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Tuesday 1 May
1906
Amberley - 001
GOOD - Elizabeth,
aged about 40 died suddenly this morning at
Broomfield, near Amberley, she stated she was poisoned.
Auckland - TURLEY,
TURBOTT - 003
George Turley, aged 25 and Matthew Turbott, aged
26 were drowned in Lake Waikare, near Huntly,
yesterday through a boat capsizing. The bodies have
not been recovered ---- Turley leaves a wife and 4
children.
Wednesday 2 May
1906
Bankruptcy - 004
SCOTT - VINCENT -
James Scott and Elizabeth Vincent --- Scott was
a furniture dealer ---- a very long column ------
The Stamp Act - BOAG
& McILRAITH - 004a
Stamp Act 1882 ----- testator William
Boag, by his will had devised to trustees certain parcels of land
upon trust to sell --- for his son Peter Dewar Boag -----
----- a very long column -----
Disputed Will -
TOPLISS - ALLEN - 005
Henry Topliss v Arthur Allen and Isaac Allen,
will of Charles Topliss ----- Mary Jane Topliss,
widow, married one John Isaac HILLSON, and in September 1904
--- a long column ---- lots
more -----
Disputed Costs - 005a
HAYDON - James
Haydon and another v John Haydon in the matter
of the will of Selina Haydon --------
Auckalnd -
TURLEY, TURBOTT - 006
While Matthew Turbott, George Turley and Cole, of
Tuakau, accompanied by Mr Turley were attempting to cross Lake
Waikare in a flat bottomed boat on Monday --- Cole &
Turley were rescued --- Turley leaves a widow and 2
children, Turbott was engaged to be married ---
Messrs Turley were brothers.
----- more ----
Death - McKEARNEY
- 007
Mary McKearney, an elderly single woman, who resided at Miss
kenny's house --- died in hospital this morning from burns
received late last night.
an inquest will be held at the hospital at 4-30pm today.
Thursday 3 May
1906
Auckland - FENWICK
- 008
James Fenwick, son of Robert Fenwick of the T. and S.
Morrin Company, who had been missing since Thursday, was found last
night huddled in a heap on the floor of an outhouse in Mount
st, off Symonds st. ------ it was evident
Fenwick had been lying in his cramped position for some days
------ he was possibly badly beaten ---- later
Fenwick the victim of the Mount st mystery is dead. ---
Fatalities & Accidents - 009
BUNKER - Moses, a seaman,
Wellington, belonging to H.M.S.Pegasus,
who was drowned Easter Monday ---- inquest today,
verdict accidentally drowned.
REES - William, a settler
near Bainham, Collingwood, was discovered seriously injured by a
fall of earth while mining ------
McCROSTIE -
James, a married man, aged 44 who left his home at
Drummond, Invercargill, on 30 April, was found dead lying in 4
in. of water --------
Friday 4 May
1906
Wellington - 011
McGUIRE - Mrs Sarah Ann
McGuire, aged 34, -------- died suddenly
yesterday -- she was about to undergo an operation
-------
Auckland Mystery - 012
FENWICK - The death of Fenwick
-- discovered a bullet in his head ---- inquest opened
today and adjourned -----
Monday 7
May 1906
Nelson - EDWARDS
- 015
Mr Henry Edwards has died who for 50 years with Messrs Sclanders and
Co. was well-known throughout the colony --- he was
local agent for the South British Insurance co.
Wanganui - 016
KNOWLES - Knowles, at
present lodged in Wanganui gaol --- charged with mudering
his wife.
Fatalities - 017
FITZGERALD -
John, aged 78, a Coromandel prospector been missing since
Friday, was found dead yesterday at the bottom of an old shaft
----
STUART - James Stuart,
aged 74 an inmate of an old men's home died yesterday
he choked while eating an orange given to him by a visitor.
Safety of New Zealanders in San
Francisco - 018
The Premier received from San Francisco a further cablegram anoouncing
the safety of -
Mr W.H.Lambert and family (Wellington) Mr
W.Fyfe (Wellington) Mr C.S.Young
and family; Mr Joseph Allen and
family; Mr Alfred
Jorgensen;
Mr W.T. Barnett and family (Timaru) Mr Charles
Powrie; Mr Henderson and family
(Auckland) Mrs John Reid;
Mrs Agnes Schmidt; Mr E.A.Reid;
Mr H.Aschen; Mr H.Harnett; Mr
E.K.Alder; Mr John Marron; Miss Annie
Deverell; Mrs L.B. Wetherbee; Mrs
Foley; Mrs Cain; Mr John
McGrath; Mr David Scoullar; Messrs
Cameron Bros; Mr A.G.Oakenden; Mr
A.G.Sheath; Hendersons (4) Mr
Mitchello; Mr Kessings; Mr A.M.
Jackson and sisters. The families of the above
are all safe.
Tuesday 8 May
1906
Fatalities - 019
WHITE -
William, pork butcher, ---- was
reported missing was found in a drain --- Napier
STEWART - James, an inmate of
the Benevolent Institution ------ inquest --- death
due to a piece of orange ---
Wednesday 9 May
1906
Thames - SCHCOFIELD
- 020
Tasman Schcofield ----employed at the tailings plant connected with the
Waiotahi battery, was caught in the belting and whirled
round. He died in Thames hospital
2 hours later. he was an old volunteer and leaves a wife and
several children.
Fatality - MATHIESON
- 021
Kate Mathieson, aged 25, a domestic servant, died suddenly
yesterday ------ an inquest will be held
tomorrow, her parents live in Port Chalmers.
Thursday 10 May
1906
Inquest - 022
HILLS - Leonard
Hills, aged 9, was run over by a waggon at Rotheram on Monday
aft. ---- inquest adjourned until next Wednesday -----
Friday 11 May
1906
Palmeston North - KNOWLES
- 023
William Knowles, on remand, was charged with the murder of his wife
Martha Adele Ann Knowles at Palmeston on 28 April.
----- more ----
Maintenance - 024
WRIGHT - Richard Wright was
charged with failing to provide for his illegitimate child
----------
Monday 14 May
1906
Dunedin - DAWSON
- 026
Miss Agnes gained 139 marks for pianoforte playing in the Royal
Academy examinations, the highest mark gained by any candidate in
the 1905 examinations of New Zealand for any subject.
Accidents & Fatalities - 027
HOWLEY - Annie, a marries
woman, is in Auckland hospital suffering from swallowing a large doe of
neuralgia mixture, ------
HOUNSELL - William,
an old man of Nelson --- died today an inquest may be held.
McCROMBIE - John, a wharf
labourer of Oamaru, age 46, married, he fell
10ft from a ladder breaking both bones of the leg ----
STEVENS - Walter,
winchman on the Alpine No 2 dredge at Dunedin was drowned this morning.
MACKIE - Ethel,
an inquest will be held --- was injured on Friday trying to stop
a runaway horse in Lower Riccarton.
Divorce Sequel -
SCOTT - 028 p3
John Scott sued Frank Hickinbottom and Emma Annie Scott
-------- defendants commenced divorce proceedings in
December, was made absolute in March --- The first
decree gave Hickinbottom charge of the children and of Mrs
Hickinbottom ----- claim for custody of the
children. ----- lots more -----
Westport - HERRING
- 029
On Saturday a girl aged about 13, dau. of Mr Herring of Totara, was
shot dead at her father's res. The father went to work in
the morning leaving the children at home --------
more ----
Tuesday 15 May
1906
Gun Accident -
HERRING - 030
Edwin and Cecil Herring, aged 15 and 9, brothers of Lily
Herring, who was killed by gunshot, were found last night
---- it appears the girl was engaged in household
duties and accidentally knocked the gun down and it exploded and killed
her.
Bay of Islands -
Death - REWITI - 031
Ru Rewiti (Louis Davis) a chief of the Ngatamanu tribe, Bay
of Islands, died on 30 April ---- Wiki
(Victoria) Keepa, a daughter --- Ru
Rewiti was married
to a daughter of Major Keepa, a Wanganui chief.
Inquest - Dunedin
- McKAY - 032
Inquest resumed today on Archibald McKay, who with fellow worker
Anderson died from effects of posioning at the cement works
-------- post mortem on John Gilman Anderson
--- more -----
Divorce - 033
SWETE - Cecil A.Swete
petitioned for dissolution of his marriage to Juanita Lucy Swete,
----- he was married in Dunedin in 1898 ------
more ----
Divorce - GORDON
- 034
Winifred for dissolution of marriage with George Fraser
Gordon on grounds of desertion. was married 23 October 1885
and lived in Southbridge and Rakaia -- in October 1900 he disappeared
--- Robert Gordon son, gave similar evidence ------
Divorce - 035
LLOYD - Eliza
for disolution with Joseph Lloyd on grounds of
desertion ---
Arrivals in Christchurch - 036
JOST - Mr and Mrs
C. Mack (London)
Wednesday
16 May 1906
Wesport - Inquest - 037
HERRING - death of Lily Herring, her brothers
varied their story under oath, Edwin Herring aged 15
------- a verdict of accidental death was returned
Dunedin - Golden
Wedding - MUNRO - 038
Mr George Munro, a pioneer settler of the Tuapeka district, who with
his wife arrived in Port Chalmers from Scotland in October
1856, celebrated their Golden Wedding today. He was at
Evan's Flat in 1858 when gold was first discovered and
guided the to the gold Gabriel Reid after whom the famous
Gabriel's Gully was called.
Divorce - 039
FORSYTH - Samuel Forsyth
petitioned for dissolution with Emma Esther Forsyth ---was
married on 26 January 1901 ---petitioner to have custody of
the child.
Inquest - HILLS - 040
Leonard Hills, aged 11, died in hospital as a result of
injuries received at Rotheram on 7 May. Anna B.Cox, matron
of the Christchurch receiving Home -- Leonard came to the Home in
1902 but had been boarded out at Rotheram, he was mentally
deficient --- John Davis Hills,
father of the boy ---- Hugh Devine, farmer of
Rotheram, deceased boarded out to him ----- lots
more ------
Fatalities - 041
DOLBEL - Richard Christy
Dolbel, aged 41, well-known in Hawke's Bay, met his
death falling off a horse on a hard road. ---
SMYTH -
Mrs, of Hokitika, relict of Mr
J.U.Smyth, surveyor, was found dead in bed this
morning. ------
Inquest - McKAY
- 042
Mckay, one of the victims of the posioning at the Milburn lime and
cement works, was continued today. Frank Oakden, the
general manager of the company ----- ----- more ----
Thursday 17 May
1906
Divorces granted in Wellington - 044
COMPTON - Leonard
v Eliza Compton and Percy J.Lewis ------
YOUNG -
Isobel v Frederick R.Young
WILSON -
Sarah v Hugh Wilson
LARSEN - John L. v
Maud Alice Larsen
Order made for restitution of conjugal rights - 044
AMES - Dorothy v
Arthur Joseph Ames
CAMPBELL - Hugh v
Mary Campbell, adjourned for further evidence
HARRISON - Alice
v Job Harrison. adjourned for further evidence
Friday 18
May 1906
Dissolution of Marriage - 046
LEES - Charles Arthur
Lees, land agent, Sumner v Mary Annie Mabel
lees on grounds of her technical desertion ------
more -----
Inquest - MATTHEWSON
- 047
the inquest on Kate Matthewson was continued today, the principal
witness is Mrs Norman, an unregistered nurse in whose house the girl
died. ----- the other witness was Kate Elizabeth
Goodman a servant with Mrs Norman ----- inquest
furthwer adjourned to 1 June -------
Fatalities - 048
DOWD - John James,
unmarried, aged 32 was killed while bush-felling at
Gwavas, Waipawa
CHYNOWTH -
Catherine who was knocked down by a tramcar at Kent,
Wellington, on Wed. night died in hospital this
morning
Saturday 19 May
1906
Maintenance - 050
LAWRENCE - Louisa Mary
Lawrence applied for a variation against Herbert Arthur
Lawrence -------
Auckland - Fatality - 051
YOUNG - Leslie
Arthur, aged 5 was run over by a cart on Mt Roskill rd,
this morning ----- died instantly
Monday 21 May
1906
Divorces - wellington - 052
ORTON - Blanche v
Willowby orton for desertion
AYRES - Grace
v Arthur John Ares, for desertion
EDWARDS -
William v Catherine Edwards
GOODWIN - Henry
v Emma Goodwib
SMITH - Rebecca
Amelia v John W.Smith
MURRAY - William
Henry v Ruth Murray
DAWES - Elizabeth v
Richard Charles Dawes
O'DONOGHUE -
John v Martha O'Donoghue
BARNETT -
Joseph v Lucy Emma Barnett, judgement reserved
Tuesday 22 May
1906
Fatalities - 055
TACHEN - John, farmer,
dropped dead at Pleasant Point township last evening
---- aged 52
ROY -
Elizabeth, wife of Alfred Henry Roy of Ravensborne
was killed on Anderson's Bay rd by an electric car -----
leaves 3 children.
Maintenance - 056
WOODHAM - Arthur
James, failing to maintain his wife ----- case
remanded for 2 weeks.
Wednesday 23
May 1906
Napier - Inquest - 057
MADELEY - At the resumed
inquest on John Madeley, who died in hospital last week from injuries
to his head -----
Deserter - 058
HARRISON - Edward,
charged with deserting from the H.M.S. Prometheus. ----- remanded
till Saturday
Thursday 24 May
1906
Decree Nisi's - Wellington -
059
WOOD -
Charles v Enid Teresa Wood and Frank Barley
MANNERING -
William John v Martha Mannering and W.J.Newman.
Friday 25 May
1906
Fatality - Marton - 060
HAMMOND - Harold Hammond, aged 27, son of
Richard Hammond was killed at Hunterville Railway station last
evening. -------
Saturday 26 May
1906
Wellington - 061
SHORT - Captain
W.Short, retired master mariner, aged 75 was found dead in
his bedroom -------
Monday 28 May
1906
Fatalities - 063
LUKE - Mr Samuel,
an early settler died in Auckland today he arrived here in
1857 --------
HARDING - 2yr old
dau. of Mrs Harding, drowned by falling into a bath
at Brunswick st, Ponsonby -------
MAXEY - William, a
carter, was found on Sat. night, died yesterday in the
stable where he worked at Napier ----- horse
kicked him. ------
KIRKWOOD - Matthew, was
killed on the railway line near Balclutha on Saturday -------
DOULAN - a married
woman, aged 60 living at Burke's Pass died suddenly
yesterday morning. -----
Palmeston North - 064
SAUNDERS - Joseph Saunders, a
contractor, well-known died in the public
reserve, ------- a resident of Wellington ---- 2 sons
live here ---- lots more ----
Tuesday 29 May
1906
Deceased Persons Estates
over 1000 pounds - 065
Wellington -
William H.Owen; John S.W.Pearce;
Mary Pattinson; Vincent C. Ranson;
William Dickson; Thomas Ransfield; Edward
Campbell; Mary Pitts Brown;
Canterbury -
Henry J. Clark; John Greig; Hector
Munro; Henry Doby; John Orr; Daniel
McCaskill; Mary O'Connor; Samuel
Ballagh; Sarah Jane Watson; Andrew
Shanks; Agnes Fife; Donald McLean;
James Shrader; Jessie Brown; Arthur C.Knight;
Dunedin - Edith Mary Morrison; William
Pringle; John O'Leary; William
Hutchison; Benjamin Naylor; Robert
McElwee;
Auckland - Thomas Bond; William
C.Levet; William Atkinson; William
Dunn; Charles Harris; Noah Howell;
Mary Eleanor Kirkwood; James Lyell;
New Plymouth - Robert Albert; John
McLaren;
Invercargill - Mary Griffen
Waipawa - 067
McCARTHY - Billy
McCarthy, the noted boxer, has died aged 31. ----- more ----
Inquest - 068
SAUNDERS - At
the inquest of the late Joseph Saunders, suffering insomnia for
the past 3 years ---------
Wednesday 30
May 1906
Lyttelton - DUDLEY - 069
Mr Robert Dudley, owner and master of the small ketch Comet,
had been found drowned close to his vessel. ---- the body was
discovered by 2 boys, newspaper runners Archibald Olsen and
David Johnson -------- the boys got a
boat belonging to Mr Hatchwell ---- 2 men belonging to the
steamer Tongariro
named Corner and Bushell went out in the boat, took the
body out of the water and conveyed it ashore --------- was
about aged 47, lived with his wife and family in Durham st,
Christchurch, arrived here about 30 years ago ---
Thursday 31 May
1906
Absent without leave - 070
HARRISON -
George, from the brigatine Jap, appeared at Lyttelton
Police Court ---- absent without leave from his vessel
-------
Winton - 071
WELSH - Mrs,
aged 43, wife of James Welsh, dairyman, was found drowned in a
well this morning. ------ her husband sailed for England 2
weeks ago.
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
5 April 2010
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