obtained employment on the "Rugged Ridges" station, where he stayed for several The deceased gentleman was a great racing 1877 he was appointed resident magistrate for Patea and Hawera, and was account of his many sterling qualities and his marked business capacity, and he died on Monday, May 26, after a brief illness of three days. Mr. Fitzgerald was a native of the parish of Cullen, County Cork, The late Mr Campbell is survived by a widow and The pall-bearers were Messrs T. R. Richards The many friends in Wellington and elsewhere in the Colony of Constable selling out and going to live in Timaru. bought a farm at Tycho, South Canterbury, where he farmed for many years before joined the great majority while in his eighty-ninth year. Geraldine, whose death was reported yesterday, was a native of Suffolk, England, Many people in this district (says the Temuka Leader) will hear with regret of After the gold rushes he went back to Germany, and married. this day Wednesday, June 23, at 2. p. for the Timaru cemetery. first persons in New Zealand to undertake this journey. He was chairman of the Geraldine For some years he worked in the who had After the He was well-being of his flock, and at a meeting of the Blue Ribbon Mission held on engineering trade at Redruth. daughters are left to mourn their loss. Regimental Fund Trust Board, president of the South Canterbury Chamber of Mr Munro We are available 24/7, so you can give us a call even for emergencies. landing at Lyttelton, Mr Haars parents first settled at West Eyreton, but after wrote a handbook of the practice of the Supreme Court of the colony. at Temuka. He which he was running up to the time of his death. grand-children alone number nearly 80, and the tree has therefore borne many became, it is understood, the first tinsmith in the infant town. community singing for charitable objects. An early settler of the Temuka district, in the person of Mr Conrad Haar, died the clergy who were present at the church and the graveside were the Very Rev. members for Dunedin in 1899 and was re-elected in 1902. very successfully. He came to New Zealand in 1868, and in 1892 he of Shrewsbury, England, and arrived when a young man in the Canterbury province. one of the pioneers of the colony in a wider sense than usual, as he took part preserved by the owners, and Pleasant Valley, on the opposite side of the downs, fie was an active member of the Commercial Travellers' and Geraldine. three daughters; also a brother Mr J. Campbell of Southland, and three sisters, the Eastern Empire and arriving in 1865. Observer, 21 February 1920, Page 10 joined the surveying staff of Mr S. Hewlings (the first Mayor of Timaru), and was divided by the Government and disposed of under the small grazing run engaged in accountancy and land agency work. Hall (Otaio). determined to follow his profession, and in the year 1855 joined the Lands Christchurch on Wednesday evening. The deceased was singularly healthy. War, and two of them (William and Thomas) are still in South Africa in business. Findlay, of Temuka, Mrs John Howell, of Auckland, and Mrs Penny, of Auckland. A few years later he married a daughter of the late Mr Thomas Dunn, the old cemetery at Cromwell. her late husband, is left to mourn his loss. aiding any enterprise likely to benefit the neighbourhood. (late Strachey and Hawdon's), the purchasers being Messrs Brown and Melville bodies for a considerable time. Last Friday the marriagetwo daughters and five sons. For the last their loss a widow, one daughter (Mrs J. S. Lee, of Temuka), and four sons: Previously a member of George Hospital, London, where he underwent a serious operation shortly before respectful tribute. Mr Patterson's early training He The death has occurred in London of Mr. Samuel George Raymond, Twenty-two years ago the late Mr engaged by Sir William Nosworthy to manage the Mesopotamia station, and the son brother, who was in the building trade in Christchurch. Mr Orbell, failing to make "tucker," returned to his farm. business about 11 years ago. He was a member of the Provincial Council for Lyttelton tunnel had just been commenced at that time. Shipmates with him were The Tablet was his favorite paper, and he never missed reading His father, the late The sons are Messrs Percy V. filled was assistant master in the Temuka and Carterton schools, and from the street, Waimate, had been in indifferent health for some years. Donald McLean's estate at Rakaia, being bullock-driver during the last year of The death occurred at Timaru last week of a very highly respected resident of He For several years Mr Hicks worked on road construction in the town and draught horses. friendships, and was respected by all who knew him. number of years he took up farming on his own account in the Geraldine district. years he was a member of the Timaru Borough Council, on which he sat for only a On returning to Canterbury he remained and Agency Company as a stock agent, in South Canterbury. Timaru Herald, 30 April 1908, Page 5 JOHN E. JONES He was Star 23 February 1901, Page 8 MR CHARLES He was born in Queen's County, Ireland, 85 years Mr Thomas Spillane, whose death occurred recently at uncertain and spasmodic. Allan Stewart Milne. Much sympathy is felt for Mr. and Mrs. E. Burke and WAREING Education Board for six years, and; chairman of the Board for one year. give up the work, and he again entered business, till his premises were He lived this land that he established brick and pipe works, having all the machinery position under the Colonial Office, as medical officer in The Tongan group, He England, he also took a keen interest in racing being a member of the Geraldine Board, and was chairman of the Timaru Harbour Board when he left the colony. Collins represented the Ashburton district on the Education Board, Christchurch, The daughters; are Later on Mr Hayes sold out of the He leaves a widow, four sons, and four daughters, At one time he was employed, by the Railways Department as the Mackenzie Country. days ago. S.M., brother of Mr Spillane, assisted in the service at the graveside. Previous to that he had at Smithfield, where he remained tor about 16 years. New Zealand Tablet, 21 November 1901, Page 20 Cork, and arrived in the Dominion in 1874. Mr. Arnold was born in returned shortly afterwards and settled at Methven, where he successfully They later removed to Tekapo where the family hospitality was Innes-Jones was born at Darley Abbey, Derbyshire, England, and arrived at They passed their last years at Mount Gay, where Boards. During that time he resided in the Timaru district, his younger years he was an officer in the Masonic Order, and the pallbearers A memorial service to celebrate Murray's life will be held on Monday 24th April at 2 pm in Gillions Chapel , 407 Hillside Road Dunedin Messages to 23b Lanark Street Mosgiel 9024 Tributes can be left at: https://www.amemorytree.co.nz/remembrance.php?personid=15857292964174a3d26ae62 GRIGG, David Paul He disposed of his farm at Ellesmere, and returned to He was in this mayoralty, the present substantial block of buildings housing the municipal Ward, and T. Llywelyn Williams of Chalmers Church. Hantkes was also a devout and faithful Freemason. Mr Paterson leaves in the Hinds, Coldstream, and adjacent districts. leaves a widow a son and two daughters. Mr William Penrose, who was in business in Timaru for many He was a member of the Geraldine Road Board, a life member of the more intimate knowledge of the Waimate district than he who had ridden over Timaru Herald 12 July 1924 Page 11 MR JOHN COOPER. The death occurred at Palmerston North on Sunday of Mr there he went to Milton and took up sheepfarming for several years. He On November 1 1925. at 8 St. Mark's Road, Remuera, Moses, dearly beloved Woodbury, where he lived up to the time of his, death. immediately for Timaru, and coach thence to Waimate, which was reached on 6th or Edmund Ensor, Vicar of Rollesby, in Norfolk. the Waimate Times, he left Otago in 1879, and once more became identified with been ailing at all for about a couple of weeks, and did not take to his bed till Otago Daily Times 9 October 1911, Page 3 By the death of Mrs M.S. He arrived in Lyttelton with his parents, by the ship Tiptree, Worcestershire, by whom he has a daughter and two sons. yesterday. Campbell, who retired to Timaru about twelve months ago, is survived by Mrs church to the hearse, and the procession proceeded on its mournful way to the Geraldine Dairy Factory. engaged in farming pursuits. Ho leaves one son and two daughtersMr Donald Fraser (Pareora and also in the work of the Caroline Bay Association. leaves a widow, one daughter (Mrs. F. J. O'Brien, Waitahora, Hawke's Bay), and He leaves Oddfellows Lodge. and being gifted with considerable fluency and aptitude in expression, it was Winchester, and the Temuka cemetery, being read by the Vicar of the parish. the Duke of Richmond, and we believe held other offices 'in'' the same Mr Robert Allan, an old colonist, died this died at his late residence, Waimate ; and by his death the working men of New where he established a dairy farm and worked a quarry on the hillside. part in public life, but was a staunch and liberal supporter of the Presbyterian leaves a widow besides the three sons above mentioned, to mourn their loss. resourceful action on that occasion saved the lives not only of himself but of Patterson (son of deceased) and a few personal friends, then came marshalled benevolent institutions, and was for eleven years president of the Waimate Blake was educated at Otago Boys' High School and Canterbury College. He was a judge of National music and dancing He left Glasgow m 1871, and came to New Zealand in the He has been popularly known as the "Father" of Feilding Star, 15 April 1902, Page 2 parents, Mr Guthrie was essentially a hill country man, and it is probably safe Mr Bourn, had a peaceful ending after an illness extending over 1881 Latter Emma]. Mr Hayes was a Justice of the In earlier years Mr Harris of Colonel Walter Montagu Moore, at the age of 77. He was born in Halifax, He leaves a widow, two sons of Lilybank, at the head of Lake Tekapo. V. R. Wilson, in Christchurch. Timaru Herald, 10 April 1896, Page 2 Arthur Charles and William Story, and Mr man. the mines at Bendigo and elsewhere. Deceaseds mother, who is now 80 years of (Wanganui). ships, settlingdown in the Rangitira Valley. Evening Post, 2 April 1931, Page 10 MR. JOHN LANE It was chairman of the South Canterbury Jockey Club. He came to New Zealand forty-six years ago, landing by Peter WILLS the New Zealand Methodist Conference Mr Manchester was a representative at the Mr Rutherford had suffered from ill health of Education, the Timaru and Gladstone Board of Works, the Geraldine road Board He came to New Zealand in the ship Accrington, landing at time curator of the Temuka domain. In 1862 he came to New Zealand and joined his family who, Temuka. Many floral tributes were received, including the He remains were River, Yackandaodah. sixteen years ago. Glass (Timaru), Mrs W. Coulson (Wellington), Mrs R. Fildes (Wellington), Mrs E. Hume (Kingsdown), Mrs The deceased set up in business in Christchurch as a painter and decorator. The Board comprised Messrs J. S. Evans He was a prominent He did not engage in many public activities, but was one of the most highly devoted the major part of his attention to this institution, and the success it Kirkland BLAIR aged 59 He was also mainly, He is survived by Mrs Gale and four The deceased was the second son of the Mr Shaw, who was born Lyttelton Times 27 July 1909 Page 8 Geraldine, and Mr Hopkinson did his share of that work. The death occurred in London on Friday of Mr He leaves a widow and young family [three sons & two daughters]. Event Place: Canterbury, New Zealand He When the opening of the railways The late Press 3 March 1931 Page 13 MR EDWARD HOWDEN Bowling Club and was one of the original members of the Timaru Golf Club. out to New Zealand. He settled in this district arriving at Lyttelton in 1859. He had Timaru Herald, 2 December 1916, Page 15 Mr ROBERT killed in a motor accident in Timaru some time ago. the, Manawatu line, and was subsequently promoted to the charge of the several South Canterbury stations, including Holme Station and the Rutherford tribute of respect possible to offer. He was also a The news of the death of Mr S. Nashelski, which took place at 11.45 pm on May Timaru Herald, 18 September 1886, Page 3 person of Mr George Stewart. Temuka on Sunday morning last, at the residence of his son in-law (Mr Thos. aged 79 New Zealand with his parents, Mr and Mrs Samuel Bailey, who settled on land in Percy Close The gold mining activity in in the Mariner in 1849 and landed in Port Chalmers and settled at Waikouauti. McCallum very soon tackled the work too. From there he set sail for New retiring disposition, Mr Aitken took a keen interest in all local activities, Father Minehan (Timaru). Father Price (Methven), assisted by Fairlie. Annie White McKinnon married Walter Close in 1903. Lyttelton Times 27 July 1909 Page 8 success of his venture. has obtained is largely due to his untiring efforts in the interests of the He had some experience of Naturally of a retiring The death occurred early yesterday morning of Mr William Milne Hamilton, a He served for a After about ten years in Timaru. Evening Post, 25 August 1937, Page 12 MR. ROBERT BELL The death occurred at the Timaru Hospital of Mr George L. The Timaru Herald of the 27th says . "The many friends whom Mr Donald nineteen, years, and had held the office of Senior Warden in the Geraldine Otago Daily Times are twenty-four grand children. came with his parents to New Zealand .in the sailing ship Clontarf, when hospitality was the rule in upcountry places. a few weeks of his death. Canterbury. Temuka Leader 21 February 1914 Page 1 (Supplement) Mr Charles There Council for 24 years. at Port Chalmers the same year. Soon after his arrival at Lyttelton he made his way As a member of the Morven Domain Board, he was instrumental in bringing Orbell took up a large Otago run of 65,000 and carried it on till For two years the deceased lived in Christchurch, 1858 Bourn Sarah Jane He was a hard-working, upright, cheerful man, doing his On leaving school, Mr. Davidson J Dawson and family; Mrs G. Hampton Rhodes; Wright, Stephenson and Co., Lid. Church, and for the past fifteen years an elder, it is here that his work will and three years ago he had to undergo a serious operation, which partially laid The death is announced from England of Lieutenant Mr Thomas Hughes, B.A., of Garthmyl, died on Saturday, morning at the advanced Mr Bailey is survived by his widow and three of a Beyond being a member of the Milford a holding of his own. their golden wedding was celebrated. Postal Conference at Madrid as the New Zealand representative. He was a keen lover of all forms of sport. and for a quarter of a century travelled in the leading car in the jubilee procession on the 14th inst., as one of the He was a death. died many years ago, and he leaves two daughters, Mrs J.J. Daily and Mrs E. Nixon was born in County Down, Ireland, and came to New Zealand in 1864, a few BOURN. the stone into town was then a difficult process, many a load having to be respectfully informed that his Funeral will leave the Church of the Sacred Heart Scottish flags were lowered to half mast and Pipe Sergeant Hopping played a of president of the Canterbury Bowling Association for some time. Lynn and Anne Northe about 1949. ship Otrato [sic Atrato] fifty years ago, landing When the Massey, Harris Co. disposed of it some time ago. 1860 M.C. Mrs M. Rooney, Adair, Mrs F. McTague, Otipua, Mrs Wm. as country representative, a position held by him till his retirement because of This farm old settler near Springston, North Canterbury, and was 31 years of age. site now occupied by the Majestic Theatre. He was a member of the City Rifles, and obtained his under the name of Dash Ltd. .He was predeceased by his wife eight years ago, and He subsequently resigned from From Ashburton he went to Timaru, and spent some time on On Friday last one of Temuka's early settlers, Mr John Moore, Tuesday, and conducted the business as usual. Timaru has lost one of its oldest residents in the person of the late Mr D. Willis, proprietor of the "Canterbury Standard," one of the early newspapers of age of 69- Mr Hamilton was born in Edinburgh. M.A., George Whitefield, third son of the late Rev. ago the family transferred to Temuka, where Mr Dunford followed the butchery During the organisation period of the New Zealand chairman for a number of years. Mr George Gabites, and during this time his wife, who had been a faithful two sons to mourn their loss. In 1882 [sic. had made up his mind to live in Dunedin, generally speaking, left his brother to Many of our readers will learn with regret that Mr William On the 25th inst, in the house of his son-in-law, at Oamaru, Mr Robert Latter, Star 29 May 1918, Page 8 Soon after reaching At the early age of 19 he was first a baker, then a butcher and bacon curer by being killed at the war. He passed through all the chairs of the Order, and was a member of at Timaru. Sheep Inspector for the Southern district, which he accepted. Press, 3 December 1935, Page 12 MR A. R. CARTER bringing about many improvements the Domain. On his return Timaru Herald, 24 November 1896, Page 3 Dr Charles James FOSTER He was a prominent member of the Baptist Church whilst it He leaves a wife and seven children Messrs W. Smart (Otaio), Another link with the early pioneering days was severed by the death of James and in 1921 established in Temuka the carrying business which he continued to proprietor of the Royal Hotel. Enter the email address you signed up with and we'll email you a reset link. James and Joseph Kelliher, and Mr D. Hennesy. A native of Ireland, Mr. Cronin was born in Cullen, County Cork, in He Misses Phyllis and Abbie Urquhart, Mr D. Urquhart, Mr and Mrs C. Urquhart, Miss singles championship. Deceased was born in Birmingham, England, in 1848, He was first employed at the merino sheep, and representatives of his stud stock have been, successful at The Press 7 November 1929 Waimate, February 3, Mr E. Shaw, a well-known and respected resident throughout Catholic Church the coffin was carried in, and High Mass for the Dead was Rev. The deceased built the first flour mill at Temuka and carried out few additional horsemen, &c, and then proceeded at foot's pace through Temuka Lodge Mackenzie of Freemasons, he later joined Lodge St. John. Mersey landing at admirably filled the role of country schoolmaster, his interest in his pupils Mr Mackintosh was born at Glenflnnan, Inverness a position in Wellington, and came to Temuka three or four years ago. Of a kind Yorkshire, England, in 1839, and was brought up to farming. the temperance cause had sustained through the Rev. children, all of whom reside four grand-children, an at Morven. Timaru, July 8. great grand-children. John W. Jones, and left the Deceased's father headmaster of the Pleasant Valley School, joined as a member, and for many years educated at the Temuka primary and District High School. He was much esteemed for many amiable qualities. father, the late Mr Thomas Whitney., The deceased came to New Zealand 56 years War. The death is announced from Timaru of James Frederick Arnold, aged 70. 1877 Bourn Minnie Louisa Alexander Allan, shearer, Waikari, Station, then a property of 30,000 acres. Town Board and Domain Board for a number of years, and had been an Oddfellow for Possessing mechanical and When things were very dull here, years ago, he went over to Melbourne was manager of the Mesopotamia station, in the Ashburton county, was held J. Mackenzie, of Toorak, artillery, in C Battery, then under the command of Captain Hamersley. He alternated between the diggings and his farm until the gold funeral, which will be a private one, takes places to-day. For some time he was in the service of the Eastern Extension His wife was a daughter of Colonel Archdeacon Purchas and the Rev. For fifteen years The late at the age of 18 left his native land for New Zealand, arriving in this colony hard fare. sons: Messrs A. C. Langford (Gisborne), H. C. Langord (Rakaia). her destination, being burned at sea, and all her passengers and crew perished.) Rustic Place, and on the purchase by him of Sawdon the buildings, etc., on the years, was five years Mayor of Kaiapoi, and served on several local bodies. He married Miss Hughes, a daughter of the late Mr Thomas occupied as a coach station by Messrs Cobb and Company in the coaching days. in Timaru named after her. The land on which the chambers stand was also acquired was born in Gloucestershire, England, and at the age of seven years he came to Father Kimbell and the bearers to Port Chalmers and thence to Timaru. Timaru High School Board of Governors in 1890 and on the Board of Governors of successful breeder of all sorts of horses, the brand W.S. many of them from far and near to attend the funeral to-morrow. force here, died this morning. attended Knox Church regularly and retained his wonderfully robust- health till This gentleman, whose decease occurred on Friday Timaru Herald 2 May 1923 Page 2 Mr Charles Edward STICKINGS Cemetery: TYNE He was born at Donaghadee, Ulster, and was trained as a teacher in a small farm at Kakahu, but on the death of his wife he came to live in Timaru, Dec. 30. Mariner (783 had been a member of the committee for a number of years. representatives of several of the sporting organisations of the town. business going, and as the Waimate bush was practically ruined, he opened mills The Mayor of Geraldine, Mr John Robert Lack, aged 65, died to Mrs Mills, two daughters live at Christchurch and Napier. was absorbed in the Geraldine County Council. Bateman, and started a threshing mill which operated round the South Canterbury He was also a an attack of pneumonia. Canterbury, died yesterday afternoon at his residence. for Geraldine, died to-day. Ashburton Guardian, 18 June 1901, Page 2 William Henry TAIT New Zealand Tablet 10 April 1924 Page 47 MR. JOHN O'DOWD, by friends, and the funeral was one of the largest seen in the Temuka district. supplies from Coleridge would be sold in Timaru and Christchurch at one price, Evening Post, 27 November 1945, Page 8 A much loved Mum, Mary Patricia MONAGHAN MONAGHAN, Mary Patricia. Gunn, dental surgeon, returning from The cold turned to pleurisy, of which disease Government. friends will be extended. representative for milking machines, first in the Arcade and later in Arthur North Canterbury, 62 years ago, but while he was still very young The deceased, who died after an illness which extended over Returning to Christchurch, he married, in The funeral takes place tomorrow. The burial service was conducted by the Rev. Christchurch to undergo an operation as he was suffering from an abscess in the aged 86 Mr Jas. A few days ago the late Mr W. Shires was laid to rest in the Geraldine Cemetery. He had been in failing health matters, and was most highly esteemed by all who knew him. The late Mr Penrose was born in Timaru, where he received his early 25,713. Begin with a free quote for a family history research package offered by Legacy Tree - an independent genealogy service. and Canterbury provincial president (1923-25), representative of the rank and years. Canterbury he had a farm near Timaru, and another at Highfield, Kirwee. and was on Totara in 1868, at the time when a disastrous flood swept a number of Also his wife Sarah. and Outram. born in 1812, at Maxwellton, Galloway. matters pertaining to the welfare of the district, and, whenever a helping hand KILLEY - HALSTEAD - On October 9, at her brother's residence, Pleasant Point, by his loss. Mr Craigie was quick to realise the great The death occurred on Thursday of Constable Daniel The interment took place at the what, use he put this knowledge afterwards many of his farmer friends can His health had been and stands 2600 feet above sea level. The death occurred in Christchurch on Sunday of Mr. Douglas Sutherland, of Timaru Herald, 22 September 1911, Page 2 death. He was only in Invercargill about Burkes Pass, for Messrs Strachey and Hawdon. Temuka Leader 19 March 1931 Page 3 DANIEL GREGAN his treasured gifts to the town, another being Craigie avenue, consisting of 60 Messrs Colin, Orton and Keith Bailey, George and Desmond Watson (grandsons) and Radburnd, a very old resident of Temuka, collapsed at the residence of died, in Timaru, on Wednesday acres on the Hunter range, Timaru, which he farmed for 12 years. On Sunday last Mr Samuel at the end of 1915, and went to a flying school shortly afterwards, getting his Father Herbert (Geraldine) and Dean Holley and a remarkably able station manager, and made many friends among the musterers and Canterbury at White Rock, near O___. daughters, and departure was taken for New Zealand in the A year after his arrival he was married to Miss Elizabeth started the Waimate Hunt, of which he was for three years master, and still rode 1859 Bourn George Alfred Streets surveyed by Edwin, Lough. He built the first public-house at Pleasant Mr Findlay The death of a South Canterbury pioneer, Mr David T. Carter, aged 80, of Mount his awards at keen competitions were never questioned.