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Wednesday 1
May 1907
Wellington -
KERRIGAN - a boy named Kerrigan, 3 years
of age, was drowned in the Waikanae River.
Dargaville -
ADAMS - a boy 3
years of age, the son of Mrs Adams, postmistress at
Raupo, was found drowned in a water-race.
Dunedin -
WOODS - William
Woods, a rabbiter near Cromwell, ------------ and succumbed
Saturday
4 May 1907
Rangiora - PAWSEY
-
the train from Waikari this morning ran into a horse and spring cart at
the Brook street crossing, Rangiora. the vehicle was driven
by a boy named Pawsey, son of Mr J.R.Pawsey, Woodend
road, The boy was returning from the creamery
-----------
Monday 6 May 1907
Wellington - EIBY -
A.L. Eiby, a young man, ------- at Barrett's Hotel
this morning. He was cashier at the local office of the NZ
Shipping Co. and was transferred here 5-6 months ago from
Timaru, where his father is manager of a flour mill.
---------
Ashburton - GLOVER -
a single man, named Henry Osborne Glover aged about
60 was found dead about midday today in an empty sample
-room. He was a draper by trade, and had been 13 years in
the employment of one firm here. His only relation known is a
brother in Timaru.
Tuesday 7
May 1907
Wellington - Inquest - BELL -
the inquest on the victim of the Brooklyn tramway fatality was
continued today. ----------- lots more ----
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Nelson - funeral of the tramway victim - BELL -
the funeral of the late Mrs Bell, the victim of the the Wellingtom tram
fatality took place at Richmond yesterday. Three methodist
clergymen assisted. ---- the late Mrs Bell was
sister to Mr Sheat, the
new Mayor of Richmond. Mr Bell's condition is evoking
anxious inquiry from Murchison, where he is a very popular and
useful resident.
Wednesday
8 May 1907
Wellington - Buried at sea
- REDPATH -
the Ruapehu from London,
via Cape Town and Hobart, arrived
at Wellington today. During the voyage from Cape Town a passenger
named John Redpath died from the effects of an attack of malarial
fever, and was buried at sea.
Oamaru - obituary - WAIT -
Dr John Stubbs Wait, an old and respected resident,
died this morning at the age of 77. Dr Wait arrived at Port
Chalmers in 1863 and settled at Oamaru, where for many
years he practised his profession. ------ including
that of Mayor for 2 years. ------- more - email for a copy
Nelson - CARTER -
Mr A, Carter, Collector of Customs died suddenly at his office
shortly before 2 o'clock this afternoon. He was seized with a
stroke ----- and lived only half an hour thereafter.
Thursday
9 May 1907
Gisborne -
HARDING - Mr J.A. Harding, proprietor of the
Masonic Hotel, died
suddenly at 1-30 this morning of apoplexy. --------
more
Fire - RAMSAY
and HAMPTON -
a fire occurred soon after noon today in the washouse of a 2 storeyed
house in Durham street, near the corner of Gloucester
street, owned by Mr W. EmersonRamsay and tenanted by a
Miss Hampton ------- lots more.
Friday
10 May 1907
Dunedin - SPRINGER
-
Mr George Springer, of Messrs Cole and Springer,
undertakers, died suddenly at his house last night from heart
weakness, while a party was being held there.
Saturday
11 May 1907 page 5
Auckland -
SEVERNE - Mr Francis L.Severne, governor of
the Auckland Gaol, died
somewhat suddenly at midnight, aged 66. ----------
Wellington - Trevor -
Trevor a small 16 year old boy met with a fatal accident at the
Wellington Gasworks today. Deceased was an engine cleaner,
------- more
William INNS -
a lad of 15 named William Inns, resident at Belfast, -- to
the Hospital this morning with a broken arm. he had
been driving a grocers cart and had fallen out.
Brooklyn Tramway accident - inquest - BELL -
the inquest touching the Brooklyn tramway accident was resumed
today. ------ a long column ----- email
for a copy
Monday 13
May 1907
Auckland - inquest - RAYNER -
an inquest will be held this afternoon touching the death of Minnie
Rayner, aged 15 and half years, daughter of G. Kiton,
residing in Parnell. Deceased had a
tooth extracted by a local
dentist on Thursday and subsequently became ill, and was attended
by a doctor, but died on Sunday.
Tuesday
14 May 1907
Auckland - McDOUGALL
-
Annie McDougall, aged 20 had a terrible experience at
Awaroa, where she was residing with her uncle. She left the
house on Thursday night, clothed in her ordinary garments,
but failed to return. ------- found, bedraggled, hungry,
demented, 2 miles from home. She had crossed a creek fairly
wide and deep, but could not explain how she did so. She is
suffering from shock, which it is feared may leave serious
results.
Inquest -
KITCHEN - the inquest on Minnie Kitchen, who
died somewhat suddenly on
Sunday, was adjourned after evidence of identification.
----------
Auckland -
SWANSON - Captain Swanson was found dead in
his bunk on the wcow Wakinini, anchored off Bowenlown.
Fielding - WELSH -
the body of a man named John William Welsh, aged 25 years missing
from his Uncle's house at Kimbolton since May 9 was found in Coal
Creek. ------- more
Carterton - SMITH -
Mr Wallace Smith, a man about 70 years of age, fell from
his horse into the Papawai Creek, and was drowned. Deceased
was a son ofCaptain Smith R.A. who came out to New Zealand with the
Land Company and was the 1st Surveyor-General of the Colony, and
was connected with the early South Wairarapa settlement.
Blenheim -
PRESTON - William Preston, aged
27, whose mother and sisters reside
in Blenheim has been missing since Thursday at noon. --------
Wednesday
15 May 1907
Auckland -
KITCHEN - the suspicious circumstances in
connection with the death of the girl
Minnie Kitchen, who died rather suddenly on Monday --------
Fielding -
WELSH - a verdict ------ touching the death of
John Wilson Welsh, who was found drowned -------- more
Wellington - HILLIER
-
a man about 40 years of age walked into a timber yard in the city today
and settling down, died in a few minutes from heart
failure. -----on the body was found a discharge from the steamer
Ruapehu made out to the name of Albert Hillier.
Dunedin -
SCOTT - the body of
a man found in the Molyneaux River, near
Beaumont, it is believed to be that of Scott who was drowned at
Cromwell 6 weeks ago.
Hastings - Fire - MADDISON & Co,
WILLIAMS & KETTLE Ltd, PATERSON, MESSMAN & Co, FAULKNER,
one of the most serious fires which has taken place in Hastings for
some time broke out about 8 o'clock last evening in Messrs Maddison
and
Co's store. --------Messrs Williams and Kettle Ltd, and messrs
Paterson, Messman and
Co. ------ lots more -- email for a copy
Thursday
16 May 1907 -
Wellington - LINDSAY
-
Mr David E. Lindsay, well known as a mail agent on behalf of the NZ
Post Office between NZ and San Francisco for several years, died
last night at the age of 47. Mr Lindsay underwent an operation a
week ago, and was making an excellent recovery when heart trouble
supervened.
Tauranga -
MAXWELL - John Maxwell, a young man
belonging to Opotiki, died
suddenly on board the steamer Waiotahi while entering the harbour last
night, --------
Friday 17
May 1907
Mamaku - BURKE -
a sad accident accurred on Thursday morning to a man named Burke,
a bushman. He was struck on the head by a falling limb of a
tree, sustaining a fractured jaw. Death, caused by
hemorrhage occurred 4 hours later.
Dunedin - Divorce
-
MUIRHEAD v. MUIRHEAD - ---- lots
more - email for a copy
Saturday
18 May 1907 p5
Mamaku -
BURKE -
Blenheim -
PRESTON - no word has yet been received of the
missing man Preston. ---------
Monday 20
May 1907
Gisborne -
MANGER - Frederick Turner Manger, a
wharf labourer, died suddenly
this morning. ----- an inquest will be held.
Dargaville - ROBINSON
-
Matthew Robinson, an elderly man, fell overboard and was drowned
from the steamer Waiwera, between here and Graham's Fern,
at
o'clock on Saturday night. The body was not recovered.
Huntly -
HORWOOD - the 5 yr old
son of Mr george Horwood was drowned in the river at
Huntly. He was playing with a boy called John Kelly in a
canoe, ------
Blenheim - PRESTON -
the organised public search for the missing man William Preston who
left his home in Blenheim ------ resulted
yesterday in the discovery of a bicycle, since identified as
Preston's, near the Opawa River -----
Invercargill - inquest - DAY -
an inquest was held today touching the death of John Francis Day,
farmer, Waikaka, whose body was found in an outhouse in the
rear of an Invercargill boarding-house on Sunday morning
----------- he leave a widow and 7 of a family.
Wellington - Divorce -
EVANS v.
EVANS -
BEST v BEST -
ROSS v. ROSS -
SMITH v SMITH
-
HENTON v HENTON
Tuesday 21
May 1907
Whakatane - WYLIE, THOMPSON,
WILSON -
--- the occupants of the missing oil launch were Messrs
Wylie, Thompson and Wilson. They left Whakatane on
Sunday, and have not
been heard of since. -----
Crew ALL SAFE - see above -
the launch and its occupants were rescued by the Mangapapa, all
well
Dunedin -
HEALEY - the infant son of Mr John Healey of
Fairfax, died -------
Thursday
23 May 1907
Christchurch - inquest - BESWICK -
an inquest will be held this morning ----- touching the
death of a youth Leslie Beswick, who was killed by an
explosion, ------- Beswick who was 17 years of
age, had only arrived from Auckland a short time ago.
Invercargill -
BLONDELL - Ella Blondell, of
Nightcaps, aged 4 years ----------- she died this morning
in Riverton Hospital.
Friday 24
May 1907
Auckland - KASPER
-
the dead body of a man was found in the harbour at Devonport. The
man aged about 65 years. There is no clue to the identity of the
deceased except a handerchief marked C. Kasper.
Taihape -
FORSYTH - a fatal accident occurred near Waiouru
last night. Mr George
Forsyth, -- was riding on a ballast
engine, ------- where he died at midnight.
Dunedin - inquest -
CUNNINGHAM - at the inquest touching the death of
Mrs Annie Cunningham, widow, at Leith Valley,
----------
Dunedin -
DOUGLAS - Robert Douglas, a single man, aged
69, died in hospital this morning ----
Christchurch - Fires - LEE,
a fire broke out --in a cottage at No 60 Colombo Street,
occupied by a Chinese laundryman named Chong Lee ----- the
cottage is owned by Mr J.T.Brown,
--- in a corner of whose timber
yard it stands.
Wellington - obituary -
ALEXANDER - the death is announced ---
of Dr William Cateland Alexander, a well known local medical
practioner, aged 52
Divorce -
HEIGHWAY v.
Heighway ------- more ----
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ROBINSON v
Robinson ------ more ----- email for a copy
KNOX v
Knox --------- more ----- email for a copy
Saturday
25 May 1907
Christchurch - inquest - OWEN(S) -
an inquest was held at the Hospital this afternoon --- Rose
Christina Mildred Owens, a young married woman --
William John Owen a labourer, husband of the deceased, said
she was 19 years of age and 5 months.and married since last January --
a very long column -- email for a copy.
Monday
27 May 1907
Stratford - Fire - LAMBERT - Egmont
Clothing Company -
the Egmont Clothing Company's premises in Broadway Street were totally
destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The 2 shops
adjoining,
owned by Mr Lambert, but unoccupied, were
considerably damaged also. ---- Mrs McALLISTER's
property was but slightly damaged. ---
Waihi -
BOYER - F. Boyer, manager of the Waihi
Workers' Co-operative Society, ----------- email for a copy
Blenheim - missing man - PRESTON -
The Blenheim Rifles and the local footballers yesterday systemiacally
searched the mud flats and lagoons for any trace of the missing
man, William Preston, and found a hat, since
identified as Preston's on a spit in the Upper lagoon,
------ the police are now dragging for the body.
Wednesday
29 May 1907
Napier - MARTIN -
Mrs Martin, wife of Mr John Martin, tailor, a very
old resident of Napier, died suddenly last evening. The
deceased lady, who was well known and highly esteemed throughout
the colony, was 76 years of age, and with her husband had
been living in Napier for 44 years. In 1905 Mr & Mrs Martin
celebrated their golden wedding.
Napier -
SIMPSON - a young married woman named Alice Caroline
Simpson died suddenly on
Monday evening, --------- the inquest has been
adjourned ---------
Nelson - JAMES
-
In connection with the fatality at the Slate River claim,
Collingwood, to Llewellyn (not Louis) James, He
was working in a tail race cut out of rock, with sides varying in
height. the race had been used for 30 years---------
Thursday 30 May 1907
Carterton -
WAKELIN - Mr
George Wakelin, an early Wairapapa pioneer, died at
Greytown last night.
Wellington -
BELL -Mr Bell, whose wife was killed and himself
injured in the
Brooklyn tram accident, has sufficiently recovered to leave
Wellington for Nelson today.
Friday 31 May 1907
Greymouth - Fire -
ROBERTSON - by a fire Mr Robertson's bakery
and a dwelling were destroyed. --------
Christchurch -
ORCHARD - shortly after 4 o'clock this morning ----
fire had broken out in the
upper storey of a stable in the rear of premises which had been
occupied
by the late Rev J. Orchard,
in Worcester
Street.
Auckland -
McDOUGALL -
Annie McDougall, 20 years of age, had a terrible experience
at Awaroa, where she was residing with her uncle. She left
the house on
Thurdsay ----- she is suffering from shock
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
21 June 2007
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