Christchurch Chronology 1901 - Heritage - Christchurch City Libraries

1901

Robert Falcon Scott memorial, corner of Worcester Blvrd & Oxford Tce, Christchurch - 1917 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".

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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