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Catherine Wilson Lovell-Smith nee Malcolm – Kate Sheppard (1848- 1934)
For world famous suffragette, Kate Sheppard, the following comment did little to put her off her ambitions… “…recommended to go home, look after their children, cook their husbands’ dinners, empty the slobs and generally attend to domestic affairs for which nature designed them; they should stop meddling in masculine concerns at which they are profoundly …
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George Henry Moore – ‘Scabby Moore’ (1812 -1905)
George Henry Moore was a man everyone loved to hate.He was successful, wealthy, a great land owner, ruled the world around him from his very own mansion (pictured) and had the skills to play Canterbury politics like a chess game and won in spite of being a “…mean, hard-hearted, barbarous, blasphemous man”. He broke all …
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Ted “Froggie” D’Auvergne (1906 – 1941)
The first time I heard about Ted d’Auvergne was from the comedian Billy Connolly during his New Zealand tour so I was chuffed to come across the story again as it was a great one. “Froggie” as his mates would call him, was born in Rangiora in 1906. His french ancestors arrived in Akaroa in …
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JIMMY WALKER (? – ?)
It is unclear what kind of ship it was that Jimmy Quinn deserted off the coast of North Island that day in 1839. Most likely a whaling ship, Jimmy had decided he wanted out and disappeared into the bush of Tpiriri (Bay of Islands). It isn’t known how long he wandered around for but he …
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