Entries tagged with "4 February 1868"

On 4th February 1868, a severe storm hit Canterbury causing wide spread damage across the region. The storm, which began on 3rd February, continued over night, wrecking many ships at anchor in Lyttelton. The first alarm for Christchurch was raised by a Fendall Town (Fendalton) resident who reported that the Waimakariri River had flooded and …