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Christchurch Star - 1872 - February
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Thursday 1
February 1872
Alford Forest - Fire -
CLOUGH - 01
several houses were burnt down, among them that of Mr Robinson
Clough who also had his orchard destroyed ----
Leithfield - GREEN - 02
Robert Green ---- on Tuesday ---- died at 2 o'clock
yesterday morning.
Friday 2
February 1872
Courtenay - BEDFORD - 03
a daughter of Mr George Bedford, a farmer of
Courtenay aged 4 years, died last Wednesday - an
inquest will be held
Accident - MILLETT
- 04
Mr E.W. Millett - - kicked by a
horse --- lost teeth ----
Saturday 3
February 1872
Duvauchelle - NOONAN
- 05
John Noonan had fingers on his hand squashed --- and
a man named SCOTT went to help him ---
In Bankruptcy - 06
BRUNT - John
BULLOCK - John
McKAY - Alexander
HARWOOD - John
ENSOR - Edmund Henry and Alfred William Ensor
MEARS - Charles Edward Maurice
Tuesday 6
February 1872
Accident - MORROW -
08
horse bolted --- fell on his back - shaken but no serious
injuries.
Thursday
8 February 1872
Registrar's returns - month of January - 10
Births - 103 - 45 males, 58 females
Deaths - 37 - 21 males, 16 females
Marriages - 28
Friday 9
February 1872
Akaroa - accident - 11
Mr Shadbolt was driving
Mrs E. Richardson and Mrs H.P.Murray-Aynsley from the Head ofthe
Bay to Akaroa -- near Wacckerle's
Hotel
horse suddenly shied --- no one hurt --- more
Tuesday 13
February 1872
Fatal Accident - HOWLAN
- 13
accident to man anmed Howlan in the Rangitata ---come from
Dunedin, on a sketching tour --- lots more ----
Obituary - HAGLEY -
14
sudden death of Captain Hagley, of the Taraua, ------
will be much regretted by his numerous friends in Canterbury.
Friday 16
February 1872
Funeral Notice - 15
LAWRENCE - George
Henry ---- late son of Mr Stephen Lawrence -----
Saturday
17 February 1872
Accident - PREECE
- 16
a man named Thomas Preece, in the employ of Mr Middleton,
on the Rakaia, ----- compound
fracture of the leg and arm badly injured ----
Wednesday
21 February 1872
Death - 18
EDGAR - on 20
February at ---- Lucy Miriam, youngest daughter of
late Noah Edgar, aged 4 years and 7 months.
Obituary - Captain HAGLEY
- 17
----genial kindness and courtesy to all passengers who sailed
with him ------ sudden death at Adelaide --- native
of London, came to Australia in 1853
---- entirely self taught, he
leaves a widow and family to mourn his loss.
Thursday
22 February 1872
Desertion - POWELL
- 19
- William Davis Powell, ----- deserting his wife and
family ---- from Hokitika -------
Monday 26
February 1872
Desertion - CHAMBERS
- 20
- James Chambers ---- deserted his wife
and family ----
Sudden Death - KERR
- 21
--- a man named Christopher Kerr, at the house of John
McVICAR -
Kerr, a farmer in the Bay's
-------- middleaged ---- inquest today -----
Magisterial -
BORLAND - 22
James Borland -- assaulted his wife Emma Borland -----
Thursday
29 February 1872
Accident - PARKINSON
- 23
Mr T.H.Parkinson of Kaituna Valley --was driving his 2
sons in his buggy --- a strap broke --- horse bolted
------ Mr Parkinson received severe injuries ----
conveyed to Mr Gebbie's ------
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
27 August 2008
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