1871

January 9

"Park Terrace" murder. Manservant Simon Cadeno was later hanged for murdering a woman servant and injuring another.

January 16

Meat preserving works opens.

June 26

Christchurch Volunteer Police enrolled.

December 1

First rose show.

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.
  More about the Christchurch Chronology.
• This resource includes links to various other local history resources on our websites and images from our photographs collection - clicking on the image will take you to a larger version of that image.