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devoted a detailed and long editorial to the topic, urging the council to act and to devise a solution that would not just address the issue in
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gave the area the name of Hobbs' corner. Fred Hobbs commissioned a new building of permanent materials for the site, which became known as
Cathedral Chambers and which stood there from the mid-1880s to the 1970s. The locality changed name to Broadway corner, based on the popular café that occupied
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was proposed as chairman. H. J. Hall proposed Hobbs, not because he was the current mayor of
Christchurch, but because of his lobbying on the drainage question. After some discussion, the original motion was withdrawn, and Hobbs became the first chairperson of the Christchurch Drainage Board.
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1826:. Who Was Who in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
796:"Christchurch City Council Cemeteries Database"
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440:Hobbs was a founding member of the choir of
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3096:
3095:
3090:
3069:
2896:
2835:
2649:
2577:Rev John Archer
2547:Charles Allison
2488:William Prudhoe
2463:Charles Hulbert
2423:
2362:
2326:
2301:
2270:
2206:Botanic Gardens
2189:
2160:Enable Networks
2140:
2124:
2083:
2078:
2044:
2035:
2027:
2007:
1991:
1986:
1985:
1969:
1968:
1961:
1959:
1956:"Waitati Hobbs"
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1923:
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1899:
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1879:Lyttelton Times
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1754:
1744:
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1735:
1731:
1721:
1719:
1708:
1707:
1703:
1693:
1691:
1682:
1681:
1677:
1669:
1660:
1650:
1648:
1637:
1636:
1632:
1622:
1620:
1609:
1608:
1604:
1594:
1592:
1581:
1580:
1576:
1566:
1564:
1553:
1552:
1548:
1538:
1536:
1525:
1524:
1520:
1510:
1508:
1497:
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1492:
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1480:
1469:
1468:
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1454:
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1442:
1438:
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1415:
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1326:
1316:
1314:
1303:
1302:
1298:
1288:
1286:
1277:
1276:
1272:
1262:
1260:
1249:
1248:
1244:
1234:
1232:
1221:
1220:
1216:
1206:
1204:
1193:
1192:
1185:
1175:
1173:
1162:
1161:
1157:
1147:
1145:
1134:
1133:
1129:
1119:
1117:
1106:
1105:
1101:
1091:
1089:
1078:
1077:
1073:
1063:
1061:
1052:
1051:
1047:
1037:
1035:
1026:
1025:
1021:
1011:
1009:
1008:on 20 July 2011
1000:
999:
995:
987:
980:
970:
968:
957:
956:
952:
942:
940:
929:
928:
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914:
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904:
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869:
867:
863:Lyttelton Times
856:
855:
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841:
839:
835:Lyttelton Times
828:
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823:
815:
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801:
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793:
789:
779:
777:
772:
771:
767:
757:
755:
744:
743:
739:
729:
727:
723:Lyttelton Times
716:
715:
711:
701:
699:
695:Lyttelton Times
690:"Shipping News"
688:
687:
683:
673:
671:
655:
651:
641:
639:
628:
627:
616:
606:
604:
586:
582:
572:
570:
562:
561:
554:
549:
522:Frederick Hobbs
450:
438:
343:
291:
205:
174:
159:Frederick Hobbs
134:
130:
117:
92:
80:
74:
69:
52:
40:
35:
33:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3145:
3135:
3134:
3129:
3124:
3119:
3114:
3109:
3092:
3091:
3089:
3088:
3085:
3082:
3078:
3075:
3074:
3071:
3070:
3068:
3067:
3062:
3057:
3052:
3047:
3042:
3037:
3032:
3027:
3022:
3017:
3012:
3007:
3002:
2997:
2992:
2987:
2982:
2977:
2972:
2967:
2962:
2957:
2951:
2946:
2941:
2936:
2931:
2926:
2921:
2916:
2910:
2904:
2902:
2901:triennial term
2898:
2897:
2895:
2894:
2889:
2884:
2879:
2874:
2869:
2864:
2859:
2854:
2849:
2843:
2841:
2837:
2836:
2834:
2833:
2828:
2823:
2818:
2813:
2810:
2805:
2800:
2797:
2791:
2786:
2783:
2780:
2777:
2774:
2771:
2768:
2765:
2760:
2755:
2750:
2745:
2740:
2735:
2730:
2727:
2724:
2721:
2716:
2713:
2710:
2705:
2702:
2697:
2692:
2687:
2682:
2677:
2672:
2668:
2666:
2659:
2655:
2654:
2651:
2650:
2648:
2647:
2642:
2640:Lianne Dalziel
2637:
2632:
2627:
2622:
2617:
2612:
2607:
2605:George Manning
2602:
2599:
2597:Ernest Andrews
2594:
2589:
2584:
2579:
2574:
2569:
2564:
2559:
2554:
2549:
2544:
2542:George Payling
2539:
2534:
2531:
2526:
2521:
2516:
2513:
2510:
2505:
2500:
2495:
2490:
2485:
2480:
2478:Samuel Manning
2475:
2470:
2465:
2460:
2455:
2452:
2447:
2442:
2437:
2431:
2429:
2425:
2424:
2422:
2421:
2416:
2411:
2406:
2401:
2396:
2391:
2386:
2384:William Wilson
2380:
2378:
2371:
2370:(1868–present)
2364:
2363:
2361:
2360:
2358:William Wilson
2355:
2350:
2345:
2340:
2334:
2332:
2328:
2327:
2325:
2324:
2319:
2313:
2311:
2307:
2306:
2303:
2302:
2300:
2299:
2294:
2289:
2284:
2278:
2276:
2272:
2271:
2269:
2268:
2263:
2258:
2253:
2248:
2243:
2238:
2233:
2228:
2223:
2218:
2213:
2208:
2203:
2197:
2195:
2191:
2190:
2188:
2187:
2181:
2175:
2169:
2163:
2157:
2154:Ecocentral Ltd
2151:
2144:
2142:
2130:
2126:
2125:
2123:
2122:
2121:(2010–present)
2116:
2110:
2104:
2098:
2091:
2089:
2085:
2084:
2077:
2076:
2069:
2062:
2054:
2046:
2045:
2040:
2037:
2028:
2023:
2019:
2018:
2012:
2011:
2005:
1990:
1987:
1984:
1983:
1946:
1921:
1893:
1865:
1837:
1811:
1783:
1752:
1729:
1701:
1675:
1658:
1630:
1602:
1574:
1546:
1518:
1499:"City Council"
1490:
1471:"Christchurch"
1462:
1436:
1408:
1380:
1352:
1333:"Christchurch"
1324:
1296:
1270:
1242:
1214:
1183:
1155:
1127:
1099:
1071:
1045:
1034:on 22 May 2010
1019:
993:
978:
950:
922:
889:
877:
849:
821:
809:
787:
765:
737:
709:
681:
649:
614:
592:"George Gould"
580:
551:
550:
548:
545:
514:
513:
506:
503:
500:
497:
494:
491:
488:
482:
479:
476:
473:
449:
446:
437:
434:
342:
339:
334:William Armson
316:Colombo Street
303:Warner's Hotel
290:
287:
279:
278:
275:
268:
246:Caroline Agnes
204:
201:
167:
166:
163:
162:
156:
152:
151:
148:
144:
143:
133:(aged 78)
127:
123:
122:
114:
110:
109:
105:
104:
101:
100:
95:
89:
88:
83:
77:
76:
66:
65:
58:
57:
54:
53:
50:
42:
41:
34:
31:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3144:
3133:
3130:
3128:
3125:
3123:
3120:
3118:
3115:
3113:
3110:
3108:
3105:
3104:
3102:
3086:
3084:‡ By-election
3083:
3080:
3079:
3076:
3066:
3063:
3061:
3058:
3056:
3053:
3051:
3048:
3046:
3043:
3041:
3038:
3036:
3033:
3031:
3028:
3026:
3023:
3021:
3018:
3016:
3013:
3011:
3008:
3006:
3003:
3001:
2998:
2996:
2993:
2991:
2988:
2986:
2983:
2981:
2978:
2976:
2973:
2971:
2968:
2966:
2963:
2961:
2958:
2955:
2952:
2950:
2947:
2945:
2942:
2940:
2937:
2935:
2932:
2930:
2927:
2925:
2922:
2920:
2917:
2914:
2911:
2909:
2906:
2905:
2903:
2899:
2893:
2890:
2888:
2885:
2883:
2880:
2878:
2875:
2873:
2870:
2868:
2865:
2863:
2860:
2858:
2855:
2853:
2850:
2848:
2845:
2844:
2842:
2840:biennial term
2838:
2832:
2829:
2827:
2824:
2822:
2819:
2817:
2814:
2811:
2809:
2806:
2804:
2801:
2798:
2795:
2792:
2790:
2787:
2784:
2781:
2778:
2775:
2772:
2769:
2766:
2764:
2761:
2759:
2756:
2754:
2751:
2749:
2746:
2744:
2741:
2739:
2736:
2734:
2731:
2728:
2725:
2722:
2720:
2717:
2714:
2711:
2709:
2706:
2703:
2701:
2698:
2696:
2693:
2691:
2688:
2686:
2683:
2681:
2678:
2676:
2673:
2670:
2669:
2667:
2663:
2660:
2656:
2646:
2643:
2641:
2638:
2636:
2633:
2631:
2628:
2626:
2623:
2621:
2618:
2616:
2613:
2611:
2608:
2606:
2603:
2600:
2598:
2595:
2593:
2590:
2588:
2587:John Beanland
2585:
2583:
2580:
2578:
2575:
2573:
2572:James Flesher
2570:
2568:
2567:Henry Thacker
2565:
2563:
2562:Henry Holland
2560:
2558:
2555:
2553:
2552:Thomas Taylor
2550:
2548:
2545:
2543:
2540:
2538:
2535:
2532:
2530:
2527:
2525:
2524:Arthur Rhodes
2522:
2520:
2519:William Reece
2517:
2514:
2511:
2509:
2508:Harry Beswick
2506:
2504:
2503:Walter Cooper
2501:
2499:
2496:
2494:
2491:
2489:
2486:
2484:
2481:
2479:
2476:
2474:
2471:
2469:
2466:
2464:
2461:
2459:
2456:
2453:
2451:
2448:
2446:
2445:Henry Thomson
2443:
2441:
2438:
2436:
2433:
2432:
2430:
2426:
2420:
2417:
2415:
2412:
2410:
2409:Edward Bishop
2407:
2405:
2404:Henry Sawtell
2402:
2400:
2399:James Jameson
2397:
2395:
2394:Andrew Duncan
2392:
2390:
2389:John Anderson
2387:
2385:
2382:
2381:
2379:
2375:
2372:
2369:
2365:
2359:
2356:
2354:
2353:Edward Bishop
2351:
2349:
2346:
2344:
2343:John Ollivier
2341:
2339:
2336:
2335:
2333:
2329:
2323:
2320:
2318:
2315:
2314:
2312:
2308:
2298:
2295:
2293:
2290:
2288:
2285:
2283:
2280:
2279:
2277:
2275:former assets
2273:
2267:
2264:
2262:
2259:
2257:
2254:
2252:
2249:
2247:
2244:
2242:
2239:
2237:
2234:
2232:
2229:
2227:
2224:
2222:
2219:
2217:
2214:
2212:
2209:
2207:
2204:
2202:
2199:
2198:
2196:
2192:
2185:
2182:
2179:
2176:
2173:
2170:
2167:
2164:
2161:
2158:
2155:
2152:
2149:
2146:
2145:
2143:
2139:
2136:held through
2134:
2131:
2127:
2120:
2117:
2114:
2111:
2108:
2105:
2102:
2099:
2096:
2093:
2092:
2090:
2088:Civic offices
2086:
2082:
2075:
2070:
2068:
2063:
2061:
2056:
2055:
2052:
2043:
2034:
2033:
2026:
2020:
2015:
2008:
2006:0-473-03399-2
2002:
1998:
1993:
1992:
1979:
1973:
1957:
1950:
1935:
1931:
1925:
1909:
1908:
1903:
1897:
1881:
1880:
1875:
1869:
1853:
1852:
1847:
1841:
1825:
1818:
1816:
1799:
1798:
1793:
1787:
1771:
1770:
1765:
1759:
1757:
1740:
1737:Byrne, Jude.
1733:
1717:
1716:
1711:
1705:
1689:
1685:
1679:
1673:, p. 27.
1672:
1667:
1665:
1663:
1646:
1645:
1640:
1634:
1618:
1617:
1612:
1606:
1590:
1589:
1584:
1578:
1562:
1561:
1556:
1550:
1534:
1533:
1528:
1522:
1506:
1505:
1500:
1494:
1478:
1477:
1472:
1466:
1450:
1446:
1440:
1424:
1423:
1418:
1412:
1396:
1395:
1390:
1384:
1368:
1367:
1362:
1356:
1340:
1339:
1334:
1328:
1312:
1311:
1306:
1300:
1284:
1280:
1274:
1258:
1257:
1252:
1246:
1230:
1229:
1224:
1218:
1202:
1201:
1196:
1190:
1188:
1171:
1170:
1165:
1159:
1143:
1142:
1137:
1131:
1115:
1114:
1109:
1103:
1087:
1086:
1081:
1075:
1059:
1055:
1049:
1033:
1029:
1023:
1007:
1003:
997:
990:
985:
983:
966:
965:
960:
954:
938:
937:
932:
926:
910:
903:
896:
894:
886:
881:
865:
864:
859:
853:
837:
836:
831:
825:
819:, p. 26.
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813:
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791:
775:
769:
753:
752:
747:
741:
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724:
719:
713:
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696:
691:
685:
670:
666:
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661:
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636:
631:
625:
623:
621:
619:
603:
599:
598:
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590:
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567:
563:"Ex Mayors".
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533:
531:
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471:
470:
469:
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445:
443:
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429:
424:
422:
417:
415:
411:
410:John Ollivier
405:
403:
399:
394:
392:
388:
383:
381:
380:Edward Bishop
375:
372:
371:Henry Tancred
367:
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357:
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323:
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217:
209:
200:
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194:
189:
186:
182:
177:
173:
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157:
153:
150:Bessie Murray
149:
145:
142:, New Zealand
141:
137:
128:
124:
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115:
111:
106:
102:
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90:
87:
84:
78:
72:
67:
64:
59:
55:
48:
43:
38:
29:
24:
19:
2582:Dan Sullivan
2529:Henry Wigram
2498:Thomas Gapes
2483:Charles Gray
2434:
2418:
2414:Michael Hart
2194:other assets
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2025:Michael Hart
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3107:1841 births
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2097:(1862–1887)
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398:James Gapes
129:13 May 1920
98:James Gapes
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2625:Vicki Buck
2620:Hamish Hay
2435:Fred Hobbs
2419:Fred Hobbs
2348:Isaac Luck
2036:1874–1877
1830:11 January
1741:. Web Ring
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1639:"The Star"
1611:"The Star"
1555:"The Star"
1361:"The Star"
718:"Marriage"
547:References
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2537:John Hall
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2148:City Care
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225:Hambleden
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1972:cite web
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746:"Deaths"
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642:15 April
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573:16 March
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1792:"Birth"
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