Christchurch Chronology 1873 - Heritage - Christchurch City Libraries

1873

January 27: Christchurch Domains Board constituted.
January: New Zealand Shipping Company registered in Christchurch.
February 19: Anglican synod decides (by a narrow margin) not to sell the present site of Christchurch Cathedral.
Dr Alfred Charles Barker with his trap March 20: Death of pioneer doctor and photographer Dr. A. C. Barker.
April 2: First and second Town Halls destroyed by fire. It took 99 years to replace this civic amenity.
April 19: Christchurch Golf Club formed. The first course was in Hagley Park. There are now nearly 30 golf courses in and around Christchurch, making it New Zealand’s golfing capital.
December 1: Westland becomes a separate province. It had already become a separate county on January 1 1868.