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Out On The Burst With My Pannikin
I have found some older terms that I reckon should make a come back into today’s language. Thought this image made a great companion to this – a surveyor with all his toys out. Many surveyors would not only have a dog for company but also for protection against wild pigs. The following terms that …
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Superstitions Of The Murdered
A few weeks ago, I was reading about an old Christchurch murder case (1871) where the author mentioned something quite odd about the burial of the victim. Being a highly superstitious lot, about 150 years ago, a tradition kicked in when burying a victim of murder. They were not to be buried with those who …
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Jury List 1860
Came across an interesting article from The Lyttelton Times dated 19th May 1860 that carried some big pioneer names: “List of persons qualified and liable to serve as jurors within twenty miles of the Resident Magistrates office, Christchurch: *Barker, Enoch, Town Belt South, Gardener (was the first gardener of the Christchurch Botanic Gardens, also planted …
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Kate Sheppard’s Walk
What started as one hundred White Camellia’s being donated to Christchurch’s Botanical Gardens became the Kate Sheppard Memorial Walk in 1990. The White Camellia was the symbol of Woman’s Suffrage movement. To celebrate the 100 year anniversary of her successful campaign in 1993, a new White Camellia was created and named the ‘Kate Sheppard’. All …
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