Macdonald Dictionary Record: Lewis Berliner

Maker
George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
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One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for Lewis Berliner. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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Christchurch
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G R Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biographies
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B388
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B388
Catalogue number
B388
Marks and Inscriptions
Marks/Inscriptions: B. 388 Berliner, Lewis was license of a hotel at Ashburton in '67. He had the Ashburton agency e D. McKenzie 's Rank puka sawmill. He was fined £10 for supplying dink tod drunk mar, Feb. 68. He had at least three horses running at Che Ashburton Races of Mar. 68 and won two races . He and his wif e Betsy were charged with arson ; they had burn l down their store at Ashburton having first removed all insurance the more valuable part of the stock and claimed and reserved tol 500 Wigan Williams pleaded in their behalf that the policy was nod properly executed in that it was not signed bey a proper agent. The pole succeeded and they were acquitted. He was arrested as an abscond ing debtor while trawin with his sw ag on the West Coast Road 40 miles from Hokitika . Berle is getaway to the W. Coast led to various results. The bar lif was considered to have made a wrongful arrest being outside the Canty. boundary and the acting bailiff Wise who under Garrick + Cowlishaw; directions had hired a special Coach to catch Berliner. when he found that Berliner had proceeded on on foot hired for a further there days at 7 a day. L.G. Cole had to g o to court to set the £27 and he was Successful. Berlner tailed apr wat eng unr agency in Melbourne in 69. LT. 21.1.67 : 11.2.68 : 28.3.68 : 13.5.68 : 19.6.68 20.7.68 : 21.5.77.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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