 40 years of age, married,
his family living on the Peninsula, an inquest will be held.
Accident - HULL - 025
an elderly man named William Hull, foreman of works for Mr J.Goss, fell from a window
upstairs of the house being erected for Mr W.D.Meares
on the Papanui Road, ---- more ----
Rangitata Island -
KING - 026
---- a shearer named King. while working
in a shed at Rangitata island ---- he died in the
evening.
Inquest - Mrs KING -
027
inquest was held at West Eyreton ---- death of Mrs Thomas
King ---- death came by working after a heavy
meal. Death by natural causes.
Orange Funeral - WHYTE
- 028
-- Bro. James Whyte, the Past treasurer of Loyal Orange
Lodge No 43. Oxford, ----
Friday 7
December 1888
Accidents - 029
BENNETT - a boy named
Steven Bennett, employed at the Kaiapoi Woollen Factory,
had some fingers badly crushed in a spinning machine ---
amputate 2 fingers ---
Dunedin - Inquest
- DORAN - 030
John Doran ---- had been low spirited for some
time and suffered from rheumatics ------
Nelson - WHITE - 031
Mr Josiah White, traveller to Messrs Cook? and
Co. --- died last night aged 69.
Failure to provide - 032
COPPIN -
Thomas was charged with failing to provide for Fanny Coppin
and her 3 children aged 7, 6 and 3 ----- within
the last few days money was provided so charges were dismissed.
Probates - 033
HALL - Henry
--- to widow Elizabeth Hall -----
WALKER -
Thomas to H.W.Nalder.
Oamaru - Earl of
SEAFIELD - 034
The funeral of the late Earl of seafield took place today
---- the procession was the largest that was attended here
---- was buried in the Presbyterian
portion of the burial ground and the service was read by the
Church of England clergyman.
Saturday
8 December 1888
Funeral at Waddington -
HIGHT - 037
The funeral of Miss Clara Hight, the young lady who died suddenly
on Tuesday last, took place on Thursday. --------
interred at waddington Cemetery
-- cortege one of the largest in the district.
Auckland - POOK
- 038
Mr and Mrs Pook, who have been murdered at Mataheo,
belonged to the Raglan district. Mrs Pook was a daughter of the
late Captain SWAN, of
Raglan
and niece of Captain FAIRCHILD,
the commander of the government steamer Stella. The wife of Mr Duncan, Auckland, is a
sister of Mrs Pook.
Monday 10
December 1888
Fatality - BROWN
- 040
on Saturday night a Mrs Brown of Woolston reported her son
Joseph aged 11 years --- had been drowned
in the Heathcote River --- the boys
MADDERN and Joseph MOSES saw Brown paddling in
the river in a canoe ------ body not yet found.
Tuesday
11 December 1888
Sudden Death -
COCHRANE - 042
on Monday 10 Dec. the death occurred at the Prebbleton Railway
Station, Mr Peter Cochrane about 34 years of age,
unmarried ------ about 6mths ago he became the
recipient of a perodical remittance which had rendered work
unnecessary --- native of Glasgow --- an
inquest will be held in due course.
Thursday
13 December 1888
Inquest - BROWN
- 044
-- Robert Brown, who drowned in the Heathcote river
---- John Clarkson, bridgekeeper at
Woolston found the body on Tuesday evening, Joseph
Moses a lad of 16 years -------- Margaret
Brown, wife of John Brown and mother of the deceased
---- verdict accidently drowned.
Maintenance -
MITCHELL - 045
William Mitchell and Thomas John Mitchell(son) H.
watson and W. Graham (sons in law) for arrears on
maintenance order for his support ----- more ----
Wellington - ROUSE - 046
Joseph Rouse of Upper Hutt --- small farmer,
unmarried, aged 33 --- died ----
Wedding - MOORHOUSE -
HUNTER - 047
--- Mr W.H.S.Moorhouse, only son of the late William Sefton
Moorhouse was married to Miss Jessie Hunter, youngest
daughter of Mr George Hunter,
an early Wellington settler. ---- long
column ------
Friday 14
December 1888
Accidents -
Lyttelton - 050
DENNIS
- John, while playing in the school ground fell and
broke his leg above the knee ---
GARDINER -
Joseph, died was badly injured by the collapse of
machinery last Monday -- an inquest will be held.
Saturday
15 December 1888
Fatalities - 053
WHITTON - Mr
J.H., a well known resident of Alice Town, Wellington, died
------ of heart disease ---
TOMLINS -
Fred a native of Liverpool aged 57 died suddenly at
Invercargill he had been an inmate of the Old men's Home.
Tuesday
18 December 1888
Fatalities - 057
ROSS -
Frank, aged 27 drowned in the Wellington
Harbour ---- a labourer on the hulk European
----- a single man.
CHAPMAN -
George, a gardener in Dunedin ----
discovered unconcious ------- died on
Sunday ------
Auckland - KENNEDY
- 058
the inquest on Kate Kennedy, the woman shot on Friday
----- more ----
Wednesday
19 December 1888
Funeral Service -
HIGHT - 060
at St Ambrose Church, Sheffield a special service was
held on Sunday afternoon, being the funeral service in
memory of the late Miss Clara Hight
------ the church was crowded --- Miss Kane of
Springfield played the harmonium.
Gisborne - NESBITT - 061
A fatal boat accident ------ an old identity Gearge Nesbitt
and 3 boys Claude and Gordon Morgan
and Edward Eaton?
--- fishing -- the 3 boys
were washed ashore safe, George never recovered conciousness ----
Wedding - DEWDNEY
- SAYERS - 062
---- marriage of Rev A. Dewdney, pastor of the
Lincoln road Baptist church to Miss Elizabeth
Sayers, -- just arrived from England. ---
The bridegroom's best man was Mr F. Dixon --- bride
was attended by Miss Marriner
and Miss Nellie Hill
(Dixon) ----
Thursday
20 December 1888
Death at Sea -
MESSIAH - 063
on the barque Castleton from Calcutta, on 28 October
able seaman Robert Messiah died from liver complaint.
Salvation Wedding - WILSON -
GERATY - 064
This morning 2 officers of the salvation Army, Captains James
Wilson and Jenny Geraty, were married --- at
the Oddfellows Hall, Sydenham. ---- more ---
Friday 21
December 1888
Wellington -
Bankruptcy - 066
CLARK - William, draper, Lambton Quay,
---- lots more ----
Monday 24
December 1888
Blenheim -
LIVINGSTONE - 069
Mr Alexander Livingstone, ---------- Chief
Postmaster here for last 2 and half years -- at one time held a
commission in the French Army --- a native
of Paris --- was one of the best musicians in the colony
--- funeral takes place at 7am tomorrow and will be
conducted with Masonic honours.
Plucky Rescue -
TEAGUE, STREAKLY - 070
the brave action of a lad in rescuing another from drowning is
reported from Sheffield. W. Streakly and W/ Teague
were bathing in a waterhole ---
W. Teague lost conciousness and Streakly
brought him safely to the bank -------
Fatal Accident -
HIGGINS - 072
A child named Higgins was killed by the overturning of a cart at
Cardrona on Saturday. Mrs Higgins was severely injured.
Auckland -
WILLIAMS - 073
Captain Williams, one of the passengers by the Maraoa from
the south died suddenly on board ---- was well-known in
Auckland ---- returned to the
Colony in the Coptic
from a visit to England, where he went for an operation for
his eyesight.
Friday 28
December 1888
Woodend - GIBBS
- 076
Mr Samuel Gibbs, of Woodend, whilst mowing yesterday,
trod on the edge of a ditch and the bank gave way ---
his left hand was severely cut across
by the scythe ----
Saturday
29 December 1888
Desertion - 078
STOKES -
George, arrested in Wellington --- wife desertion
dated April 1887 ----
Monday 31
December 1888
Inquest -
BROPHY - 080
Last Thursday a little girl named Bridget Brophy was burned
to death at Pleasant Valley --- inquest held at
Geraldine ---- buried on Saturday -----
Inquest - CARSON
- 081
--- on Henry Carson, found dead at Porter's Pass on
Thursday morning ------ witness George Petrie -----
met Carson at Kowai Pass ---- William Beck, landlord of Porter's
Pass Accomodation House --- lots more
------
Drowned at Taylor's Mistake
- O'MALLEY - 082
a party of lads went fishing at Taylor's Mistake, one of them age
10 son of Charles O'Malley --- the deceased, 4 sons
of Mr J. Bamford, a youth named
Piercy, son of Mr
Piercy, grocer of Christchurch were together
--- Piercy saw the accident to O'Malley and jumped in
to save the boy
------ lots more ----
Port Chalmers - Death at
Sea - SCOTT - 083
W.C.Scott, a second cabin passenger on the Ruapehu died on
board on 8 December.
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
11 June 2009
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