Christchurch Press -
February 1944 -
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Tuesday 1 February 1944
Photo - 001
BAILEY - R.T. retiring after 35 yrs with Labour
dept. b. Christchurch, educated --- lots
more ----
Photo - 003
CAIRNS - Mr D. stooking cocksfoot
gathered in Spreydon from roadsides ------
Engagements - 004
HASSALL - McLEAN --- wedding will take place in England
shortly -----
MORRISON - DWYER -
O'NEILL - CRAMPTON -
JOSE - CARSON -
CALDER - FERGUSSON -
Obituary - 006
HOLDERNESS - Colonel Hildebrand, borough solicitor,
Hastings since 1928 -- age 63, b. Christchurch
----
Death - 007
HUNT - Mrs May Rose, wife of Mr F.K. died
Auckland -- age 74 -- dau. of 1st schoolmaster Mr A. JAGGER
Wedding - 008
Van-OPDORP - CHAPMAN - on 20 Dec. at -- Sydney,
------
Friday 2 February 1944
Wigram - 011
& 012
& 013 &
014
BEALE - Keith, absented himself without leave 30
September 1943 ----- very long column
Engagement - 016
SMILLIE - NEAL -
Wedding - 018
GOOD - KOTZE - at Maadi, Cairo,
Major George Grantham Good (Temuka)
Retirement - 019
TELFORD - Dr T. Fletcher
Telford, medical officer for Health
for Canterbury & Westland. ---- more ---
Thursday 3 February 1944
Engagement - 024
Lord DORMER - NOEL - wedding on 19
Feb. Lord Dormer, formerly aide-de-camp in New
Zealand. ---- more.
Obituary - 025
FLEMING - William, died on Monday at
Timaru, -- father one of the pioneers of the Flemington
district
Death - 027
OPIE - Miss Gwen, last 27 years principal of
Girls' College at Colombo, Ceylon, ---
more ----
Friday 4 February 1944
Examination results - 029 & 030 & 031
Canterbury, Marlborough & West Coast School Certificate
results
email for a copy. -
D.S.O. - 033
STOWERS - Flight Sergeant Robert Ernest, of
Hamilton East --- b. 1922 ---
Saturday 5 February 1944
Photo - 035
CAREY - Acting Flight Lieut. Arthur -- awarded the DFC
---
Engagements - 036
Poulton - Acton-Adams ----
Preston - Furze ---
Barnsdale - Beetham ---
Monk - Frahm --
Obituary - 038
MONAGHAN - Signalman David Wyatt, 3rd son of Archdeacon
& Mrs H.W. of Timaru, ----- more ----
Photo - 039
POLSON - Staff-Sergeant, included in photo of
prisoners of war at Stalag 383, Germany --- 38 men in photo.
Monday 7 February 1944
Obituary - 042
BORTHWICK - James Bibb, former headmaster East
Ashburton School -- son of late Capt. David Alexander
Borthwick,
b. Glasgow 1860 came to
NZ age 6 --- marr. Miss Agnes G. DORMAN of
Springfield in 1887
leaves a widow and 2
daughters (named) ---- more -----
Photo & Obituary - 044 & 045
HANLON - Alfred C. K.C. age 78 d. Dunedin,
noted criminal advocate ----- leaves 3 daughters 1 son
-- lots more -----
Whangarei - 048
POOK - Jack, age 30, married fell
overboard believed drowned in the Arapaua River --
Tuesday 8 February 1944
90th Birthday - photo - 051
& 052
DALE - Mr W.H.R. -- 90 on Thursday -- b.
London 10 feb. 1854, sailed 2 yrs later on "Egmont"
in Egmont were
Bishop Harper, J.M.Heywood, Charles
Merton, Torlesse and Harman families -- in
1876 a 1st member
of Lodge Canterbury Kilwinning -- in
1863 awas a passenger on 1st train on iron rails in NZ
remembers
Lyttelton tunnel opened in 1867
---- family of 7 sons -- Mrs Dale is 2nd dau. of a
Wellington pioneer
Mr George Green Buck of
Taita, Lower Hutt. long column -- lots
more ---
Wednesday 9 February 1944
Photo - obituary - 056
JACOBSEN - Leo A. --- Wellington businessman
-- b. Christchurch 1881 --- several peaks in
Southern Alps scaled
and named by Messrs Morton
& Jacobsen -- leaves a widow, 1 son and 2 sisters
---- and 1 brother.
Thursday 10 February 1944
Engagement - 058
ROBERTS - McKAY -
Photo - 060
WALLINGFORD - Air Commodore S.G. ----
awarded medal of Legion of Merit ---
Photos - 061
BLUETT - Flight Sgt. Roy, dangerously
injured -- son of Mrs E. Bluett, Beckenham.
GOODHART - Acting Group Capt. Jack -- with wife son
& mother in law was killed in an air raid in London --
son of Mrs A.H.Goodhart,
Opawa.
Friday 11 February 1944
Accidents - 062
REINKE - Mr G, married, age 37 -- admitted to
Ashburton Hosp. --- head injuries --
MARSHALL - John Kenneth, drowned visiting
Himatangi Beach, age 22 a soldier, -----
JONES - Rose Mary, age 6, dau. of Mr & Mrs
G. P. Jones, of Tekaraka --- was killed by a train
--
Photo -
HULME - Sgt. portrait painted by Mr
Archibald F. Nicoll -- presented to Nelson City Council ---
Inquest - 066
PHILLIPS - Noeline Margaret -- d. 7 January on
the railway line at Petone --- lots
more ----
Saturday 12 February 1944
Ashburton - 067
LANGDON - Mr H. found a cart & 2 horses in
the South Ashburton River, --- owner not
found ----
Auckland - 070
Woman killed instantly falling from a parapet in Queen
st. -- not named as yet. (see 071)
University of NZ Examination results - 071
B.Agr.Sc. medicine, Home Science
email for a copy ---
Accidents - 072
ALLEN - Miss Myrtle, age 40, killed by a train accident
-- New Lynn, Auckland. ---
FINLAYSON - Mrs Helen Agnes Harvey, age 36 was
killed instantly when she fell from a parapet Queen st. Auckland
----
HARDING - Alfred Edward -- widower, age 47, of Devonport,
Auckland ---- died
SIMPSON - Norman Arthur, age 17 -- found
unconscious -- fall from motor bike, --- in Timaru hosp.
SMITH - Raymond (14mths) & Heeni (age 2)
died in house fire -- Wanganui.
Wellington - 073a
HEWITT - Stanley John Murray, age
21 died of burns -- explosion at Colgate
Palmolive, Petone ---
Wellington - 074
KATZ - Rabbi Solomon -- b. 1844 near Kishinev, in
Bessarabia, -- came to Auckland
-- married 1904
wife died Sept. last year --
1daughter, 3 sons --
Dunedin - 075
SCOTT - Mrs Nellie -- age 45 -- badly
burned -- house destroyed by fire ---
Monday 14 February 1944
Memorial Service - 079
OPIE - Miss Gwen -- 27 yrs
principal of Church Missionary Society ladies college, Colombo,
Ceylon,
pupil of Christchurch Girls' High school
1899 to 1903.
Photos - 080
REDPATH - Mr J.A. photo of his prize winning
garden Class 1 in Fendalton ------
FLEMING & Co. winning factory garden -
photo
COLLINS - Mr H.J. winner class
2B. Idris rd. --- photo ---
Tuesday 15 February 1944
Engagements - 083
LOUGHNAN - MALING ---
UPTON - VESSEY ---
DIXON - ARMSTRONG ---
KENNEDY - RAE ---
Accidents - 084
DICKSON - Mr Samuel, age 55
-- conducting a search of Ashburton south River --
ROSENBECK - Neil, age 65 -- killed by a collapse
of earth, ---- Dannevirke --
PIPER - Stanley Austin, age 33
-- concussion -- knocked down by a
motor car --
CARSON - Nelson -- age 13 -- fell from his bicycle
--
ADAMS - Mrs -- fell or knocked off her
bicycle.
Wednesday 16 February 1944
Coroner - 088
CALCUTT - John Keith, aged 10 --- d 15
September
Engagements - 090
MACGOWAN - SMITH -
NICHOLSON - BYRON -
GRIBBEN - OAKLEY -
Inquests - 094
KITCHING - Leo Archibald, d. 17 Jan. Christchurch --
thrown from a fire-engine at Wigram ----
YOUNG - Miss Marion Frances, and
McDOUGALL - Douglas Haig, both members of
RNAF plane crashed -- inquest adjourned.
London - 095
WINSTONE - Miss Jane, of Wanganui, a ferry pilot
was killed while taking off -- arr. England Aug. 1942
dau.
of Mr & Mrs A.G. Winstone, ---- lots
more ---
Thursday 17 February 1944
Engagement - 098
BEECH - MOTE ----
Photo - 100
CHAMBERS - Flt Sgt. C.A. son of Mr & Mrs V.
Chambers, Motukarara, among a group of prisoners
of war in Germany.
Friday 18 February 1944
Golden Wedding - 103
CAMPBELL - Mr & Mrs Harry, 113 Stanmore rd.
--- is 4th son of late Richard, Marsden rd,
Timaru, eld. dau. of late William JOHNSON,
--- have 1 son and 2
granddaughters.
Photo - 104
CAMPBELL - Mr & Mrs Harry, yesterday
celebrated their Golden Wedding.
Photo - 105
CORNWALL - Lieut-Col. F.C. led NZ Troops in a
commando raid -----
Marriage - 106
ELLIOTT - Second-Lieut. Keith & Mrs Elliott,
nee Margaret LARKHAM, of Hastings, ------
Trinity College of Music Exam results - 107
List of names --- email for a copy.
London - Funeral - 111
WINSTONE - Miss June (Wanganui) held
in Berkshire -- list of names of some of those
present.
Members of
the A.T.A. were pallbearers.
Saturday 19 February 1944
Dannevirke - Fatalities - 114
CARRUTHERS - Miss Dorothy Ellen, dau. of Mr
M.F. and
DONGHI - Jack, single, age 54 both died
-----
Engagements - 115
WARD - HAMILTON -
WARD - LAFFEY -
SPRATT - ARLOW -
WILSON - DAVISON -
100th Birthday - 118
TODD - Miss Helen, of -- Timaru, yesterday
was 100, b. Pittenreach?, near Loch Leven, Scotland,
age 16
became a children's nurse -- came to NZ 60 yrs
ago ---
Monday 21 February 1944
Missing Body found - 121
DICKSON - Samuel, age 55, missing since 14 Feb.
was found in the Ashburton River ---
Engagement - 122
CARTER - REIHER -
Tuesday 22 February 1944
Accidents - 126
CARLESS - Sgt. Alfred Austin, son of Mr H.P.
Carless, Epsom, Auckland -- accidentally
killed and
BRITTAIN - Sgt. Albert Leonard, son of Mrs S.
Auckland, lost their lives in aircraft ----
McINTOSH - Margaret Wilson, widow of Poolburn,
killed outright --
GEORGE - Gilbert, age 38, a sawyer, died in accident at
Addington -- inquest will be held --
LEWIS - Catherine Jesse, married. age 51 --
drowned in Mataura River, Gore --
AUSTIN - Jean, age 19 fell from a train,
suffered abrasions.
Wednesday 23 February 1944
99th Birthday - 132
BROWN - Mrs Sarah, of Oxford, 99
yesterday, came to NZ in "Zealandia" in
1858 marr Mr John Brown in Wellington,
he died 50
years ago had 13 children, 31 grandchildren ---
Engagements - 133
STRINGER - FRIZZELL -
McNICHOLL - BARNES -
WOOD - WANTY -
HANHAM - HANGER -
Engagements - 134
STEWART - ANDERSON -
HORN - SNELLING -
Accidents - 135
McLOY Joseph &
O'LEARY - Cornelius, 2 railway surfacemen
patrolling the Buller Gorge, ---- injured --
stone capsized jigger ---
Wedding - 137
GARTY - DOERN, - Mrs A.E.Garty received word her
son Charles D. married in Canada to Miss Wilhelmine Bernice
Doern.
Fatality - 138
HANSEN - Miss Dorothy Nina, age 24 --
was killed when a truck failed to negotiate a bend in
Auckland ---
mother Mrs A. Hansen --
more --
Obituary - 139
KAYLL - Rev. Canon J.I.A. vicar of Katikati
--- former Mayor of Mt Eden -- ---
Friday 25 February 1944
Engagement - 144
WITHELL - NEAME -
Saturday 26 February 1944
NZ University Degrees conferred - 148
list of names - email for a copy.
Supreme Court - 149
& 150
Undefended divorce petitions --- email for a copy.
long list of names for separation, Adultery, Desertion,
Court orders disobeyed, decrees absolute.
Engagements - 151
HAMLIN - NEIMAN -
KELLIHER - ATLEY
REGISTER - CAFFIN
McNAUGHTON - MUNFORD
HARVEY - DIX, marriage to take place shortly.
McGILLWRAY - SPROTT
Inquest - 152
MILLAR - Mrs Elizabeth Elliott Gillespie, age 60
TUHIMATA - Donnie, drowned in Waikato River
-- age 5 and half --
Monday 28 February 1944
Engagements - 157
WILKINSON - RHIND -
BUTCHER - GEARY -
Invercargill - 158
FOTHERINGHAM - Roberta, killed in an accident ---
Obituary - 160
MILLAR - David, of Leeston, d. age 79, b.
Ireland, came to NZ as small boy with his parents -- late Mr
& Mrs James Millar,
early settlers of Irwell, in "Charlotte
Gladstone" --- wife died years
ago, leaves a daughter and 2 sons.
Photo - C.G.H.S. swimmers - 161
GILMOUR - Joan and
BARRETT - Margaret, 1st equal for senior
championship and
HOWIE - Gweneth, intermediate champion and
YORSTON - Mary, junior champ.
Obituary - 162
WILLIAMS - Mr T.D. b. Blaina, South Wales
1895, --- came to NZ 1921 --- solo
singer in opera -- one of 1st artists
to broadcast in Christchurch
-- leaves a wife , 1 son & 2 daughters.
Tuesday 29 February 1944
Auckland - 163
American soldier found dead in Auckland Domain, unnamed as yet
inquest adjourned ---
Auckland - Fatality - 166
EDMONDS - Owen Fletcher, married, age 37, a trucker of
Ngaruawahia -- killed at Wilton Colliery ---
RIX - Arnold, married, age 29 a miner, of
Glen Massey -- and
Engagements - 167
DUCKMANTON - DOUGLAS --
HIGHET - MATHEWS -
MORKANE - ANDERSON -
STEWART - LETHAM -
Photo - Army Wedding - New Caledonia - 169
IGGULDEN - FINDLAY - Staff-Sgt. Maurice A. of
Auckland to Pvte Betty Margaret Findlay of
Gisborne ---
New Plymouth - 170
JENSEN - William Thomas ----
Obituary - 171
PRESTON - Arnold, in Wellington -- age 46,
one of 9 sons of Mr & Mrs J.F.Preston, of Mt Eden
--
leaves a wife, 1 son and 1
daughter.
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
5 August 2013
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