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Nurse Maude Began Her Rounds – 1896
Miss Sybil Maude was everything a well-bred upper class young woman was expected to be. As the eldest daughter, she helped her mother with running of the household and tended to her young siblings. She was a devoted Anglican and volunteered her time through St Michael and All Angels with their outreach to the less …
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Author Mark Twain Visited Christchurch – 17th November 1895
On 17 November 1895, world famous, American born author and humorist arrived in Christchurch. Over the next four days, he roamed the city and preformed his ‘At Home’ show at the Theatre Royal to sell out crowds. He described Christchurch as a town where half the people ride bicycles and the other half are kept …
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‘Queen of Crime’ Dame Edith Ngaio Marsh born – 23rd April 1895
Dame Ngaio Marsh was just seven years old when her family moved from Merivale to Valley Road, Cashmere – to a house her father built; the house that served as her muse, the house where she wrote and the house where she had her last breath. It now serves as a museum in her honour. …
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The First Brighton Pier Opened – 18th January 1894
The 18th of January 1894 was an unseasonably wet day for those who gathered for the opening of the New Brighton Pier. The ceremony was led by General Governor Lord Glasglow as he took shelter under an umbrella. Talks about the need of a pier started amongst New Brighton residents as early as 1888. The …
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