January 1899 - Lyttelton
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Tuesday 3 January 1899
Partnership Notice - 003
HARGREAVES - Edward Henry, entered into partnership with his
father ---
Papanui Property Sale - 004
KRUSE - Mr D, adjoining Papanui School,
subdividing 60 acres ---occ. for 35 yrs. ----
Fatalities - 005
BULLOT - James, fishing at Moturoa, washed off rocks,
body not yet found ---
CAMPBELL - John William Donald, an elderly man --
drowned -- Caversham, Dunedin --
PAUL - Francis, age 50 a carrier -- died ---
Wellington.
Wednesday 4 January 1899
New Brighton - 007
CUMMING - Reginald, missing from home -- found
drowned -- age 17 --
Fatalities - 008
KILROY - Harold Thomas, age 15, drowned -- at
Balclutha --
McLEAN - Margaret, died Dunedin Sunday night
--
MITCHELL - William E. drowned --- Dunedin
--
MOIR - W. is supposed to have drowned ----
Invercargill --
PAUL - inquest, killed on the Hutt rd, ---
Fatalities - 009
CHAINEY - George, 3rd steward on "Rimutaka"
fell -- died -- Wellington --
HALL - Mr Tracey, drowned bathing at Lake
Takapuna -- well known singer --
MAWKES - Charles, age 14 -- drowned in the
Manukau ---
McLEOD - Cyril, son of Andrew, drowned
-- Auckland --
Funeral - 011
SHARP - Mr G, H, took place at Barbadoes Cemetery
-- some names of those attended --
Timaru - 012
SMITH - Mr W. died this morning age 48 -- employed for
35yrs in the Post & telegraph ---
Thursday 5 January 1899
Inquest - 014 & 015
CUMMINS - Reginald, ---- lots more ---
Inquests - 017
McLEAN - Margaret, oat Dunedin, death due to ---
MITCHELL - William E. fell off Rattray St.
wharf, died of --
Friday 6 January 1899
Fatalities - 019
HALL - Tracey, attempts made to recover body --
Auckland --
HARKINS - a prospector lost in bush at Karamea ----
Fatality - 020
FINNIGAN - a labourer, age 50 -- of Oamaru -- inquest
to follow ---
WHITE - Ada, a single woman age 21 inquest
adjourned -- Wellington.
Passengers - 021
WIGRAM - Mr & Mrs H.F. of Christchurch passengers on the
"Himalaya" arr. at Albany from London.
Saturday 7 January 1899
Accidents - 022
DARLOW - William, broke a leg -- lives with
father in Tay St, Richmond.
GUNN - Thomas, fell and fractured a leg ---
HAZELHURST - Mr W. riding his bicycle -- driven home to
Prebbleton --
Obituary - 023
AITKEN - Mr Henry, Mayor of Oamaru, age
58, died ----
Waimate - 025
BOREHAM - Alice Maud, 6yr old dau. of Mr Stephen
Boreham, -- inquest --
Auckland - 026
BURNAND - George Hargreaves, was shot dead -- a
bootmaker --
Dunedin - 028
GREIG - John, age 61 -- killed by falling down a
hold --
Invercargill - 029
MOIR - William, age 49, a carpenter, of ship
"Timaru" disappeared 23 Dec. -- found
drowned --
Inquest Oamaru - 030
POWELL - Richard, killed -- wrongly identified as
FINNIGAN -- lots more see 020
Monday 9 January 1899
Port Chalmers - 032
MATHESON - Mr R. a marine engineer, --
house burn t to the ground ---
Presentation - 033
PAPPRILL - Bro. E.E. of Southern Cross Masonoc Lodge
Kaiapoi, -- getting married
Tuesday 10 January 1899
Waiuku - 034
BARRIBALL - a child 2 and half yrs old, dau. of Mr
A.M. had nasty accident with a reaper. ----
Timaru - 037
GOSNEY - George, driving his express -- died ---
age about 70 --
Wednesday 11 January 1899
Inquests - 040
HYLAND - Jane, age 24, single, died --
GOSNEY - George, -- at Timaru ---
Pupil Teacher Examination results - 041
list of names -- email for a copy --
Thursday 12 January 1899
New Plymouth - 043
COPESTAKE - John, age 71 -- died -- and
early settler and formerly a soldier.
Fatality - 045
WEST - Mrs, housekeeper Wellington Hotel, for 11yrs,
died suddenly --- age 41, ---
Friday 13 January 1899
Port Chalmers - 046
ALLEN - house caught fire ---
Induction - 047
ANDERSON - Rev. David, at Sefton Pres. Church --
Fatalities - 049
SALT - Mr John, a gum sorter at Kawerua, was killed by
falling from a horse.
WEST - H. native of Christchurch, fell overboard and
drowned ------
COPESTACK - inquest at New Plymouth ---
WHITE - Ada, -- inquest at Wellington ----
Presentation - 051
KIRK - Mr H. B. one of oldest members of Canterbury
Industrial Assoc. --- lots more --
Saturday 14 January 1899
Funeral Write Up - 054
SMITH - Lewis, took place at Papanui -- more --
Property For Sale - 055
SOMERVILLE - A.F. property known as Lyatt, near
Methven, 2052 acres ---
Wellington - 056
WATERS - Samuel, died -- employed by Levin &
Co. for 28yrs.
Lost at Sea - 057
WEST - H. b. Christchurch, lost on 7
Jan. on barque "Peru" -- more ---
Monday 16 January 1899
Inquests - 060
GARDINER - Sybilla, age 68 --- lots more ----
JOHNCOCK - Christina, d. on 6 Jan. --- more ---
Inquest - 061
JOHNCOCK - Christina -- more about -----
Inquest - Palmerston - 062
NICKLIN - Mr. lots more ---
Gisborne - 063
RICHARDSON - Pelham E.H. a settler -- died age
65, arr. here in 1871 -----
Dunedin - 064
SMITH - George, age 8yrs, son of a miner, ---
drowned --
Claimants - 065
VERNON - Mrs Edward & Miss Agnes Mary, Christchurch
claimants, and 2 claimants from America, 2 from England,
for estate of 7,000.000
pounds of William PRICE ----
Tuesday 17 January 1899
Fatalities - 067
McGILL - Louis G. a passenger on schooner
"Medora" died ----
TAUMATA - a native boy was burned to death in a tent at
Taupiri ---
Wednesday 18 January 1899
Nelson - 069
CLARK - Sarah, an elderly woman fell down a well
--- drowned ---
Thursday 19 January 1899
New Plymouth - 072
CROZIER & PEEL - 2 men who went fishing and
now missing -----
Scholarship Examinations - 073
List of names of top candidates ------
Blenheim - 075
GOFF - C. -- killed by lightening -- age 29
married with 4 children ---
Meeting of Creditors - 076
& 076a
GUNDY - James, of Little River, contractor --
Pupil Teacher Examinations - 077
a very long list of names --------
Friday 20 January 1899
Presentation - 079
BRUCE - Mr H. A. was married recently ----
received a very handsome present ----
Presentation - 080
EDMONDS - Miss, getting married, bid farewell
Crescent Rd Sunday School --
Fatalities - 081
SMITH - Mrs Eyre, died -- Auckland ---
GOODALL - Charles, bones found thought to be his
--- Dunedin --
Presentation - 082
FROSTICK - Mr J. A. of Messrs Skelton, Frostick &
Co. bon voyage ----
Monday 23 January 1899
80th Birthday - 086
BARRY - Capt. Jackson, --- arr. NSW in
1829, age 10 first came to NZ in 1937 ---
Obituary - 089
ISAAC - Barnard, member of NZ Pharmacy Board,
-- started business as a chemist in 1862, -- 38 yrs in
NZ mostly in Dunedin.
Reefton - 090
MORTON - John, age 38 -- killed instantly in a mine --
Tuesday 24 January 1899
Invercargill - 092
CLEMENTSON - Christian, age 40, an insurance
agent, drowned --- wife in Auckland.
Obituary - 093
ELWORTHY - Edward, -- came here in 1864, b. Wellington,
Somersetshire left for Queensland -- came here -- left for England
to marry
----- age 63 -- leaves a widow, 3
sons and 4 daughters --
Farewell - 095 & 095a
SCORGIE - Rev. W. leaving St Peters Church, Ferry
rd to go to Pres. Church, Mornington, --- Dunedin --
lots more ---
Wednesday 25 January 1899
Funeral Write Up - 097
ELWORTHY - Edward, took place in Timaru ---
Inquest - 099
GENET - Joseph, died on Sunday --- fish
poisoning -- adjourned --
Presentation - 100
MITCHELL - Mr S.W. -- getting married ---
Thursday 26 January 1899
Harewood Rd School prizes - 103
List of names for prizes ---
Dunedin - 104
SHERIDAN - Bridget wife of gasworks stoker, found dead
in bed ---
Friday 27 January 1899
Fatalities - 106
HALL - Mr Tracey, drowned at Lake Takapuna -- body
recovered --
McDOUGAL - Robert, missing seaman from the
"Haupiri" body found -- age 24,
Saturday 28 January 1899
Fatalities - 109
CROZIER - John, body found, went missing fishing
10 days ago --- age about 50 --
Monday 30 January 1899
Obituary - 112
CAREY - Mrs, wife of Mr A.F. died --
age 32 -- dau. of Mr W. CARGEEG, formerly of Oamaru.
Inquest - 114, 114a, 114b
GENET - Joseph, d. on 22 Jan. ---- very long
detailed case. fish poisoning ---
Dunedin - 115
HARDWOOD - a 3mths old child of James, found
dead in bed ---
Inquest - 116
KENNEDY - James, son of Mr Patrick Kennedy, age 3yrs
--- died on Friday night ---
Rangiora - 117
SCOON - William, respected farmer -- a widower,
age 55 --- was Australian -- lots more ---
Tuesday 31 January 1899
Girls' and Boys' High School - 119
List of names of those who passed scholarship exams --- email
for a copy.
Accidents & Fatalities - 120
CONSTABLE - a young man, --- died --
Invercargill.
CROZIER - John, inquest, accidentally drowned --
EVANS - Frederick, age 12, drowned in river Wanganui ---
KHLEBE - Joseph, a vet, found dead
--- inquest --
McLAREN - David, fainted and died --- Dunedin.
SATMAN - William, a jockey injured at Takapuna --
progressing ---
Inquests - 122
SMITH - Florence Mabel, an infant -- died
SCOON - William, --- more --
Presentations - 123
WHITBY - Capt. W. to bid goodbye -- been
at sea 46yrs --
WEST - Mr W. --- getting married --
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
5 November 2015
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