NEW ZEALAND DISASTERS AND TRAGEDIES
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NEW ZEALAND DROWINGS
NEW ZEALAND RIVER DROWNINGS - 1840 - 1881
Dedicated to those who drowned in NEW ZEALAND RIVERS - between 01 January 1840 and 30 June 1881. From the AJHRs.
NEW ZEALAND RIVER DROWNINGS - 1881 - 1887
Dedicated to those who drowned in NEW ZEALAND RIVERS - between 01 July 1881 and 30 June 1887. From the AJHRs.
MISCELLANEOUS NEW ZEALAND DROWNINGS
Dedicated to those who drowned in NEW ZEALAND other than by Shipwreck. From newspaper reports, cemetery transcripts and family records.
MISCELLANEOUS NEW ZEALAND DROWNING INQUESTS AND NEWSPAPER REPORTS
Dedicated to those who drowned in NEW ZEALAND.
NEW ZEALAND INQUESTS
AND DEATH ENTRIES
AND DEATH ENTRIES
OTAGO INQUESTS
Thanks to Bill Martin and June Keating for these.
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Inquests for miners from the Otago area from the OTAGO POLICE GAZETTES - 1862 -1867.
Inquests for miners from the Otago area from the OTAGO POLICE GAZETTES - 1868 - 1872.
Inquests for miners from the Otago area from the OTAGO POLICE GAZETTES - 1873 - 1875.
Inquest from the Otago area from the OTAGO POLICE GAZETTES - 1876.
Inquest from the Otago area from the NZ POLICE GAZETTES - 1895.
DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS NEWSPAPER DEATH ENTRIES
Thanks to Jacqueline Walles for these. These are notices of inquests, accidental deaths, murders, drownings... from all over New Zealand.
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DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS - April 1867.
DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS - 1868.
DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS - 1869.
DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS - 1870.
DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS - 1871.
DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS - 1872.
CHRISTCHURCH PRESS AND CHRISTCHURCH STAR NEWSPAPER DEATH ENTRIES
Transcriptions of Deaths, Inquests, Burials etc from the CHRISTCHURCH PRESS AND CHRISTCHURCH STAR - for random months 1870 - 1930. Linked.
ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY AWARDS
ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY AWARDS - 1893/1894.
ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY AWARDS - 1897.
ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY AWARDS - 1915 to 1918. As reported in the Auckland Weekly News from 1915 to 1918. Thanks to Jacqueline Walles for these.
NEW ZEALAND DISASTER AND TRAGEDIES - CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
TE RAPA (WAIHI) LANDSLIDE - 1846
Dedicated to the 60+ people who lost their lives with the landslide above the Maori village of - TE RAPA - Lake Taupo, North Island - Thursday 7 May 1846.
SINKING OF THE 'HMS ORPHEUS' - 1863
Dedicated to the 189 men who lost their lives with the wrecking of the - HMS ORPHEUS - Manukau Harbour, Auckland, North Island - Saturday 7 February 1863.
THE OLD MAN FLOOD - 1863
Dedicated to the estimated 100 - 200 gold miners who lost their lives during the OLD MAN FLOOD of 1863 - Clutha (Molyneaux), Kawarau, Shotover, Arrow, Manuherikia, Bannockburn and many other mountain streams, Otago, South Island - July - December 1863.
LANDSLIDE AT MAORI POINT, SHOTOVER RIVER - 1863
Dedicated to the 13 men who lost their lives with the landslide at -MAORI POINT, SHOTOVER RIVER - Otago, South Island - Sunday 12 July and Tuesday 28 July 1863.
SINKING OF THE 'FIERY STAR' - 1865
Dedicated to the 79 people who lost their lives with the sinking of the - FIERY STAR - north of the Chatham Islands - Thursday 20 April 1865 on a voyage from Brisbane to London. Thanks to Denise and Peter for this. Linked.
SINKING OF THE 'CITY OF DUNEDIN' - 1865
Dedicated to the 47 passengers and crew who lost their lives with the sinking of the - CITY OF DUNEDIN - Cook Strait - on a voyage from Wellington to Nelson and Hokitika - Saturday 20 May 1865. Linked.
SINKING OF THE 'GENERAL GRANT' - 1866
Dedicated to the 73 passengers and crew who lost their lives with the sinking of the - GENERAL GRANT - Auckland Islands - on a voyage from Melbourne to London - Monday 14 May 1866.
THE STORM OF FEBRUARY 1868
Dedicated to the 25 people who lost their lives during the STORM OF FEBRUARY 1868 - 3rd and 4th February 1868 - Various parts of New Zealand.
SINKING OF THE ST VINCENT - 1869
Dedicated to the 20 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the full rigged ship - ST VINCENT - Sunday 14 February 1869 - Palliser Bay, after hitting the Mokomoko Rocks, Cape Campbell, Cook Strait.
SINKING OF THE COSPATRICK - 1874
Dedicated to those who lost their lives with the fire and sinking of the - COSPATRICK - en-route from London to Auckland - Wednesday 18 November 1874 - off Cape of Good Hope.
SINKING OF THE AVALANCHE - 1877
Dedicated to the 104 people who lost their lives with the collision of the Forest and the AVALANCHE en-route from London to Wellington - Tuesday 11 September 1877 - off Portland, Dorset, England.
KAITANGATA MINE DISASTER - 1879
Dedicated to the 34 men who lost their lives in the - KAITANGATA MINE - Friday 21 February 1879 - Balclutha, Otago, South Island.
OCTAGON BUILDING FIRE, DUNEDIN - 1879
Dedicated to the 12 people who lost their lives during the fire at the - OCTAGON BUILDING FIRE - Monday 08 September 1879 - Dunedin, Otago, South Island.
RAIL ACCIDENT ON THE RIMUTAKA INCLINE - 1880.
Dedicated to the 4 children who lost their lives in the rail accident on the - RIMUTAKA INCLINE - Saturday 11 September 1880 - Rimutaka Ranges, between Wellington and Wairarapa, North Island.
SINKING OF THE SS TARARUA - 1881
Dedicated to the 131 people who lost their lives in the collision of the - SS TARARUA - with Otara Reef, Foveaux Strait, South Island - Friday 29 April 1881.
SINKING OF THE BRIG PAKEHA - 1881
Dedicated to the 7 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - BRIG PAKEHA - Saturday 11 June 1881 - off Lake Ellesmere, Canterbury, South Island.
SINKING OF THE BEN VENUE AND CITY OF PERTH - 1882
Dedicated to the 9 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - BEN VENUE and CITY OF PERTH - Sunday 14 May 1882 - Timaru Harbour, Timaru, South Canterbury, South Island.
SINKING OF THE STEAMER 'TAIAROA' - 1886
Dedicated to the 35 people who lost their lives with the sinking of the - TAIAROA - Sunday 11 April 1886 - off the Clarence River, Marlborough, South Island.
TARAWERA ERUPTION - 1886
Dedicated to the 120 people who lost their lives in the eruption of - MOUNT TARAWERA - Thursday 10 June 1886 - Rotorua, North Island.
NEW ZEALAND POLICE OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY - 1890 - 2007
Dedicated to the 26 NEW ZEALAND POLICE OFFICERS - who have lost their lives in the line of duty - 1890 - 2007. Linked.
SINKING OF THE YACHT 'MINERVA' - 1892
Dedicated to the 8 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - YACHT MINERVA - Sunday 2 October 1892 - Off Marsden Point, Whangarei, Northland.
MAKOHINE MUD SLIP - 1893
Dedicated to the 5 members of the QUILLINAN family who lost their lives during a mud slip at MAKOHINE - Monday 13 November 1893 - Makohine, Ohingaiti, Rangitikei, North Island.
SINKING OF THE SS WAIRARAPA - 1894
Dedicated to the 121 people who lost their lives with the collision of the - SS WAIRARAPA - and Great Barrier Island, near Auckland - Monday 29 October 1894. Thanks to Denise and Peter for this. Linked.
A article from the Salvation Army magazine "War Cry" re the Sinking of the SS Wairarapa.
BRUNNER MINE DISASTER - 1896
Dedicated to the 65 men who lost their lives in the - BRUNNER MINE - Thursday 26 May 1896 - West Coast, South Island.
FLOODING AT CLIVE, HAWKES BAY - 1897
Dedicated to the 12 people who lost their lives during the flooding of - CLIVE - Good Friday 16 April 1897 - Hawke's Bay, North Island.
DISASTROUS FIRE AT THE ROYAL OAK HOTEL, WELLINGTON - 1898
Dedicated to the 2 men who lost their lives when fire destroyed the - ROYAL OAK HOTEL, WELLINGTON - Saturday 10 December 1898 - Wellington, North Island.
RAIL ACCIDENT AT RAKAIA RAILWAY STATION - 1899.
Dedicated to the 4 people who lost their lives in the rail accident at - RAKAIA - Saturday 11 March 1899 - Canterbury, South Island.
SINKING OF THE BARQUE LIZZIE BELL - 1901
Dedicated to the 12 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - LIZZIE BELL - Wednesday 24 July 1901 - Waimate Reef, South Taranaki, North Island.
SINKING OF THE SS ELINGAMITE - 1902
Dedicated to the 45 people who lost their lives with the collision of the - SS ELINGAMITE - and Three Kings Island, North Island - Sunday 09 November 1902. Thanks to Denise and Peter for this. Linked.
WAIMANGU GEYSER ERUPTION - 1903
Dedicated to the 4 people who lost their lives in the eruption of - WAIMANGU GEYSER ERUPTION - Sunday 30 August 1903 - Rotorua, North Island.
BRUNNER GORGE LANDSLIDE - 1904
Dedicated to the 8 people who lost their lives during a landslide at BRUNNER GORGE - Wednesday 25 May 1904 - Wallsend, Brunner Gorge, Brunnerton, West Coast, South Island.
TE AWAMUTU HOUSE FIRE - 1906
Dedicated to the 4 children who lost their lives during a house fire in TE AWAMUTU - September 1906 - Te Awamutu, Waikato, North Island.
SINKING OF THE SCOW KIA ORA - 1908
Dedicated to the 3 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - SCOW KIA ORA - Monday 14 December 1908 - Kawau Island, Hauraki Gulf.
SINKING OF THE SS PENGUIN - 1909
Dedicated to the 72 people who lost their lives with the sinking of the - SS PENGUIN - Friday 12 February 1909 - Cook Strait.
WANGANUI RIVER TRAGEDY - 1910
Dedicated to the 8 members of the ANDERSON and LUDLAM families who drowned in the WANGANUI RIVER - Sunday 10 April 1910, Wanganui River, Wanganui, North Island.
FOXTON BEACH TRAGEDY - 1911
Dedicated to the 8 people who drowned at Te Wharangi - FOXTON BEACH- Sunday 22 October 1911, Foxton Beach, Foxton, North Island.
UPPER HUTT EXPLOSION - 1914
Dedicated to the 8 men who lost their lives in the - UPPER HUTT EXPLOSION - Saturday 28 March and Sunday 29 March 1914, Upper Hutt, Hutt Valley, Wellington, North Island.
WHITE ISLAND ERUPTION - 1914
Dedicated to the 10 men who lost their lives in the - WHITE ISLAND ERUPTION - September 1914 - White Island, Bay of Plenty, North Island.
HUNTLY MINE DISASTER - 1914
Dedicated to the 43 men who lost their lives in the - HUNTLY MINE - Saturday 12 September 1914 - Huntly, Waikato, North Island.
SINKING OF THE TSS MARQUETTE - 1915
Dedicated to the 32 New Zealanders who lost their lives with the torpedo-ing of the Hospital Ship - MARQUETTE - Saturday 23 October 1915 - Salonica, Greece.
RAIL ACCIDENT AT BERE FERRERS RAILWAY STATION, SOUTH DEVON, ENGLAND - 1917.
Dedicated to the 10 New Zealand soldiers who lost their lives in the rail accident at - BERE FERRERS - Monday 24 September 1917 - South Devon, England.
THE BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELE, FRANCE - 1917
Dedicated to the 1190 New Zealand soldiers who were killed and the 2106 soldiers who were injured at the - BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELE - Friday 12 October 1917.
RAETIHI FIRES - 1918
Dedicated to the 3 people who lost their lives and the many who lost their homes during the - RAETIHI FIRES - Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 March 1918 - Raetihi, North Island.
SINKING OF THE SS WIMMERA - 1918
Dedicated to the 26 people who lost their lives with the collision of the - SS WIMMERA - and a German mine - Wednesday 26 June 1918 - North of Cape Maria van Dieman, Northland, North Island. Thanks to Graham Bould for this. Linked.
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC - OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 1918
Dedicated to the 694 possible victims of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic from the NEW ZEALAND MILITARY FORCES.
Dedicated to the 8573 New Zealand victims of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic. MORTALITY RATES - RURAL AND URBAN
INFLUENZA DEATHS - Reported in the Auckland Weekly News - November and December 1918.
MATAROA, TAIHAPE RAIL ACCIDENT - 1918
Dedicated to the 4 people who lost their lives at the - MATAROA, TAIHAPE RAIL ACCIDENT - Friday 8 November 1918 - Mataroa, near Taihape, Rangitikei, North Island.
LOSS OF THE SCOW KAHU - 1920
Dedicated to the 4 men who lost their lives with the loss of the - SCOW KAHU - March 1920 - between Motiti Island (Bay of Plenty) and Auckland, North Island. Thanks to Irene Taylor for this.
TAIRUA BOATING TRAGEDY - 1923
Dedicated to the 5 men who lost their lives on the - TAIRUA BAR - Friday 31 March 1923 - Tairau Harbour Bar, Tairua, Coromandel, North Island.
ONGARUE RAIL ACCIDENT - 1923
Dedicated to the 17 people who lost their lives at the - ONGARUE RAIL ACCIDENT - Friday 6 July 1923 - Ongarue, King Country, North Island.
WAIKINO SCHOOL SHOOTING - 1923
Dedicated to the 2 children who lost their lives at the - WAIKINO SCHOOL SHOOTING - Friday 19 October 1923 - Waikino, Karangahake Gorge, near Waihi, Ohinemuri, North Island.
LOSS OF THE ISABELLA DE FRAINE - 1928
Dedicated to the 8 men who lost their lives with the loss of the - ISABELLA DE FRAINE - 14 July 1928 - Hokianga Bar, Hokianga Harbour, North Auckland, North Island.
MURCHISON EARTHQUAKE - 1929
Dedicated to the 17 people who lost their lives during the - MURCHISON EARTHQUAKE - Monday 17 June 1929 - West Coast, South Island.
FOXTON/HIMITANGI FIRE - 1929
Dedicated to the 8 people who lost their lives during the - FOXTON/HIMITANGI FIRE - 7 September 1929 - Foxton/Himitangi, Manawatu, North Island.
HAWKE'S BAY EARTHQUAKE - 1931
Dedicated to the 256 (257)(258)(259) people who lost their lives during the - HAWKE'S BAY EARTHQUAKE - Tuesday 03 February 1931 - Hawkes Bay, North Island.
KOPUAWHARA CLOUD BURST - 1938
Dedicated to the 21 people who lost their lives during the - KOPUAWHARA CLOUD BURST - Friday 18 February 1938 - Mahia, Hawke's Bay, North Island.
RATANA RAIL ACCIDENT - 1938
Dedicated to the 7 people who lost their lives at the - RATANA RAIL ACCIDENT - Saturday 26 March 1938 - Ratana, near Wanganui, North Island.
SINKING OF THE RMS RANGITANE - 1940
Dedicated to the 16 people who lost their lives during the sinking of the - RMS RANGITANE - Wednesday 27 November 1940 - by German surface raiders 300 miles off the New Zealand Coast. Linked.
SINKING OF THE JASON (JANTZEN) - 1941
Dedicated to the 45 New Zealand Prisoners of War who lost their lives during the sinking of the - JASON - Tuesday 09 December 1941 - by the British Submarine Porpoise -Mediterranean Sea between Benghazi and Italy.
SINKING OF THE HMS NEPTUNE - 1941
Dedicated to the 151 New Zealand sailors who lost their lives during the sinking of the - HMS NEPTUNE - Friday 19 December 1941 - Mediterranean Sea off Tripoli, Libya. Linked.
SINKING OF THE NINO BIXIO - 1942
Dedicated to the 118 New Zealand Prisoners of War who lost their lives during the sinking of the - NINO BIXIO - Monday 17 August 1942 - by the British Submarine Turbulent - Mediterranean Sea between Libya and Sicily.
SEACLIFF MENTAL HOSPITAL FIRE - 1942
Dedicated to the 37 women who lost their lives during the - SEACLIFF MENTAL HOSPITAL FIRE - Tuesday 08 December 1942 - Seacliff, near Dunedin, South Island.
HYDE RAIL ACCIDENT - 1943
Dedicated to the 21 people who lost their lives in the - HYDE RAIL ACCIDENT - Friday 04 June 1943 - Hyde, Central Otago, South Island.
BALLANTYNE'S FIRE - 1947
Dedicated to the 41 people who lost their lives during the - BALLANTYNE'S FIRE - Tuesday 18 November 1947 - Christchurch, South Island.
FRANKTON TORNADO - 1948
Dedicated to the 3 people who lost their lives during the - FRANKTON TORNADO - Wednesday 25 August 1948 - Frankton, Hamilton, Waikato, North Island.
MT RUAPEHU AIR CRASH - 1948
Dedicated to the 13 people who lost their lives in the - MT RUAPEHU AIR CRASH - Saturday 23 October 1948 - Mt Ruapehu, Central Plateau, North Island.
WAIKANAE AIR CRASH - 1949
Dedicated to the 15 people who lost their lives in the - WAIKANAE AIR CRASH - Friday 18 March 1949 - Waikanae, Wellington, North Island.
SINKING OF THE LAUNCH RANUI - 1950
Dedicated to the 22 people who lost their lives with the sinking of the - RANUI - Thursday 28 December 1950 - Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, North Island.
TANGIWAI RAIL DISASTER - 1953
Dedicated to the 151 people who lost their lives when the Wellington to Auckland Express plunged in to the Whangaehu River at - TANGIWAI - Thursday 24 December 1953 - between Waiouru and Ohakune, Central Plateau, North Island.
SINKING OF THE MV HOLMGLEN - 1959
Dedicated to the 15 people who lost their lives with the sinking of the - MV HOLMGLEN - Monday/Tuesday 23/24 November 1959 - off the coast of Timaru, South Island.
BRYNDERWYN BUS CRASH - 1963
Dedicated to the 15 people who lost their lives in the - BRYNDERWYN BUS CRASH - Thursday 07 February 1963 - Brynderwyn Hills, North Auckland, North Island.
KAIMAI AIR CRASH - 1963
Dedicated to the 23 people who lost their lives in the - KAIMAI AIR CRASH - Wednesday 03 July 1963 - near Matamata, Waikato, North Island.
SINKING OF THE MV KAITAWA - 1966
Dedicated to the 29 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - MV KAITAWA - Monday 23 May 1966 -near Pandora Bank, Cape Reinga, Northland, North Island.
STRONGMAN MINE DISASTER - 1967
Dedicated to the 19 men who lost their lives in the - STRONGMAN MINE - Thursday 19 January 1967 - Greymouth, West Coast, South Island.
SINKING OF THE TEV WAHINE - 1968
Dedicated to the 53 people who lost their lives with the sinking of the - TEV WAHINE - during Cyclone Giselle - Wednesday 10 April 1968 - Wellington Harbour, North Island.
INANGAHUA EARTHQUAKE - 1968
Dedicated to the 6 people who lost their lives with the - INANGAHUA EARTHQUAKE - Friday 24 May 1968 - Inangahua, West Coast, South Island.
KAIMAI TUNNEL COLLAPSE - 1970
Dedicated to the 4 men who lost their lives with the collapse of the - KAIMAI TUNNEL - Tuesday 24 February 1970 - near Matamata, Waikato, North Island.
MOUNT EREBUS AIR CRASH - 1979
Dedicated to the 257 people who lost their lives with the collision of Air New Zealand Flight TE901 and - MOUNT EREBUS - Wednesday 28 November 1979 -Antarctica.
CAVE CREEK - 1995
Dedicated to the 14 people who lost their lives with the collapse of the viewing platform at - CAVE CREEK - Friday 28 April 1995 - near Punakaiki, West Coast, South Island .
For a timeline of New Zealand disasters see New Zealand Disasters Timeline.
CAUSES OF DEATH 1875 - Thanks to Bill Martin for this:
361 or 10.7% of the male deaths in New Zealand were the result of violence. 36 of these were aged under 5 years and the remaining 325 over 5 years old. 26.3% died from Zymotic diseases, 7.8% died from diarrhea & dysentery, and 5.7% from typhus and typhoid 12.2% from constitutional diseases, 6.5% from phthisis. Respiratory problems accounted for 13.5% of all male deaths. Infant mortality was high with 1,514 of the 3,376 male deaths being under years of age.
While there was only 86 females who died as a result of violence, 50 of them were aged under 5 years and the remaining 36 over that age. Violent deaths of females accounted for 3.7% of all female deaths for the year 35.5% of all female deaths were from Zymotic diseases with diarrhea and dysentery accounting for 10.4% and 6.2% from typhus and typhoid. 12.3% from constitutional diseases, 5.1% from phthisis. Respiratory problems accounted for 12.0% of all female deaths Infant mortality was even higher amongst the female population at 1,263 from a total of 2,336.
