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Christchurch Domain Board Formed – 27th January 1873
On 27th January 1873, after the passing of the Canterbury Public Domain Act 1872 by the Canterbury Provincial Council, the Christchurch Domain Board was formed. Their main role was the protection and development of North and South Hagley Park in conjunction with the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society. Throughout the 1860s, the Public Domain (Hagley Park) wasn’t …
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Canterbury’s Oldest Golf Club Opened -1873
With the game of golf believed to have been introduced to New Zealand by her Scottish settlers, it’s not hard to believe that in 1871, Otago was the first region in the country to establish a golf club. Canterbury followed suit two years later by the founding of the Hagley Golf Club, our first. Its …
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The Canterbury Club Opened – 1872
In 1872 – in a breakaway move from The Christchurch Club which opened in 1856 – The Canterbury Club was founded. Land was needed to build their clubhouse so a ballot was organized and a section on the corner of Cambridge Terrace and Worchester Street was selected. Designs were soon drawn up by Fredrick Stout …
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Canterbury Association History Making Settler Died – 16th June 1871
Cyrus Davie will always hold the most interesting record regarding our First Four Ships. He was the only passenger who made this historic journey on two of them! Charmingly, this resulted in him making the voyage from England to Canterbury two days faster than any other of his fellow settlers. Purchasing a passage on the …
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