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1901
- April
- H.R. Smith begins 23 years as Town Clerk.
- June 22-24
- Visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York. (Later King George V and Queen Mary).
- November 16
- Earthquake (most severe at Cheviot) damages Cathedral spire again! After this third incident, the top of the spire was re-built in timber and metal instead of stone.
- November 29
- Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s first Antarctic expedition arrives at Lyttelton in "Discovery".
