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Saturday  1 March  1879
Accidents  -  001
JOHNSON  -  Captain,  of the ketch Alice Jane,   -------  also  Charles  engaged at Messrs Hawkins and Co's works.

Assault  -  004  (1 & 2)
HANNAN  -  Joseph Hannan  was charged with assaulting his wife Rebecca Hannan  on 24 February  -----

Maintenance  -    006
CLARKSON  -
    John Clarkson  was charged with leaving his wife without maintenance  for 4mths.  -----   


Monday 3 March  1879
Buggy  Accident  -  007
COURAGE  - 
Mrs F. Courage,  --  at Amberley -------  the child who was in the carriage escaped unhurt.

Drowning  -    008
HARRIS  - 
John Harris,  aged 7years,  son of Mr James Harris  of Peeress Town,  with 2 other little boys  were
                    bathing ----    reported to the police by Mr HALDANE  -----  inquest will be held today.

Failing to provide  -  009
GILBROW  -
  Jas. Gilbrow was -----   failing to adequately provide for his 4 children  -------

Inquest & Funeral  -    010
Sergeant-Major KERR  -  ---- held at Temuka -- -  military honours ----  lots  more  -----


Tuesday  4 March  1879
Hokitika  -  Inquest  -    011
LEVY  -  
Mary Levy,  aged 10  -------     suffering from burns ------

Obituary  -  012  &  013
WAKEFIELD  -
  Edward Jerningham,  an old and well-known Colonist,  died yesterday at   Ashburton ----

Ashburton  -     015
WAKEFIELD  -
Edward Jerningham --   funeral will leave the Home,  Ashburton  on Wed.  at 3pm --------


Wednesday  5 March  1879
Inquest  -    018
McLEAN  -
Patrick,  whose death ---  on Monday  was held at the Sefton Hotel  -----  accidental death.

Failing to Provide  -    019
SEDCOLE  -
  Charles & George,  were charged by their mother with failing to provide for her ----
                     she is 69 years of age --  another son Richard  -----

Presentation  -  020
MILNER  -
  Members of the Avonside choir ----- met at Mr J.H.STRINGER's  house  to present Mr John Milner,
                     the late organist of that church  -------  more ----


Thursday 6 March  1879
Inquest   -      021
HOUSTON  -
held at the Winslow Hotel ---   child age 2 years   ---  parent Mr Houston  ---  accidental death ----

Greymouth  -  023
HURLEY  - 
Dennis,  a miner  was killed by a fall of earth in his tail race ---

Funeral  write up -     024
WAKEFIELD  - Edward J.  who died on Monday  ------  formerly a member of St Augustine Lodge  ----

Funeral Write up -     026
RADCLIFFE  - 
Mr Radcliffe  ------  more than 100 vehicles were included in the procession ----   to Addington Cemetery ----   
                     as licensee of the Commercial Hotel  as a participator in local affairs ------


Friday  7 March  1879
Wellington  -     027
BROWN  -
Jan,  a Swede,  was killed at Porirua  by a tree falling on him.


Saturday 8 March  1879
Accident  -  030
--  2 carts,  the property of Messrs G. MILSOM  and J.SANSOM  came into collision ------the shaft of the latter's cart             
                    ran into the chest of the horse in Mr Milsom's cart  which was being driven by Fred EAST -----  

Maintenance  -   031
GRIFFITHS  -
W.H.Griffiths -----  for failing to provide for herself and family --------  lots more  -------



Monday  10 March  1879
Greymouth  -     032
POWELL  -  
Powell,  an hotelkeeper at Ross,  died suddenly on board the steamer Kennedy,  last night.


Tuesday  11 March  1879
Wellington  -     034
MABAN  -
  Mathew, ---- manager of a station in the Wairarapa,  was found dead in his bed -----  

Fatal Accident  -    035
PERCE  -
  Henry -- at Heathcote Valley  a sailor,  had arrived in the Hydaspes -----  

Accident Woodend  -  036
STONE 
-  Mr S. Stone, jnr,  ---    was thrown from the dray and his arm broken  --------

South Rakaia  -     037
CAMPBELL 
- young child of Mr Wm Campbell,  blacksmith, -- ----  escaped with a few scratches.

Kumara  -  Inquest  -   038
ELLIS  -
   David,   a miner,    descended into an old shaft  -----  accidental death -- 


Wednesday  12 March  1879
Inquest  -  039
PERCE  -
Henry,  who was killed  by a fall of earth.  --- accidental death  ----  no blame was attached to anyone.

Presentation  -  041
WILLIS  - 
Sergt. Willis,  who leaves the district for Akaroa ------ a purse of sovereigns  and tea and coffee service  --------   


Thursday  13 March  1879
Thames  -   043
FLAHERTY  -   Dr Francis Flaherty,  surgeon  of the Thames Hospital,  is dead ------
HOPKROFFT  -  Funeral  of the late editor of the Thames Evening Star  was largely attended,  300  masons were present.

Port Chalmers  -    045
EVANS  - 
David, --- lost from the barque Easterhill,   on a voyage from London  to Port Chalmers   -----

Accident  -    046
SHIELDS  -
John,  a carpenter,  residing in Timaru,  ---fatally injured.  ---- he had a wife and 4 children  ----a very long column -----


Friday  14 March  1879
Ship -     047
HYDASPES
  -   the ship took her departure for London  last night    -- takes 37 passengers --- 17 in the saloon  and 20 in the 2nd saloon  ------

HYDASPES048
Salon - Mr & Mrs W. Donald,  Mr & Mrs W. Jones,  Mrs E.M.Wallace,  Mrs C.Fletcher, 
Misses Sarah Jones, A. E.Fletcher, E.A.Fletcher,  Annie Wallace,
Masters Chas. Jones,  James Jones,  C.A.Fletcher,  H.J.Fletcher,  James Wallace, 
Messrs C.F.Todhunter,  Crosbie Reeves,  Richard M.Hamilton, 

Second Cabin -   048
Mr &  Mrs T.L.Garrett,  Mr & Mrs C.F.Vince, 
Misses G.Smith, S.Vince,  A.Bosdad,  S.Bosdad,  E.bendale, 
Mrs R.Gibson,  Mrs L. Pollard,  Mrs E. Bendale,
Messrs J.Brown,  J.H.Greener,  J.Welshman,  C,D.Scott,  G. W.Godfrey,  L.Stewart,  J.H.Willner,

Departure  -    049
DONALD 
-  Dr W.  Resident Magistrate at Lyttelton, --  left for England in the Hydaspes  ----  intending to return to New Zealand  --------

Timaru  -    050
SHIELDS  -
  Shields,  who was run over by a train, - at the inquest today a verdict --leaves a wife and 3 young children

Kent  -  051
500  Kent labourers  and 200  other emigrants  leave Plymouth  for New Zealand in the steamer Stad Haarlem,  chartered by the New Zealand Government.

Inquest  -  Leeston  -     052
THIN  -
Jessie Thin,  an infant.  ----     died of congestion of the brain  ------ more

Inquest  -    053
TURNER  -
  Miss Turner -----    of Auckland ------

Hokitika  -  054
WOODS  -
  Isaac, a sailor on steamer Waipara,  was washed overboard ----  body not yet discovered,    leaves a wife and 2 children.


Monday 17 March  1879
Kumara  -     059
HORNSBY  -
David,  was killed by a falling tree while felling bush.

Accident  -     060
SMITH  -
William,   railway engine driver -- run over by a train some weeks ago,  died -- yesterday afternoon ------an inquest will be held ----


Wednesday  19 March  1879
Protection Order  -   065
CONNELL  -
Caroline,  protection order granted  against her husband James Connell.

Wife Desertion  -  066
DANN  -
Robert,  was charged with deserting his wife in Auckland. ----  

The Late Sergeant-Major KERR  - 067
Captain Craig's recently published appeal on behalf of the widow and family of  the late  respected Sergeant-Major Kerr, 
                    has been most liberally responded to by many of our generous residents -----------

Inquest  -  068
SMITH  - 
William, engine-driver  ----    accidental death  --- aged 24  unmarried  ------  longish column -----


Thursday  20 March  1879
Timaru  -    069
BARRY 
- William, a seaman  on schooner Owake  lying at Timaru  had his left arm fractured -----    

Napier  -  071  &  072
O'NEILL  -
  Michael, while bathing in the surf ---  walking along the beach  with his employer Mr J. HAYDEN.  ----  deceased was 19 years of age 
                     and recently arrived by the ship City of Auckland.  -------

Accident in Port  -    073
WILSON 
- Mr T. Wilson,  foreman stevedore for Messrs TALBOT and McCLATCHIE  on board the ship Boyne ----  his escape
                    from death was a near one ------

Protection Order  -  074
MITCHELL  - 
074Mary Ann Mitchell  applied to the court for a married woman's protection order  against her husband Isaac Mitchell  ------  


Friday 21 March  1879
Death  -  Prebbleton  -  076
PREBBLE  -
Anna Maria,  one of the pilgrims of Canterbury  died ---  at her res.  at Prebbleton.  was 68 years of age,  bedridden for some time ---  

New Plymouth  -  077
REVELL
  - A meeting of creditors  of Henry Revell,  baker and confectioner -----


Saturday  22 March  1879
Inquest  -   Sheffield  -  078
BEVAN
- William Bevan  of Orchid Flower station,  farmer,  who was killed by a loaded dray  ----  deceased and brother
                were carting straw  ---  on Homebush station ---    accidental death ----

Accident  - 080
BOOTH  -
  John Booth,  employed on SEALEY Bros' farm.  He was kicked in the face by a horse
 and his jaw badly fractured ----

The Late Sergeant-Major Kerr -  081
The members of the Timaru Artillery Corps  have subscribed 22 pounds among themselves towards the fund now being collected for the widow of the
late  Sergeant-Major Kerr.


Monday  24 March  1879
Presentation  -  082
FRAME  -
  On 19 March  Mr J. Frame,  late station master at Lincoln,  was presented with a handsome gold watch,  on his being promoted to Southbridge ------   

Maintenance  -     084
LYRETT  -
George Lyrett was charged with wilfully failing to provide for his wife and child. --------


Wednesday  26 March  1879
Accident  -      086
JEFFREY  -  Edward, 
an extremely painful accident occurred at the Meat Preserving Company's  Works,  near Timaru --- not expected to recover ----

Dunedin  -    088
PAISLEY  - 
  Andrew Paisley,  18 years old,  and eldest son of Mr Robert Paisley,  farmer,  Upper Junction,  -------  
                            young woman named Eliza LEMON found his body  --------

Desertion  -    089
DANN  - 
Robert,  on remand from 19 March  ----  charged with  leaving his wife ------ seafaring man,  has no family,  only been married 5mths  -------


Thursday  27 March  1879
Accidents -    -  092-1  &  092-2
JEFFREY  -  the man Jeffrey,  who fell into the boiling vat at the meat factory is in a precarious state ------
WINKLE  -  Jacob,  in the employ of Mr Rogers,  Timaru,  was thrown from a cart -------
TAYLOR  -  a woman named Taylor, walking home at Sumner,  slipped  and broke her left arm  ----
BRADY  -    descend froma hayloft of Mr McLean's stables,  Amberley  ------  broke his ankle
McRAE  -  the horse attached to Mr McRae's cab ----  Ashburton


Friday  28 March  1879
Death  -    094
JEFFREY - 
The man Jeffrey -----   who was scalded ----  washdyke,  died in hospital -------     his age is 32  and he is unmarried.  an inquest will be held.

Death  -  095  &  096
O'BRIEN  - 
095 (1)  &  096 (2)George O'Brien who had sustained serious injuries at Maheno,  was brought into hospital  where he died immediately afterwards.


Saturday  29 March  1879
Inquest  -    097
JEFFREY  - 
Jeffreys,  who was scalded  at the Meat Preserving Works on Tuesday  and who died yesterday  a verdict                     of accidental death was returned.

Death  -    099
CREICHTON  -
Constable Creichton,  who has for some 6mths been stationed at Lyttelton,  died -----    was a young                         man,  unmarried,  ----   more ---

Accident  - 
WHEATLEIGH  -
  100
-----  Mounted Constable Wheatleigh,  who is stationed at Malvern,  had been thrown from his horse -----  compound fracture of one leg.  ------

Inquest  -  Ashburton  -    101
GREENAWAY  - 
James,  who was drowned at Wakanui creek ---- a farmer  residing at Wakanui  said he was the father of the child.  the creek runs through his property  ----  Jacob MOOR  was the last witness at the time -----  

Presentation  -    102
WADDELL   -
Rev R. Waddell  and Mrs Waddell  who are about to leave Canterbury  (Prebbleton)   for Otago,  were                         presented with a beautiful silver tea and coffee service  and inkstand.  ---  


Monday  31 March  1879
Accidents  -  103
FORWARD  -  Charles,  in the employ of Mr Pilbrow,  Temuka, w as kicked by a horse, -- had his leg badly fractured  -----  
HEIGH  -  John --- jaw broken from the kick of a horse -- now in Timaru Hospital ---
FAGAN  -  5yr old daughter of Mr Michael Fagan,  farmer,  of North Rakaia ---------
WHEATLEIGH  -  Sergeant  --- stationed at Malvern --- riding home -- horse became frightened -----  leg broken ----
UDEN  -   man named Uden -- knocked down by a horse ---  ridden by a man named Dyer.  ---  right arm broken wrist  ----

Death  - 
BLACK  - 
104
Mr William Black,  an engineer of the lighthouse row ----  at Akaroa -- found dead on the ranges near the town ---

Beverley Evans
Christchurch  NZ
20 December  2008

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