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Tuesday 1
October 1889
Auckland - Drowned at Sea - ADAMS -
a young Frenchman names Charles Adams, 29 years of
age was lost overboard and drowned off Whangarei. He was a
seaman with the cutter Mary Ann
------------ Seaman Neill
put off in a dingy, -----------
Wednesday
2 October 1889
Timaru - Presentation - SIBLEY -
Mr Jos. Sibley, who has been a guard on the railways for 15
years is about to take a trip to the Old Country, was
presented at Timaru last night, a testimonial
and stop watch ------------
Methven - Fatal accident - GREENHILL -
--- A man named Alexander Greenhill, employed at Mt Hutt
Station, met with his death while returning from Methven on the
previous day. ------
an inquest will be held.
Thursday 3
October 1889
Lyttelton - accident -
LOWDEN - --- happened to Alexander
Lowden, one of the crew of the
steamer Takapuna. ------ the limb was badly crushed
---------
Canterbury - Waddington -
Fire - PAYNE
-
--- property of William Payne, platelayer,
------- a large outbuilding completely destroyed,
------- stores of wheat, potatoes, a
quantity of tools and other things were destroyed.
Friday 4
October 1889
Dunedin - Found dead -
CHARTON - George Charton, storekeeper,
Seacliff, was found dead
yesterday on the road between Seacliff and Omimi. He had been out
driving cattle.
Methven - Inquest -
GREENHILL -
--- touching the death of Alexander Greenhill.
----- returned a verdict of accidental
death. --- lots more
Saturday
5 October 1889
Nelson - Death -
LLOYD - Evan Lloyd, a night watchman
------
Dunedin - Inquest -
CHARLETON - an inquest was held at Seacliffe
this afternoon on the body of George
Edward Charleton, found dead in a paddock yesterday. -----
Monday
7 October 1889
Dunedin - Death -
PITHERS - James Pithers, a newspaper
runner latterly employed as a gardener ------ the
filming of the paper lost the bottom of this piece.
Dunedin - Fire -
ATTWOOD - SMART
-
George Attwood's 6 roomed house and Andrew SMART's 5 roomed
house were destroyed by fire this morning. -----------
Christchurch - Desertion -
FOSSE - Thomas Fosse was charged
with deserting her and 6 children. --------
Tuesday 8
October 1889
Dunedin - Death -
McMASTER - Donald Mcmaster, aged
75, a farmer, dropped down dead
at Saddle Hill last night. He was one of the oldest residents in
the district.
Wellington - Wife desertion
-
JOHANNSEN - Jacob Johannsen,
------- deserting his wife at Wellington.
Wednesday
9 October 1889
New Plymouth - Death -
INCH - Mrs Inch, who arrived by the William Bryant,
the pioneer
vessel of this settlement, died yesterday at the age of 102
years. She leaves 25
grandchildren and 52
great grandchildren.
Rakaia - Obituary -
HARDY -
----- Mrs C.A.C. Hardy. ------ lots
more ---- age 42 and leaves a
family of sons and daughters.
Friday 11
October 1889
Geraldine -
BARCLAY - The Rev G. Barclay's
residence at Geraldine was burned down last evening --------------
Christchurch - Wedding
Present -
PITCAITHLY - The Employees of Messrs Cuff and
Graham met on Wednesday
evening for the purpose of presenting Mr Robert Pitcaithly ---of his
marriage. ------- marble timepiece
presented to Robert Pitcaithly on the eve of his marriage by his
fellow clerks October 10th 1889.
Saturday
12 October 1889
Lost Overboard - Oliver JONES
-
during the voyage of the ship Marlborough
from London to
Lyttelton, a seaman named Oliver Jones was lost
overboard. ---- on September 14 ------
deceased was a native
Buckingham, 26 years of age, and only joined the vessel at
London on her last visit.
Monday 14
October 1889
Christchurch - Obituary -
WARNER - Mr W.F.Warner of the Commercial
Hotel-- sad
loss of is wife --- daughter of a very old colonist Mr HILL, once
of the Albion Hotel, Lyttelton. ----
Dunedin -
McBAIN - John McBain, a Crimean veteran, 63
years of age, died on
Saturday ------- He belonged to the Royal Artillery, and
took part in the battles of
Alma, Balaclava, and
Inkerman, and held a medal and 4 clasps.
Tuesday
15 October 1889
Banks Peninsula
- Fire -
HOLMES - On
Sunday morning the residence of Mr Holmes, of Holme's Bay was
totally destroyed by fire. ------------
Wednesday
16 October 1889
Auckland -
Death -
KOHN - Mr Louis Kohn, a
German, aged 60 was found dead in his bed at his residence
Manukau yesterday.
Sydney - Death
-
PHILLIPS - -- of the death in
Sydney of Mr Lionel Phillips, formerly Manager of
Ehrenfried's brewing firm.
Sydney -
Drowning -
GILBERD - -- Miss Ada
Gilberd who was drowned in the recent Sydney yachting
fatality, belongs to this city. She was aged 23 years.
Thursday
17 October 1889
Dunedin -
Fire -
CHAMBERS - The dwelling-house of Mr James
Chambers, at Waipuhi was burned down last night
----------
South Canterbury - Orari -
MEEHAM - on Monday evening a young man named
John Meeham met
with an accident at Mr Stumbles'
flaxmill, situated at Orari. -----
he is progressing
favourably.
Friday 18
October 1889
Featherston - Fire
-
TWOGOOD - Twogood's flaxmill
at Featherston, was burned down last evening. -----------
Dunedin - Found Dead
-
FLEMING - A man named
W.B.Fleming was found dead in a hut in Port Molyneux.
Rangiora - FERGUSON
-
The human remains found on the bank of the Okuku River were identified
as being those of a man named William Ferguson, who was reported
to the police
missing about 9mths
ago. It appeared he lived with his wife and family at
Belfast, but had a section of land near Loburn.
-------- was 40 years of age,
an inquest will be held.lots more
Christchurch - Fatal
accident -
ROBERTSON - --- a boy aged 2 and half
years son of Mr W.
Robertson, baker, of Victoria street,
----------- Miss Phoebe Collins
called to the driver,
after the
accident a young man
named Alfred de MAUS an employee of the Lyttelton Times,
------ lots more - an
inquest will be held
Monday 21
October 1889
Ashburton - Death
-
PATTON - Robert Patton, a hotel-keeper,
an old and well-known
settler, died at his Hotel, Methven, on Sunday.
--------- Mr Patton was a native of the
town called
Methven in Perthshire
--------
Masterton - Death -
HUNT - Annie Hunt died on
Saturday night ----- she was the wife of
a settler at Mikimiki.
Timaru - Fire - SMITH - FORD -
COTTRELL -
----- a 10 roomed house on the Otipua road, south of
Timaru, was destroyed ---- house belonged to Mr
Smith, of Wairarapa
--- till lately occupied by Mr Harry Ford, and since
by A.W.L. Cottrell, life insurance canvasser
---- the family had been away
from Timaru for a few days ---------
Napier - Fire - TIRRELL - BRENTON -
--- destroyed Tirrell's boarding house, Carlyle
street, better known as Blair's cottage -------- occupied
by a widow named Brenton ---------
Invercargill - Fire -
McKINNON - ---- of Mr
McKinnon, manager of Mt Linton Station,
was destroyed by fire ----- only the piano was saved
----------
Invercargill -
Fire -
McPHERSON - McPherson's Longridge Hotel was
burned down last night. --------
Tuesday 22 October 1889
Wellington - Divorces -
BOUTSCH v. BOUTSCH
MALCOLM v MALCOLM
BRODIE v BRODIE
DELAUTOUR v
DELATOUR -------------- more
Wednesday 23 October
1889
Wellington - Boating
accident - GUM
-
STEWART -
--- boating accident happened in the harbour last night by which
2 men named Gum and James Stewart lost their
lives.
--------- accompanied by a young woman
named Spackman
----------- a very long column ----- Miss
Sarah Spackman aged 19
James Gum was a single man, James Stewart was a widower
with 3 children and has friends at Cambridge.
--- email for a copy
Ashburton - Obituary
- PERMAIN
-
Mr George Permain, for many years employed as miller at Saunders' mill (now the
Canterbury Mills) Ashburton, died this morning
-------
Mr Permain came to Ashburton about 20 years
ago from Home, ------- aid of Mr Alfred
Saunders, ------- he was 59 years of age and leaves a
widow and grown-up family.
Thursday 24 October
1889
Whangarei - Death
-
ADAM - The body of Charles Adam,
recently drowned in
Whangarei Harbour, was found on Sunday
------
Friday 25 October 1889
Christchurch -
Accident -
ASHBY - Mr C. Ashby, -----
buggy accident on the
Papanui road last evening, is progressing favourably
towards recovery.
Christchurch - missing
child -
BRADLEY - A child belonging to Mr Thos.
Bradley, cabman of Springfield road, was missing from
its home --------
Rangiora - Dangerous Accident
- ASHBY
- RANDALL
- BROWN - BUCKLEY -
As a party of young men were returning from the Rangiora races by road
last night, they encountered a collision with a farmer's cart
when opposite Office Road St Albans. and one of the
party Charles Ashby stands in danger of losing his
life. The party consisted of E. Randall (driving the buggy)
C.
Ashby, J.R. Brown, F. Buckley. -------- a long
column ----
Christchurch
- Funeral write-up -
BUTTON - -- late Mr B. Button
-------- to the public cemetery Linwood.
-------- lots more
Saturday 26
October 1889
Christchurch - Accident
-
HAWTHORN - A lad named William Hawthorn was
admitted to the Hospital
yesterday ------ a compound fracture of the
thigh ---- by a kick from a horse
at his father's residence near Riccarton.
Wellington - Obituary -
CARSON ------ Mrs J. Carson, formerly
Matron of the Burnham
Industrial School, died at Khandallah last week.
Wellington - Divorce -
NILSON v.
NILSON ------- more
Fatalaties -
SEARS - This district received a shock on learning
of the sudden death of an
old resident Mr Henry Sears, farmer, Russell's
Flat. --------
TAYLOR -
Invercargill - A young man named Taylor,
20 years of age, was killed by the upsetting of a dray at
Birchwood Station.
EVANS -Timaru -2
boys riding home from Upper Pareora School,
yesterday had a race along the road. The saddle girth of
one of them (Evans) broke, and
the boy fell
on his head. --- he died this morning ----
MUIR - Thames - George Muir, aged
16 had his right arm dreadfully mangled
---------
LAWRENCE -
Tuapeka - a long story ----
Mr Lawrence had a gorse
prickle in his finger 4 mths ago -------- email
for a copy.
MAHONEY Christchurch
- A boy named Dennis
Mahoney, aged 9 years, was playing
with some trollies near the Fendalton Railway Station yesterday
------
HILL Waikato
- A serious accident
happened today near Ohaupo,
Waikato, to Mrs Hill, wife of John Hill,
a settler. -----
Monday 28 October 1889
Dunedin - Death
-
LANGLANDS - Mr William Langlands,
a very old identity is dead.
Tuesday 29 October
1889 -
Canterbury - Woodend -
LADBROOK ------- 4 men who were on it, 3
escaped but the
driver James Ladbrook was killed. The deceased leaves a
widow and 3 children. -----
Wednesday 30 October
1889
Christchurch -
Accident -
HURCOMBE - A little fellow about 6years
of age son of Mr
Hurcombe, fishmonger, had a narrow escape from
drowning ------- lots more.
Thursday 31 October
1889
Blenheim - Fatal
accident -
HORRIGAN - A
19mths old child of Mr Horrigan, of Tua Marina, last
evening crawled to the edge of the river, fell in and was drowned.
Christchurch - Presentation -
JOHNSON -
Mr S.C. Johnson ---- recipient of 2 pictures,
presented by the congregation of St Paul's on the eve of his
departure for Auckland. --------
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
2 September 2007
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