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Christchurch’s First Publican Elected As Mayor – 1874
The Hart family are a classic example of what us Cantabs come up with when we think of a Canterbury Association settler and what they must have endured. Here was a family from the ‘Cressy’ (the Canterbury Association’s 4th ship) that were struggling through the sea of tussock of the Canterbury Plains (after tramping over …
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New Zealand’s First Teacher’s College Opened – 15th December 1873
On 15 December 1873, the foundation stone of New Zealand’s first teacher trainee/mainstream school – to be named Normal School – was laid by New Zealand’s Governor, Sir James Fergusson. A Normal or Model School is a school where trainee teachers can observe a classroom first hand. This was New Zealand’s first Teacher’s College. It …
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The University Of Canterbury Opened – 6th June 1873
On 6th June 1873, the Canterbury College was opened, welcoming students from both sexes, all classes and denominations. Today we know this institution as the University of Canterbury. It had been the dream of the Canterbury Association that Christchurch’s Cathedral and college be at the heart of the new settlement. Rev. Henry Jacobs had been …
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Canterbury’s First Photographer Died – 20th March 1873
Dr. A.C. Barker (pictured at the Godley Statue) sought opportunities and fortune – and we should be so grateful that he did. He couldn’t pass up the great opportunity of becoming the on-board doctor of the Canterbury Association’s first ship ‘Charlotte Jane’ in 1850. This not only gave him free passage for he and his …
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