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Friday 1
February 1884
Bankruptcy - 01
CLARK - formerly
of Brookside, now of Papanui, was a farmer
ORANGE
- David of Woolston, fellmonger
Accident - HUNTER
- 04
as the steamer manapouri was leaving for Wellington --- Mr Hunter
slipped and fell on the deck, his head striking -----
more ---
Saturday
2 February 1884
Nelson - RENOWDEN
- 08
John Renowden was found at Nelson in a seriously injured
condition -----------
Palmeston North - WILLS
- 06
A man named Henry Wills died suddenly at ---- Palmeston
North -----
Lyttelton - HALL -
07
--- at Governor's Bay -- sudden death of Mr Jesse
Hall, landlord of the Eastern Hotel, Christchurch
---------
Wellington - COTTER
- 09
at Upper Hutt a child 3yrs old son of N.Cotter, was
---- drowned in a pool ----
Auckland - 10
MASON - the
body of young Mason, drowned at Ponsonby ---
CAMPBELL - Mr John
Campbell's large stables at ponsonby have been burned down -------
Monday 4
February 1884
Bankruptcy - 11
SHEPPARD - Henry
George of Christchurch, clerk.
Inquest - HALL - 13
---- Mr Jesse Hall, died suddenly on Saturday
-----
Inquest - MASON
- 15
--- John Herbert Mason, aged 11 drowned at Shelly Beach
---- more ----
Dunedin - 16
WOOLF - Aaron Woolf
died suddenly this morning ----
HYATT - George
---- bankruptcy
Tuesday 5
February 1884
Maintenance - FARRELLY - 18
Robert Farrelly was summoned by George Luxton,
his brother in law to provide support for his wife
Clara Farrelly and a 2yr old child
----- more ---
Death - 19
Inquest - SMITHSON
- 19
on Sunday a daughter of the late John Smithson, of
Leeston, died very suddenly ----
Wednesday 6
February 1884
Bankruptcy - 21
BROUGH -
Thomas, of Akaroa ------
Lyttelton - Indigent children - 25
YOUNG -
Rosina, (13), Agnes (7) Theresa (5) and
William (4) were charged with being indigent children
--- mother living on charity of her neighbours
--------- more ----
Death - Halswell - CLARK - 22
a male infant, son of a woman named Clark ---- an
inquest may be held.
Inquest - BALLANTYNE
- 23
Mr Thomas Ballantyne, who was killed by being thrown out of his
trap ------ accidental death -----
Thursday
7 February 1884
Nelson - GEORGE
- 28
-- a horse, with the saddle to which a swag was
attached ---- has been found near Rainbow ---
the rider, a man named George has not been found -----
Friday 8
February 1884
Bigamy -
PARKER - DOUCHERTY -
29
Charles Parker was charged with having married Susan Doucherty at
Sydenham on 13 December last, his lawful wife Mary Ellen
Parker
(nee Troy(e) was still alive
---- Charles Parker married Mary
Ellen on 29 April 1875 ----- long column
----- lots more -----
GREAVES - 30
Mary Ann Greaves, -------- more -----
Wellington - BUCKENDAHL
- 31
Henry Buckendahl ----- arrived in the Colony with a
number of German immigrants some 8 years ago, leaves a wife
and a boy aged 14 ------
Dunedin - HYATT
- 32
George Hyatt, late prop. of Turkish Baths
------- more -----
Accident - DYER
- 34
--- young man named Dyer, brother of Mr Dyer, butcher
----
Wellington -
FITZGERALD - 35
a litttle girl named Annie Fitzgerald aged 2 years
---- killed -------
Saturday
9 February 1884
Accidents - 37
CAMPBELL -
John, killed at Buchanan's City Foundry --------- a long
column --------
Monday 11
February 1884
Inquest - CAMPBELL
- 38
John Campbell ---- killed Friday afternoon ----- a
long column -------
Inquest - Timaru - BAYLEY - 39
Mr W.J.Bayley, rabbit inspector, died suddenly on Friday
morning -------
Death - EDMUNDS
- 40
a child named Matilda May Edmunds, 15mths old, daughter of
Mr Edmunds ----
Death - BOYD
- 42
This morning an old woman named Janet Boyd, 67 years of
age, died somewhat suddenly in Lyttelton.
Funeral - CAMPBELL
- 43
--- Order of the Druids --- funeral of late John
Capbell took place yesterday at the Scotch Cemetery
------- a widow and young children ----
Napier - EDWARDS
- 44
a shocking murder was committed at Ormondville ---- a
man named Edwards ----- murdered his wife and 4
children ---- more ----
Tuesday
12 February 1884
Death - JONES
- 46
a drayman named Fred Jones was killed at Kaikora --------
Halswell - Fire - WHITBROCK - 47
a small cottage at Halswell, occupied by the owner caught
fire on Sunday aft. ------
Ormondville - EDWARDS
- (1) & (2)
details of the crime - a very long column
Rangiora - GEDDIS
- 49
a boy aged 13 years of age named Andrew Geddis, son of Mr
William Geddis, drowned ------
Christchurch -
STRANGE - 50
Joseph, Edward, Annie, and William Strange
------- 4 of a family of 7, the other 3 younger
----- father deserted the family ------
Wednesday
13 February 1884
Drowned - STARK
- 52
a girl named Stark, about 8 years of age was accidentally drowned
in the Opawa River, Blenheim -------
Westport - Fatal accident - BROWN - 53
Joseph Brown, butcher, member of the County Council
and William Harrison,
storekeeper, of Waimangaroa and
Denniston,
were ascending in an empty truck ------ Brown leaves a wife
and 6 children -----
Thursday
14 February 1884
Auckland - MORGAN
- 54
William Henry Morgan, ----- at Te Awamutu -----
a young man, father Robert Morgan ------
Maintenance -
McMAHON - 55
John McMahon ---- neglecting to pay --- support for his
aged father and mother ----- has a wife and 3 children to
support ---- more -----
Ormondville - EDWARDS
- 57 & 57a
The victims of the tragedy were buried yesterday
------- killed Mary Edwards, Arthur Edwards,
Ellen Edwards, and Maud Emily Edwards
Friday 15
February 1884
CAMPBELL - 60
a committee was formed to make provision for the widow and
children of the late John Campbell -----
Monday 18
February 1884
Invercargill - McKAY
- 64
a woman named Adelia Ann McKay aged 45 ----- was
found drowned -----
Inquest - MORGAN
- 66
a verdict of -------
Accident - McKELLAR
- 67
a little boy named Peter McKellar, son of Mr McKellar of
Upper Riccarton, broke his arm ------
BERTRAND - 68
Philip Bertrand, an old man, was charged with having no
lawful visible means of support -----
Accidents - DUNFORD
- 69
Mr Jacob Dunford ---- crossing Ashburton bridge -----
died ------
Death - SOMMAN
- 70
Thomas Osborne
Somman, age 3, son of Ramchurn Somman, a
hindoo was drowned ------
Tuesday
19 February 1884
Oamaru - COOK
- 71
a man named James Cook was drowned in the breakers
----
Bankruptcy - 73
LOVE - Samuel
Love, late of East Oxford, hotelkeeper , now of
Sydenham, Christchurch ----
Wednesday
20 February 1884
Timaru - REID
- 73
a horse bolted with a trap ---- driver James Reid a man of
64 falling under it. ---- taken to
hospital ---
Inquest - Little River - OSBORNE - 74
a fatal accident happened ----- a boy named Edwin Osborne,
aged between 4-5 years was riding on a tramway truck
when he fell off
----- father Edwin Osborne ----
Lyttelton - SUTTON,
JACOBS - 75
Frederick Sutton and William Jacobs, were charged with
deserting the Doric -------
Thursday
21 February 1884
Bankruptcy - 78
CLARKSON -
Thomas, --------
Accident - LUER
- 80
an accident to Mr Luers, of Oxford, who with his 2 youngest
sons was thrown from the buggy ----
Friday 22
February 1884
Accident - DIGNAN
- 81
while Mr Dignan ----- of Ashburton was riding down
the Beach road, a man named BROWDY rode into him ----
Deserting ships -
QUINTAL -
82 - Frank Quintal was charged with
deserting from the barque Rialto.
-------
MACDONALD - 83
- Henry a fireman of Doric ---
Monday 25
February 1884
FISHER - 87
Katherine Fisher, applied for a protection order against
her husband, Adolf Fisher and support for her 2 children
----
Tuesday
26 February 1884
Southbridge - HAYES
- 88
Mr J.D.Hayes, thrown from his horse ----- died on
Friday night ------ widow and 6 young children
---- funeral last Sunday ----
Inquest - GRAY
- 89
Harriet Brown Gray, an infant who died suddenly on
Saturday -----
Inquest - HAYES
- 90
Mr J.D.Hayes --- a long column ------
Bankruptcy - 90a
BLAKEWAY - Edwin of
Upper Riccarton, builder ----
Wednesday
27 February 1884
Wanganui - FILMERS
- 92
a son of Mr Arthur Filmers was drowned -------
Masterton - HARDING
- 93
the house of John Harding was burnt down ---- 3
adults and 8 children were in bed at the time all were
saved excepting a boy aged 9 -----
Thursday
28 February 1884
Brunnerton - LALLEY
- 95
a man named Lalley --- drowned ------
Maintenance - McMAHON
- 96
John McMahon ---- to support his father and mother ----case
had been adjourned ----
Friday 29
February 1884
CAMPBELL - 98
the sympathy of the general public ---- on behalf of the
widow and 6 children of late John Campbell ----
subscriptions will be received ---
Maintenance - GATES
- 99
George William Gates ----- case postponed -----
Inquest - Auckland - HOGAN - 100
-- Michael Hogan, victim of the Parnell fire
-----
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
28 September 2008
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