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Provincial Government Abolished – 1st January 1877
On 1 January 1877, the era of Provincial Government in New Zealand slipped into the folds of the country’s history. Established under the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, New Zealand was split up into six provinces. Each province was its own sub-government and these were built around the six original settlements. The Canterbury Province sat …
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Canterbury’s First Harvester Trialled at Riccarton – 8th January 1877
On 8 January 1877, Canterbury’s first harvest machine was trialled at Riccarton Farm by the Deans. It is so hard to imagine today that fields of wheat and barley once grew alongside Riccarton Road and Deans Ave. This was not the first time a new farming invention had been broken in by the Deans. In …
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Cantab Behind Free Compulsory Education – 1877
Before the passing of the Education Act in 1877, children who were fortunate enough to have the opportunity of having an education were either taught at home, through the local church or had to have the social standing to go to a private school. Many others were kept home as the demands of running a …
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Lyttelton’s Timeball Station Began Operation – 23rd December 1876
On 23 December 1876, Lyttelton’s Timeball Station began operation. A much loved icon, not many of us actually knew what it did A Timeball Station helps sailors to check their marine chronometers to determine their longitude at sea. It was back in 1870 when John Thomas Peacock – a member of the Canterbury Provincial Council …
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