While I was in Christchurch last June for the NZSG conference, I was determined to finally discover the resting place of my 2 x great grandfather, Martin Burke. (There’s a picture of Martin in an earlier blog post.) My first attempt with my aunt back in 2012 was not successful. From Christchurch City Council’s cemetery database…
Tag: Canterbury
MR PETER GAFFANEY A great many Canterbury farmers will regret the death recently of Mr Peter Gaffaney who for more than half a century was a freezing works buyer in different parts of the Province. He was a gifted judge of stock, and among buyers was known as a very hard man to buy against…