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Arthur Morton Ollivier (1851 – 1897)
Arthur Morton Ollivier (1851 – 1897) Died of illness Place of Death: Christchurch * Professional New Zealand Cricketer 1867 – 1883 * Founded the Canterbury Chess Club 1877 * President of the Old Boys’ Association of Christ College 1895 – 1897 * Remembered in the naming of Mount Ollivier, Canterbury Buried at the …
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John Ollivier (1812 – 1893)
John Ollivier (1812 – 1893) Died of old age Place of Death: Christchurch * Member of the Canterbury Provincial Council 1855 – 1866 * Member of Parliament 1856 – 1860 * Member of the Executive Council 1857 – 1860 * Member of the Christchurch Town Council 1863 – 1865 * Reason of the …
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The Olliviers
It was late 1853 when the Ollivier family stepped off the ‘John Taylor’ to seize all the opportunities that were on offer in Canterbury and that they did, for generations to come. John Ollivier, the head of the family, was a publisher by trade. After receiving the best education in France, the British born teenager …
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Jimmy Robinson Clough (1811 – 1874)
Jimmy Robinson Clough (1811 – 1874) Died of old age Place of Death: Alford Forest, Canterbury * One of the first Europeans to settle in Canterbury – namely Akaroa. * First European to travel up the Avon River. * Built the flagpole and was present at Green’s Point, Akaroa where the British Flag …
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