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Monday 1 March
1875
Desertion - 001
ANSTEY - William Charles,
charged by Captain Mitchell deserting from the ship Langstone when at Wellington ------
Fatal Accident - 002
TIBBAT - A sad and fatal
accident happened as a result of a fire at Tibbat's Hotel,
Poverty Bay and the death of his wife and 2 children.
Tuesday 2 March
1875
Dunedin - 003
BAYDEN - Another case of
scarlet fever is reported among the immigrants ex Oamaru from Glasgow, a little
girl Eva Bayden -------
Napier - Death - 004
ENGLISH - Dr English, an
old settler at Waipawa was found dead in a bedroom at the Empire
Hotel, yesterday.
Blenheim - MERRITT -
005
Some human bones were found last Thursday on the beach at White's
bay a stocking had the initial A.J.M. worked on
it.----- bones of young immigrant
drowned in the Opawa River, who was working on Dr Horne's farm last
September. ------ Alfred John Merritt, of Jersey
Wednesday 3
March 1875
Dunedin - 006
TURNBULL - Inquest on
Thomas Turnbull at Blackstone Hill, died soon after a fight with
Clyde ------- accidental death -----
Dunedin - Fatalities - 007
TURNBULL - Thomas, at
Blackstone Hill, died after a fight with Clyde, accidental
death returned -------
MACANDREW - Mrs, funeral
tomorrow -------
Lyttelton - 008
BUNNELL - Henry, seaman
aboard the barque Alice,
----- refusal of duty ----
ROBERTS - John, deserted
wife Kate -------
Refusal of Duty - 009
Thomas SMITH, Charles WHEELER, Gray MARTIN, Edward JONES, William OLSEN, were charged by Captain
Filian of the ship Charmian
----
PETERSEN - John was
charged by Captain Davis of
the John Knox with a similar offence.
Auckland - Fatality - 010
SMITH - a firelast night
destroyed the Star Hotel - Smith escaped jumping
through a window, died -- a draper from Yorkshire.
Saturday 6
March 1875
Accidents - 013
EDLIN - a girl about 12 years
old, had an accident at Woodend --- riding a dray
with no sides --- leg caught between spokes of wheel -----
GEE - at
Canterbury Spinning and Weaving Company's works at Kaiapoi, Gee
fell from a scaffold -------
Tuesday 9 March
1875
Wife Desertion - 014
MALMANCHE - Peter, to be
brought up again on the 11th.
Wednesday 10
March 1875
Dunedin - Accident - 015
CHUNG - Ah, was killed
when a coach was upset on Saddle Hill ---
TURNBULL - Mrs G.
was seriously injured. -----
Death - 016
KEMP - Tom, a
scenic artist, died yesterday from lung disease, caught some time ago
at Invercargill.
Thursday 11
March 1875
Desertion - 017
LITTLECOTT -
Charles, support for his children in the Industrial School
------- more -----
Accident - 018
GEE -
Samuel, who was injured in an accident on 5 March ---
is in a very dangerous state.
Saturday 13
March 1875
Probates - 019
SWALE - William ---
to Elizabeth Swale, widow, and Wm Swale, son.
PREBBLE - Charles
---- to Henry Bromich
and John Edward Jacombs,
named executors ----
O'CALLAGHAN - Thomas
Robert ---
McCANDLISH - John,
------ to Gilbert McCandlish, father of
deceased ---
Monday 15 March
1875
Refusal of Duty - 020
BONNELL - Henry,
seaman on board ship Pleiades
---
Tuesday 16
March 1875
Sale of Properties - 021
YORK -
Thomas, bought part rural section 32 at Woolston, 2 and
hald acres of land.
HASSAL - Mr T.M.
bought part sections 1010 and 1012 cnr Colombo and Tuam streest -------
from the estate of Mr J.C.Aiken,
AIKEN - 3rd lot passed in
from estate Mr J.C.Aiken part sections 1147 and 1149
and 1151 and occupied by Mr A.J.White.
Auckland - 022
PORTER - Mr, the
funeral of Mr Porter who was drowned, took place yesterday
---
FOX - injured in the
Queen of Beauty mine, is likely to die.
Thursday 18
March 1875
Absent without leave - 023
DALZELL - Edwin Matthews,
MATHERS - Edwin,
GRANT - George, seamen
on board the brig Syren
------
Drowning - 024
McLEOD -
Murdoch, a seaman formerly of the schooner J.G.Coleson ----
inquest today.
Disobeying orders - 025
WHITE - John and
MELTON - William, seamen
on board the barque Syren
-----
GRANT - George from the
same ship --- charged with assault -----
Friday 19 March
1875
Inquest - McLEOD -
026
Murdoch McLeod, a sailor from the ship
J.G.Coleson, was found dead on the flats at Governor's Bay
on Monday night. evidence was given by Capt. D.Rae, John McDonald, John Paterson, William Buckley, John Maguire, Sergeant of Police at
Lyttelton. --- a long column ------
Fatality - Little
Currie - 027
a sailor known by this name, on board the Huon Belle, ketch, fell down
on the wharf and died, he was born in Carlisle and joined the
vessel in Dunedin ---- an inquest will be held today.
Monday 22 March
1875
Inquest - Little Currie - 028 & 029
at Lyttelton Hotel ---- Little Currie, a sailor on board the
ketch Huon Belle, who died
suddenly on Thursday last. ---- Roderick Currie,
captain of the
Huon Belle, knew the deceased for 7-8mths.
----- aged about 40 ---- Thomas
Tatnell, employed as one of the foremen of the wharves
-----
died of heart attack -----
Wednesday 24
March 1875
Supreme Court - 030
NALDER - Charles
Allen --- Letters od administration to Henry
Nalder, solicitior, brother of the deceased.
RHODES - order directing
conditional contract for sale of portion of the Purau estate be
confirmed ------
WRIGHT - Hugh,
inmate of Sunnyside.
Thursday 25
March 1875
Barque - Ocean Beauty,
from London - death - 031
BLACKETT -
Alfred, ordinary seaman, ----- fell overboard
---assumed drowned ------- no passengers aboard this
ship -----
Saturday 27
March 1875
Courts - 032
RICH - Joseph
Rich ----- mutual separation ---
BRAY -
Richard, 5 children ---- neglected
children ------
Tuesday 30
March 1875
Neglected Children - BRAY
- 034
George, John, Charles, Eliza J.F. and
A.F.W.Bray, 5 children ranging in age from 14 to 3
years were brought under the Neglected Childrens Act ---
the parents kept a disorderly house in Gloucester st. Richard
bray, father of the children --- sent to the Industrial
School ------
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
20 June 2010