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Saturday
1 March 1890
Dunedin - 01
ADAMS - --- Mrs Adams, died in
her
confinement under suspicious circumstances. An inquest
was
formally opened this afternoon. ---------
Presentation - 02
COLE -----
the teachers of Sydenham School presented Miss Cole --- with a
silver cruet stand and conserve jar. ------- more
Presentation of prizes - East Christchurch
Schools - 03
H.DUNNAGE
- champion of the year -
Mr E.U.JUST
-
on leaving the school - marble clock from boys of
5th
and 6th standard.---- also a handsome album --- and a case of
silver teaspoons
Miss DUNNAGE -
retiring from Phillipstown School ------ a writing case
inscribed from the teachers and children.
Traveller - 04
WILLCOCKS - The friends of Mr
A.G.D.Willcocks will be pleased to learn that
he is returning to Christchurch after his 12mths holiday trip round
the
world.
Wanganui - Fire - 05
SPRIGGEN's boot store,
---- more -----
Monday 3 March 1890
Dunedin - 07
ADAMS - Inquest on Mrs
Adams who died in childbirth ------- adjourned for
a post mortem
Patea - 08
KIRK - ROBINSON
---Waverley beach -- a boy named Kirk got out of his
depth.
His brother went to his assistance ------
youth named ROBINSON went to his
assistance both the latter were drowned -------
Inquest - 09
LAURIE - -- on the boy Laurie, who was
drowned at New Brighton, a
verdict of accidental drowning ------- more ----
Maintenance - 10
PEGLER -
Leonard maintenance of 4 children ---- Frank, Catherine,
Leonard and Robert Charles Pegler, inmates of the
Burnham
Industrial School.- --- 7 years in the school --- 3
children earning their living ---- more ----
MORTON - 11
The late Mr J.W.Morton, ----- prime movers in the
formation of the Benevolent Lodge -------
Presentations - 12
STEWART - Miss Stewart
assistant mistress at Ashburton Borough School, by Mr MAYNE, headmaster
---------
SMITH -
Superintendant Smith of the Rangiora Fire Brigade,
presented handsome whistle, silver chain. and Maltese
Cross
pendant -----
Tuesday 4 March 1890
Reefton - 14
BRYAN - a young man anmed Alfred Bryan was
drowned in the Inangahua River --- while bathing.
Wednesday 5 March 1890
Inquest - Dunedin - 17
ADAM - ---Christina Adam, wife of Alexander
Adam, farmer of
Wyllie's Crossing, near Mosgiel ------ more
---
Belfast - 18
BROWN - a boy named Percy Brown,
aged 4 and half years, met with an accident at -------
his leg was broken -----
Culverden - KIRKLAND
- 19
---- fatal accident --- a man named Harry Kirkland
employed as a driver by Mr A.W.Rutherford, was killed
---
by the upsetting of a dray. -----
Oamaru - 20
McGRATH - last evening the body of a man
named Michael McGrath was found in a creek near Weston.
--------
University Results - 21
M.A. with honours -
J.M.Beattie, W.Riddle, Miss McLandress, Miss
Duncan, R.G.Whetter, Joseph Moss, W.Gill,
and A.E.A.Palmer.
First Section B.A.
Miss Kate Moss, Miss White, Miss Ross,
A.Crawford, W.Burnside, G.Taing, J.McPhee,
W.Anderson.
Bowen Prize to
Curtis Crowther Plante, Canterbury College,
Andrew Ross Kirk, Canterbury College,
Thursday
6 March 1890
Dunedin - 23
HOWES - William
Howes, who fell off the express train near Waikouaiti on 20
February, has died in the hospital. -------
DALEY -
Dennis was killed between Dunback and Macraes by falling
off a dray -------
Belfast - 24
BROWN - Percy
, aged 4 and half.
ACKROYD - a little girl, daughter of Mr
John Ackroyd, was drowned whilst bathing in the Temuka River.
Fire - Kaiapoi - 25
COUP - ---- at the farm of Mr
George Coup, Kaiapoi. -----------
Culverden - 26
KIRKLAND - a horse driver employed by Mr
A.W.Rutherford, of Mendip
Hills, a single man, named Harry Kirkland,
aged about
55 met with his death ---- lots more
----
Saturday
8 March 1890
Obituary - 29
DALWOOD - Mr C.Dalwood, ----- some years ago
propietor of the Sumner
buses. also at one time had the West Coast mail
contract. the deceased --brother
of Mr
J.Dalwood of Christchurch has been of late years prop. of
the Warwick Castle at Balmain, Sydney. ---- he leaves a
widow and children ---
Monday
10 March 1890
Maintenance - 32
STACE - Robert
Stace was charged with failing to obey an order of the Court made 10
March 1888 to pay ----- in support of his wife
Maria Stace and 3 of the
7 children ----- more ----
Tuesday
11 March 1890
Bankruptcy - 34
KENNEDY
- discharge -----
PAYTEN - Thomas
Septimus ----
SINCLAIR -
Samuel -----
HOWLAND -
- Abiel Gifford ------
CARTER - John
------
Napier - 35
GARRY - Mr John Garry, a very old
resident here, dropped dead while working at his forge this
morning.
Inquest - 36
JONES - Alexander Jones aged 23 a
native of Cardrona, lost his life ------- more
----
Maintenance - 37
MUNDAY -
Josephine - deserting her 3 children ----------
Thursday
13 March 1890
Dunedin - 40
AULD - Mr
William Auld, storekeeper, has died from result of an
accident when returning home from Tuapeka.
Wellington - 41
KERTANS? - the body of a man about
33 years of age ----- was found in the
harbour this morning -----
bible found with the name
James Keritans inside --------
Friday
14 March 1890
Tinwald - 44
GARBETT - --Rev
R.F.Garbett, Anglican minister at Tinwald
------ presented with a purse of sovereigns,
by
Mr LOWE
-----
entertained by Miss STEELE,
Mesdames CRISP, TIPPETTS and WILLIAMS
and
Messrs FOOKS,
WILLIAMS, POPE and TIPPETTE.
Saturday
15 March 1890
Wellington - 46
GALLAGHER - the body found floating in the
harbour on Thursday has been identified
as that of Hugh Gallagher --------
deceased was a single
man and had a brother residing in Oamaru.
Auckland - 47
HUNTER - William Hunter, aged 30 slipped
on the pavement --- taken to hospital and died from a
fractured skull.
Dunedin - 48
RADOW - Peter Radow, the seaman who
received injuries to his spine while
walking on the Rattray street wharf has died in hospital.
Monday
17 March 1890
Leeston - 50
HAMILTON -
--- Mrs Hamilton, wife of Rev S. Hamilton, died
suddenly ----
JOHNSTON - Mrs
Johnstone, wife of Mr W. Johnstone, tailor, died
--------
Wanganui - 51
JOHNSTON - a young man named Edward Johnston,
employed by Mr G. FLYGER,
clothier, is missing.
his
hat has been found in the river -------
Wellington - Obituary - 52
WILLIAMS - Captain Williams, formerly
owner of the Black Diamond line of colliers, died today
-------
Lyttelton - 53
MADDEN - --a man named George Madden,
who was working on board the
Harold at Lyttelton fell down the vessel's hold,
-------
Tuesday
18 March 1890
Westport - 59
FLANAGAN -
Patrick Flanagan, an elderly man -------
Wednesday
19 March 1890
Fire - 61
McCAW - --a house at Balcairn belonging
to Mr McCaw was destroyed by fire -------
Invercargill - 62
FREEMAN - --- Charles Freeman, an old and
respected citizen
-------- 71 years of age, -----
more ----
Thursday
20 March 1890
Funeral - 64
MADDEN - the funeral of the unfortunate George
Madden who met his death
falling down a hold took place ------
leaving a wife and 4
children --- lots more ----
Fielding - Fatal coach accident - 65
GILMER - --- coach on way to Birmingham the brake
gave way ---- driver and
2 passengers severly bruised and 3rd named Fortune Gilmer
aged 72
----- died shortly afterwards----- from internal
injuries and severe shock to his system.
Obituary - 67
MOLYNEUX - --- Mr John Molyneux
----- in his 60th year
came to New Zealand from Melbourne where he landed in
1857
----- arrived in New Zealand
in 1864 ---purchased a
vessel named the Randolph with Captain GRAY and W. SMITH both deceased.
--- bought the ketch Linnet, traded to
Pigeon bay for many
years. In 1880 he retired and
with Mrs Molyneux took a trip to the Old Country for
14mths
---- Leaves a wife and no children
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Friday
21 March 1890
Auckland - 69
DANIELS - LYELL - COOPER -
Captain Daniels, Miss Lyell, and Miss Cooper were
drowned by the upsetting of a boat in Manukau Harbour
---- 2 boys named
EDWARDS and LYELL saved themselves by
swimming to the shore ---------
Saturday
22 March 1890
Auckland - Sad boating accident - 72
---- Captain DANIELS,
Miss COWPER, Miss LYELL, a girl of 14 years
and 2 lads named LYELL
and DEMPSEY
----- Captain Daniels
was once chief officer of the County of Kintore and was well known
to
shipping masters. ------- long column
---- email for a copy.
Dunedin - 73
SCOTT - Robert Scott, aged 7, a son
of Mrs David Scott, sign-writer, Roslyn, was
drowned -----
Monday
24 March 1890
Waikari - 76
LIENMORE - -- a lad named Ernest Lienmore,
working for Mr John O'CARROLL
at Hawarden, was kicked in the chest by one of ---
horses -------
he is 17 years of age
and has a mother living near Dunedin. (spelling of
name as in paper)
Sudden Death - 77
McDONALD - a single woman named Anne
McDonald, living at Mr John
URAN's, Bingsland, was found dead in her bed this
morning.
-----
she was 46 years of age and her only
relative here is a sister who is a nurse at Christchurch
Hospital. --------
Tuesday
25 March 1890
Presentation of Photograph - 81
HULBERT -- photo of the members of the Christchurch
Amateur Swimming Club intended for presentation to Mr C.P.
Hulbert at the Club's
annual smoke concert
----
Wanganui - 82
THOMSON - at a fire, by which a 4 roomed
cottage was burned down at
midnight, Fireman Thompson distinguised himself by
rushing through the
flames and
saving lives of the 2 children who were asleep in the back portion
of the building.
Wednesday
26 March 1890
Waikari - 85
FINWALDT -
The lad Ernest Finwaldt who was kicked by a horse at
Hawarden near Waikari died in the Christchurch
Hospital about 11am.
(spelling of name as in paper)
Accident - 86
PIERCE - This morning a man named
Pierce, a resident of New
Brighton, while riding his horse into town, met with an
accident -------
Practical Sympathy - 87
WEIR - as a result of the active canvass made
by Mr John FERGUSON ----
he has collected --- towards the relief of the widow and
family of the late
Mr Matthew Weir.
----- hopes to make a sufficient sum to purchase a home for
the family. --------
Thursday
27 March 1890
Maintenance - 90
ABBOTT - Thomas Abbott ---- contribute
towards the support of 4 of
the children of which he was the grandfather
------- the complainant
Alexander RAYNEL ----- part of the
family of George Abbott ------- lots more -----
Fires - 91
Wellington - a store owned by Mr BRIGINS occupied by
Mr C.BROWN,
draper, -------- Miss ROONEY's
millinery shop was gutted
Hokitika - Duke of Edinburgh Theatre
---- fire crossed the street,
destroying SCHAEF's
upholsterer's shop, and SARGISON's
bakery
as well as HAWKER's bakery
-----
Dunedin - house at Roselyn owned by Mr J.S. MAITLAND was burnt down
last night.
Escape from Fatal accident - 92
BROOKS ---- escape from a fatal accident --- by
Thomas Brooks, in the employ of Messrs BISSETT, butchers,
---- had occasion to cross the railway
line just
as the express was coming along, --- the cart Mr Brooks
was driving ---- train dashed into it
smashing
it to atoms ---- both horse
and driver
escaped instant death by a miracle ------- more
Friday
28 March 1890
Presentation - 94
FAIRCLOUGH - ---
Rev P. W. Fairclough was presented by Mr G.H.BLACKWELL -----
Kaiapoi Weslyan Church a purse of sovereigns ----------
Inquest - 95
& 98
FYNMORE -
Edwin SMITH,
Inspecting officer of Industrial schools identified the body of
Ernest
Fynmore a recent inmate of Burnham Industrial School
---- age 16 years
and 4 mths ----- committed at Timaru on 13 November 1883
and licensed out to Mr CANDY
of Halswell
on 11 November 1889 --- died on 26
March --- inquest adjourned --
Bankruptcy - 96
FLEMING - Mr Jubal Fleming
tobbacconist ----- lots more -----
Auckland - 104
TALBOT -
the young man who was drowned ---- while attempting to save
the occupants of a capsizing boat was Henry Talbot, 22
years of age,
3rd officer of the ship Persian Empire. all
the occupants of the boat were rescued as well as THOMAS and GOODWIN, 2 hands of the
Persian Empire, it was
believed Talbot was struck on the head
with a paddle wheel of a ferry steamer ------ deceased's only
relatives
are 2 aunts
in England
Sudden Death - 97
PORTER - Margaret Porter, wife of an
employee at the Government workshops died
------
Saturday
29 March 1890
Westport - 100
NORTH - Mrs North, wife of
T.O.North, bootmaker, late of
Greymouth, dropped dead ----- while talking to
Messrs HODGSON and MARSHALL in her
house. ------
Monday 31 March 1890
Neglected children - 102
COGAR - 1John Cogar, 10 years old
and George Cogar, 7 years
old were brought before the court as neglected children,
their mother was dead,
and their
father at sea. --------
Found dead - 103
DAVIS - --- a
man named Edward Davis, a gardener, had been found dead
at Lakeside.
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
26 May 2008