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Re-built Victoria Bridge opens
It is probably the country’s first iron and stone bridge. -
Early Settlement
In 1876,archeological evidence was discovered in a cave at Redcliffs that indicarted that the first sttlers in the Christchurch area were moari hunting tribes about 1250 -
Telephone exchange (the first in New Zealand) begins operation.
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Reading of the Riot Act
Reading of the Riot Act to an angry crowd of about 6000 in Lichfield Street as a result of religious imposter A.B. Worthington’s "Temple of Truth" fraud. Beginning in 1890, Worthington’s sect had built a ”grecian temple“ in Latimer Square. -
Charles Hazlett Upham
Charles Hazlett Upham (born Christchurch 1908) awarded second V.C. for gallantry in the Western Desert, 1942. He won his previous award in Crete during May 1941. -
New Town Hall complex
New Town Hall complex and James Hay Theatre (designed by Warren and Mahoney) opens. Ferrier Fountain commissioned. -
Riot at Paparua Prison. 40 warders and police injured.
