Another of the few remaining pioneers of Canterbury passed away last week at St Ajbans, C'hristchurch, in tho person of Mr William Fhilnott, who was born in Kent England, in 1843. Ho came to Canterbury with his parents in one of the first four ships, the Randolph. During his farming days Mr Philpott did a good deal of con-™<-it work > agricultural and otherwise. Mr Philpott- also helped with the Lyttelton dock, and while there had a horse and dray backed over the wharf into tho sea, which was brought, ashore again, however without any great damage being f ] o ne. 'in the - s ' t ' , ° contract of cutting all the ryegrass in Ifa-ley Park. Alt.hou-n coming to Canterbury in 1850, Mr Philpott "? inclination to travel, and during 70 Island. 110 UoVer 150011 ° Ut ° f tho
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18052, 28 September 1920, Page 6
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