1893
- February 22
- Linwood Borough formed.
- July 27
- Woolston becomes a Borough.
- November 28
- Women vote for the first time in parliamentary elections.
- (no date)
- Bankruptcy (subsequent criminal proceedings) of solicitor Leonard Harper (1832-1915) and legal firm Harper & Co.
Notes
- Information for this resource was based on the second edition of John Densem’s Christchurch chronology: a history of settlement. Environmental Policy and Planning Policy Unit, Christchurch City Council, 1990.
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