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Christchurch 10 July 1957 Collapsed on the road outside a burning timber factory [6] Deputy Chief Fire Officer Lenorad Goodman New Plymouth 18 May 1957 Became trapped in a burning basement and an attempted rescue was unsuccessful [6] Senior Foreman William Griffen Gisborne 12 October 1955 Collapsed while en route to a fire call [6] Fireman
His accomplice Lim Beng Hai, also on death row, was put to death five months later on 5 October 1990 Graham Young: 1990-08-01 United Kingdom: Heart attack Poisoner Died in Parkhurst prison. Heart attack is the official cause of death, but there has been speculation that other prisoners may have been responsible. [citation needed] Klaus Barbie ...
16 October 1907, on Death's Corner a sharp curve near Sefton, the Christchurch-Culverden Express from Culverden had two front loco bogie wheels leave the rails on the incline south of Balcairn Station. The wheels went over a road crossing cattle stop and culvert.
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
Firefighters Reserve is a memorial in Christchurch, New Zealand, for the first responders during the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001. [1] The reserve contains the A Tribute to Firefighters monument which has steel girders which were originally in the Twin Towers. First responders gather around the monument every year on the ...
Guthrey contested the Christchurch South electorate in the 1943 election for the National Party and came a distant second to the incumbent, Labour's Robert Macfarlane. [7] Guthrey was a Christchurch city councillor from the 1944 local election to 1968, and served as mayor from 1968 to 1971.
John Britten was born to Bruce and Ruvae Britten in Christchurch at 10 minutes to midnight. His twin sister Marguerite was born just after midnight, so although they were twins they celebrated their birthdays on different dates.
Reporters from the Christchurch Star newspaper visited Marylands both at Middleton, and later Halswell on several occasions between 1961 - 1984. A collection of their photographs [9] from this period are held by the Christchurch City Libraries. 'Staff featured include Brother Timothy Boxall, Brother Kilian, Brother Raymond Garchow and Brother ...