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Christchurch 1 - 31 July
1908 - Snippets -
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Wednesday 1
July 1908
page 2
Oamaru - PELVIN -
Several sons of Mr Charles Pelvin, farmer at Redcliff, were
working in a gravel pit yesterday when the sides fell in,
covering one of the workers to
the waist and entirly burying a smaller
brother, aged 6years. When the child was uncovered it was found
that he had been suffocated. life being extinct.
Thursday 2 July
1908
page 3
Fatalities -
Wanganui - CAMPBELL -
A fatal accident occurred at Fordell yesterday, when a lad of 14
years of age, a son of Mr Campbell, manager of mr Burnett's
station, was killed by
being thrown from a horse while mustering
sheep.
Carterton - MONCRIEFF -
James Moncrieff, 78 years of age, was killed by a tree
which, when being topped, fell and struck his head.
Deceased was the father of the town clerk there.
Taihape - McDONALD -
Ernest McDonald, fell from the Manganuioteau viaduct, near
Makatotoe, and was killed.
Blenheim - LAURENSON -
The police were informed this morning that a man named Robert
Laurenson, 35 years of age, was drowned off a launch in
Pelorous Sound yesterday,
at 4pm. A search is being made
for the body.
Timaru - ROBERTSON -
Mr George Robertson, a well-known and highly respected
farmer, and owner of the Kakahu Estate, was found dead on
the roadside near Geraldine
this morning. He left Geraldine to
drive to his home last night, and it is surmised that he must
have taken a fit, or been seized with heart failure,
causing
him to fall from his trap. He was about 60 years of
age, and has a grown-up family.
Friday
3 July 1908 page 3
Dannevirke - GIBSON -
James Gibson, 52 years of age, was found by a nightwatchman
on the pavement early this morning and taken to Hospital. he died
at 6-20 this morning.
He had been drinking, and his death
was the result of exposure. Gibson had been in the district for
over 20 years.
Saturday
4 July 1908
Auckland - MONTAGUE -
A young man named Bernard Montague, a son of Mr Bernard
Montague, of the Gordon Settlement, near Te Aroha,
was killed while removing timber
by blasting.
Monday 6 July
1908
page 3
Westport - Found drowned - DALLAN
-
John Dallan (baker and cook) was found drowned in the
Westport Coal Company's dam at Denniston.
Wednesday
8 July 1908
Auckland - McMAHON
T.McMahon, single, aged 24, a railway labourer, while
carrying material along the line near newmarket Station this morning,
was run over by a
train. ------- death was instantaneous.
Wellington - SOLOMON -
An 18mth old child named Soloman was scalded ---- died at hospital
yesterday.
Monday 13 July
1908
page 3
Silver Wedding -
PARKIN - SARGEANTSON -
July 12th 1883 at the Parish
Church, Crowle, near Doncaster, England,
by Rev. A.C. Radcliffe. Allen Parkin to
Mary S.
Sargeantson.
(Now resident at Pareora East. South Canterbury.)
Wednesday
15 July 1908
page 2
Melbourne - WRIGHT
Owing to a quarrel, a young married woman named Wright, residing near
Maffra, ------
Thursday 16
July 1908
page 3
Wellington - FINLAY
Patrick Finlay, an elderly man who sustained an injury to his
spine through a fall from a wool bale on the wharf on 18 May, died at
the Hospital today.
Inquest - GIBBONS
An inquest was held at the hospital this morning--- on the body of
Violet Mary Gibbons aged 4 and half years. who died at the hospital
yesterday from
the effect of burns. A verdict of accidental death by
burning was returned.
Friday 17
July 1908
page 3
The body of Mr Duncan CAMERON
of "Springfield" Methven, who died
in Christchurch on Tuesday was conveyed to Methven today for internment
at the Methven Cemetery. ----------- more
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Obituary - BARNETT
The death took place last evening of Mr A.A.Barnett, an old colonist
and a well known commercial man in Wellington. The late Mr
Barnett who
was 76 years of age arrived in Australia in 1854 and for a
time was settled in Victoria.--------
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Monday 20 July
1908
Inquest - NOAKES
An inmate of Jubilee Home named Mrs Noakes, aged 73 years,
died rather suddenly on Friday and as she had not been attended by a
doctor an
inquest was held on Saturday morning by MrH.W.Bishop,
Coroner,. A verdict was returned that death had resulted from
heart failure brought
on by old age and rheumatism.
Nelson - SPANGER
Paul Spanger aged 81 years was found dead in bed at a boardinghouse in
Collingwood street at 10 o'clock this morning. Deceased, who was
an
old resident, left his home recently to enter lodgings.
He was in a feeble state of health. It is believed the cause of
death was heart failure.
Melbourne - HEYHOE
While running in the Ulupana Steeplechase at Caulfield on
Saturday, Envoy, the favourite, fell, rolling over
and killing his jockey, Heyhoe.
Waimate - Rev. George BARCLAY
The Rev. George Barclay, the pioneer Presbyterian clergyman of
South Canterbury, died after a short illness. Deceased was
the father of
Mr A.R.Barclay M.P. and Dr Barclay.
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New Plymouth - MIDDLETON
Mrs M.J.Middleton died today. When a child she arrived at New
Plymouth by the Amelia Thompson on September 3rd 1841 and except for
a
short period in Nelson during the Maori war, she has resided here
always. She leaves one son, Mr C.T.Mills and one daughter
Mrs A.B.R.Fookes.
Tuesday 21 July
1908 page 3
Obituary - GRIGOR -
Mr Alexander Grigor, one of Otago's veteran schoolmasters,
is dead, aged 76. Deceased had been engaged in teaching for
nearly 50 years.
Wednesday
22 July 1908
page 3
Auckland - Mary HOBINS
A railway surfaceman, when crossing the Parnell railway bridge at
7am found the dead body of an elderly woman close to one of the pillars
of the viaduct. --- The body has been identified as that of
Mary Hobins, a married woman aged 60 years.
Thursday 23
July 1908
.A Sea Captain's death - Captain
Charles JAMES
Melbourne papers give particulars of the---- death of Capt. Charles
James, a ship master well known in Lyttelton -------
He was for many years master of the ship "Auckland".
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Inquest - Timaru - GOODWIN -
An inquest was held today concerning the death of the young
woman, Laura Goodwin, --------.
A verdict of accidental death was returned.
Wellington - GOODWIN
The young woman who fell off the express between Christchurch and
Ashburton on Tuesday ----- was the daughter of Mr H.
Goodwin, licensee
of the Cambridge Hotel, Wellington.
Saturday
25 July 1908 page 5
Lake Ellesmere - drowning - James CRAW
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The Little River police reported yesterday that a man named James Craw
had been drowned in the Kaituna River the previous evening. Craw
and
his son aged 16 had been out shooting ducks on the lake and in the
evening Craw waded out on the lake alone to do some more shooting and
getting into the river bed was drowned. Two constables were sent
from Christchurch this morning to search for the body, which was
recovered
shortly after their arrival. an inquest will be held.
Monday 27
July 1908
Auckland - William JACKSON
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A labouring man named William Jackson, aged 50 years was found
dead on the floor of the bathroom at the Workingmen's Club on
Sunday.
A doctor who was summoned stated that the man had been
dead for upwards of an hour. The medical examination showed that
death was
due to syncope, probably caused by taking a hot bath
immediately after a hearty meal.
Levin - John Stanley
WIDDOWS
A fatal accident occured at Bartholomew's mill by a knife flying out of
the planing machine and striking a man named John Stanley Widdows
on
the side of the head ----------
Tuesday 28 July
1908
page 3
Dunedin - John CHALMERS -
John Chalmers a single man 50 years of age and a well known resident of
Lawrence ----
Obituary - Mr W. U. SLACK
The death occurred at Palmeston North on Sunday of Mr William Upton
Slack, an early colonist, who was well known in Canterbury for
very many years. -------- he was born at Dune's Hill, near
Cockermouth, in Cumberland. He lived at Upton House Ardwick, one
of the
suburbs of Manchester, and his mother was a daughter of
the Vicar of Bridenith. ------- He settled in the Mackenzie
Country, where he
had a sheep run. After leaving the
Mackenzie country, he settled down at "Woodside" about 7
miles from Geraldine, where he lived for 27 years.--------
In 1865 he married Miss Charlotte COOPER and had a family of 5
daughters, and 4 sons. One daughter married Mr F. HAMILTON,
of
Redcliffs, another married Mr A. TEMPLE
of Geraldine, and a
3rd marr. Mr C.R.Hewit, of
Palmeston North. There are 14
grandchildren.
His sons are Messers Slack Brothers, the
well known breeders of pure bred stock.
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Thursday 30 July 1908
Bereavement - TRIGANCE
Mr & Mrs Trigance wish to thank all kind friends for their sympathy
and floral tributes in their bereavement also to express their sincere
thanks
to those who helped bring their late son from Purau and to the
staff of the casual ward Lyttelton.
Dunedin - Mary BLACK
Mary Black, housemaid, at the hospital, died suddenly on Tuesday
night. She had been laughing and joking with the other employees
when
suddenly she fell down and expired. The post mortem
examination showed that death was caused by functional derangement of
the heart's action.
MATHESON -
Mary Fitzsimmons Matheson, a single woman, aged 27
died when getting out of bed this morning.
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
6 January 2006
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