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Saturday
1 December 1900
Inquest - SEMMENS
- 001
-- at Dean street, St Albans --- death of
William John Semmens, an elderly man died suddenly
yesterday ----
Death - SLOANE
- 002
Mrs Sloane, an old lady residing at Glenroy,
Coalgate, died suddenly yesterday ---- an inquest
will be held.
Lyttelton - Death - PETERS
- 003
Mr William Peters, a very old employee of the Lyttelton Borough
Council, died yesterday afternoon -------
Sydney - Death
- NESBITT -
004
Mr John Nesbitt, Australian manager of the Westinghouse
Brake Co. died at his res. Wahroonga, 13 miles north
of Sydney, on 19 November from the effects of a chill
caught in New Zealand ----- more ----
Monday 3
December 1900
Westport - BOURNE -
005
The Rev. J.M.Bourne, Primitive methodist minister at
Denniston, died in the pulpit last evening ---- he was
about to preach an In memoriam sermon on Mrs BARTON, a hospital
out-patient who had been found dead in her bed -----
Inquest - Dunedin
- EDWARDS - 006
the inquest -- death of Edward Edwards was resumed at
Kaitangata this morning. Mary Jane Edwards,
widow, ---- more ---
Death - SHEPHERD - 007
Mr Robert Shepherd, an old and wealthy resident of the West
Coast, died at Auckland yesterday.
Tuesday 4
December 1900
Divorce - 008
IRVING - Joseph
Irving dissolution with
Gertrude Priscilla Irving ---- married 10 November
1892, lived in Christchurch, moved to
Wellington,
2
children, both died, ----- more -----
Deaths - 009
CURRY - 7yr daughter of
James Curry died from the effects
of burns at Woodville
PIPER - W.H.
drowned in the harbour , age
22 son of a Petone tinsmith ---- rowing from city to
Petone -------
Inquest - SLOANE
- 010
At the inquest held at Glenroy
--- Mrs W.J.Sloane, death from ------
Presentation -
STRANGE - 012
On Monday evening ---- members of the Christchurch Drapers'
hockey club ---- bid farewell to their late
secretary Mr H. Strange who is about to leave for England
----- presented him with a silver mounted seal cigar case
and silver mounted ebony walking stick -----
Wednesday
5 December 1900
Divorce - 013
WASSELL - Annie
Josephine Wassell petitioned for
dissolution with Charles Jeffers Wassell -- desertion --
married in Wellington in 1889 ----- more ---
Deaths - 014
LEPPER - 12mth
child of Mr C. Lepper, of Petone, --
died ------
LESTER -
Thomas, oldest and most respected miner of
Arrowtown was killed sluicing his claim ---- more ----
Friday 7
December 1900
Drowning at New Brighton - 015
--- the body of a man has been washed ashore at New
Brighton ----- fully dressed ---- about
35 years old --- no identification -----
Little River -
WRIGHT - 016
Percival C.A.Wright, the 3 year old son of Mr John Wright
-- died suddenly ----
Saturday
8 December 1900
Inquest - PHILLIPS -
017
---- young woman Janet Phillips, who died suddenly at her
mother's res. in Peacock street, 2 days ago. ----
Maria MASON, mother of the deceased -- on 6 December her daughter
aged 23 --- a baby was born --- she had 2
other children, was stillborn --- mother died -----
Monday 10
December 1900
Deaths - 018
DRYLAND - a young
man named F. Dryland, fell off a
dray loaded with furniture ---died ---- his parents
reside in Auckland
EDMONDS -
Louis was killed at
Stirling near Eketahuna, through a log rolling on him.
Auckland Tragedy -
PIPER - 019
-- Sarah Ann Miller lived with a man named MILLER, left
house taking 3 children with her, lived together for 7 years
---- Miller took the little boy ---
killed him ---- a long story -----
Invercargill - SIMMS
- 020
--- discovered a human skeleton --- it is supposed to
be that of an old man named Simms, who was missed in November
last year.
Tuesday
11 December 1900
Maintenance - 021
KEBBLE - May ---- adjourned until 18 Dec.
------
DAVIS - Richard --- support of his illegitimate child
----
COXHEAD - James --- support of his illegitimate child
----
RICKETS - William Charles --- of his wife --
AITCHISON - James ----
HIGHSTED - Walter, support of his 3 sisters --
DAVIS - Richard --- support of his illegitimate child
----
MITCHELL - Robert Alexander ---- support of his
illegitimate child ----
Supreme Court - 022
ROSSITER - James, deceased, leave
to sell -----
HARRIS - William Albert, deceased, probate
granted.
WADE v OVERTON ----
HAMER v HAMER divorce
JOHNS - Thomas, bankrupt -----
New Brighton Mystery -
023
-- an abandoned express waggon had been found in the sandhills at
New Brighton -- body of WHELAN ------- lots
more ----
Deaths - 024
ROSS - Mr
A.H.Ross, death at Pahiatua, an early
Otago settler, several years chairman of Otago Harbour Board and
Mayor of Dunedin, ------
MACARTNEY -
Miss of Tai-Tapu, aged 21 --
mother buried last Sunday --- she had been in poor health,
shock of mother's death -----
Wednesday
12 December 1900
Woodville - OULSMANN
- 025
Mrs Oulsmann, wife of an early settler, was killed in the
street this morning -- driving a milk cart horse bolted
-- leaves a number of young children.
New Brighton Mystery - 026
---- a man named WHELAN
----- lots more ----
Thursday
13 December 1900
Wellington - Divorce
- 027
BIDDLE - Selina
Biddle v. John Biddle
INGRAM -
Margaret v. John Ingram
GRIFFITHS -
Nelly v. John F. Griffiths
Friday 14
December 1900
New Brighton Mystery -
WHELAN - 029
Deceased identified by the captain of the Westralia
and several other persons on the boat as Whelan, who came
across on a recent trip from Melbourne
to Dunedin
Deaths - 028
PIPER -
Wensley Paiper drowned in the harbour at Wellington
--- body been recovered.
NOBLE -
James, well-known otautau farmer knocked down by a train
--- died in hospital this morning.
Monday 17
December 1900
Auckland - BARNETT
- 030
----- death age 36 of Mrs F.
Barnett, one of the members of the HASZARD family, who were one
of the chief sufferes by the great Tarawera eruption
in June 1886 --- Mr Haszard and 3 of his children and a nephew
were killed and Mrs Haszard and the 2 eldest dau. Clara and
Ina --- escaped ---
Miss Haszard became a teacher of the Native school at Waotu,
there she married Mr F. Barnett about 10 years ago -----
more ----
Tuesday
18 December 1900
Dunedin - DALLAS
- 031
-- body of a woman named Anne Dallas, --- about 35
years old was found on the beach -------
Wednesday
19 December 1900
Divorce - 032
DISHER -
Arthur, a warehouseman of Wellington, --- from
his wife Edith Clara Disher on the grounds of desertion.
Inquest - LOADER
- 033
--- Amelia Harriet Loader, died at the Jubilee Home
yesterday ---- Margaret E. Higgins,
Matron of the Home an inmate since 1894 ------
was 70 years of age --- a very long piece ------
Death - WHEATLEY
- 034
----- Joseph Wheatley, a man of middle age,
accident at Gasworks road railway crossing ------ employed at
Manning & Co's brewery ------
an inquest will be held.
Little River -
PRIEST - 035
Mrs Robert Patton and Mrs Samuel Priest were driving down
the hill ----- an inquest will be held.
Thursday
20 December 1900
Bankrupt - JOHNS
- 036
There was no quorum at the meeting of creditors ---
Thomas Johns, labourer of Sydenham, ---- more ---
Inquest - WEAKLEY
- 037
--- death of Walter Barkley Ripa Weakley, killed at Gasworks road
crossing ------- Bernard Grainger at the crossing
---- Peter Dash saw deceased on ground ---- John
McGrath the keeper of the crossing ------ accidental
death --------
Dunedin - MERCER -
038
--- magistrate dismissed without prjudice a charge of
bigamy against James Sibbald Mercer. ---- witnesses
in Tasmania to support the charge -----
Accident - HUNTER
- 039
Robert Hunter, about 80 years of age, was knocked down in
Cathedral Square ----- taken to hospital .
Friday 21
December 1900
Balcairn -
FLEMING -
--- Mr & Mrs John Fleming of Balcairn,
were
driving up High street, the trap came into collison with a
horse-tram ----
Monday 24
December 1900
Deaths - 040
STARK -
James, inquest at Napier -- found dead at Mohaka
---- died from a gunshot wound.
BARKER -
inquest at Dunedin --- found dead in the
harbour ----
Thursday
27 December 1900
Deaths - 041
HUTCHINGS -
Alfred aged 23 found unconcious ---- Wanganui
---- fallen from horse ------ died this morning
PLUNKETT -
Robert died at Richmond Working Mens' Club sitting in the
billiard room, inquest will be held this afternoon.
BURGESS -
Lucy, inquest to be held today --------
Hawera - PEEBLES
- 042
A sad accident with a fatal ending at Normanby sports, boy
named Walter Peebles, aged 15 parents reside in Eltham
-- inquest to be held today.
Nelson - Deaths
- 043
3 very old Nelson settlers have just died. They are --
CALDER - relict of
late Captain Calder of Wellington,
THOMPSON - Mr T.J.
a surveyor, resided in Nelson from the 1st settlement
EVERETT - Mrs
E. wife of former Mayor.
Friday 28
December 1900
Obituary - JANAWAY -
044
another early settler has passed away --- Mr William Janaway aged
67 his birthday 13 February last ---- arrived in the Duke of Portland on
21 October 1852 sailed from Home on the 16 June
--- sportsman, well-known in racing circles in Canterbury
------
Inquests - 045
PEEBLES - Alexander
Walter, aged 15 shot with a pea rifle --- on
Boxing Day -----
MILLER - Leander
was thrown from his cart on Christmas Day at Balclutha --- died
yesterday ------
Saturday
29 December 1900
Inquest - NEAL
- 047
Henry Neal, found dead in a shallow creek, near Crescent
raod, Addington about noon yesterday, Annie
Neal wife of deceased --- Annie McAdam, in
whose house the Neal's had rented rooms
--- Henry Charles Wilkinson for whom deceased
had worked --------
Presentations - 048
SUCKLING - Mr
F.W. captain of the Drapers' hockey team --------
will leave for Napier next week ---- more ----
WATKINS - Mr
L.T. promotor and hon. secretary of the Wisden cricket club
-- in honour of his recent marriage.
Wedding - 049
PENDER - McPARLAND
-
Arthur P. Pender, son of Inspector Pender married on
Boxing
Day to Miss Nora McParland, eldest dau. of Mr
F.McParland.
The bridesmaid was Miss Kate McParland, sister
of the bride and best man Mr Frank Pender brother of the
bridegroom --------
Monday 31
December 1900
Lyttelton - FLETT
- 050
Mrs Robert Flett, a very old resident of
Lyttelton, been on a visit to the Old Country for over 3
years returned -- in the ss Papanui and arrived at
Lyttelton by the ss Flora on Sunday.
Lyttelton - BAILEY
- 051
Mrs William Bailey, a very old resident of Lyttelton,
died this morning at age 68 ------
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
8 April 2009
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