The Pettersons of Le Bons Bay – The Journey

First Posted: June 25, 2018 Hutts Wonderful New World PETTERSON of LE BONS BAY By Robert O’Connor, Christchurch, New Zealand (roconnor@es.co.nz), 12 June 2017 An account   of  my great-grandparents emigration from Gotland Island in Sweden to  Canterbury in New Zealand in 1873: Jonas and Juliana Petterson immigrated toNew Zealand from the Swedish island of GotlandContinue reading “The Pettersons of Le Bons Bay – The Journey”

Southland, NZ, baby-farmer Minnie Dean hanged on 12 Aug 1895

Search form SearchTODAY IN HISTORY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnie_Dean Notorious Winton baby-farmer Minnie Dean hanged on 12 Aug 1895 Dolls in miniature hat boxes were reputedly sold as souvenirs during Minnie Dean’s trial (Lynley Hood) In 1895 Southland’s Williamina (Minnie) Dean became the first – and only – woman to be hanged in New Zealand. Her story exposedContinue reading “Southland, NZ, baby-farmer Minnie Dean hanged on 12 Aug 1895”

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