George was a son of Edward Samuel Rabone (1829-1899) & Jane Ling (1827-1905)
He married Mary Ann Stevens on 23 April 1879
Their known children
1880 - 1942 Alice Isabella Rabone (+Miller)
1881 - 1945 Edward George Rabone (+Green)
1882 - 1961 Mabel Elena Rabone (didn't marry)
1884 - 1973 Arthur Henry Rabone (+Smellie)
.. On the 12th instant, the wife of Mr G. L. Rabone, of Halcombe, of a son
1887 - 1985 Jane Mary Rabone (+Neverman)
1888 - 1957 Ada Beatrice Rabone (+Gaze)
1892 - 1923 Emma Edith Rabone (didn't marry)
1895 - 1980 Ernest Kinnon Rabone (+Liggins)
. served as Lance Corporal 30288 with 21st Reinforcements, Specialists Company, Machine-Gun Section
1898 - 1970 Ivy Syblla Rabone (didn't marry)
Waipawa Mail, 8 July 1886
Consecration of Church of England at Woodville
The Ceremony of consecrating the new Church of England took place on Tuesday afternoon in the presence of a large congregation of local adherents and visitors from other parts of the province. The edifice is situate at 15 chains from the junction towards the Gorge, fronting what in the good old times was called simply Napier Road, but now goes by the more civilised appellation of "Vogel Street". The structure is in the Gothic style and has been erected after the design and under the superintendence of Messrs Atkins and Clere, of Wanganui, architects to the Wellington Diocese. The contractor for the erection being Mr F. Burbush. The design is, however, only executed in part the chancel and steeple being left out for the time being for want of sufficient funds. The cost of erection &c., according to the whole design is estimated at £1100 (July 2018 equivalent of $220.000); the part now finished costs £400. It is a compact and pretty church which at a pinch would be able to hold about 350 people. The only thing to be regretted is the site of the church which, being low, does not give a fair impression of the tout'ensemble of the edifice.
About 3.30 the ceremony itself was commenced by the Bishop of Waipa supported by the following ministers:- Rev J. C. Eccles (Waipawa), Rev J. D. Knipe) Waipukurau, Rev A. S. Webb (Ormondville), Rev de Berdt Hovell (Napier), Rev E. Robertshaw (Curate of Woodville), Rev Mr St Hill (Havelock), Bishop's Chaplain, who marched in procession ..
Following gentlemen were elected as Vestry:- Messrs G. L. Rabone, W. Bickerton, F. Burbush, H. Elliott, Copland C. Davis and R. J. Carvery
* much more .. http://tinyurl.com/3bfhwy8e
Wairarapa Daily Times, 6 Nov 1886
An action was tried at Woodville on Saturday last in which Mr G. L. Rabone sued Mr W. W. McCardle for the sum of £92 8s for breach of agreement in not fulfilling his contract to transfer certain sections in the Mangahao survey district to the plaintiff. Mr Rabone in his evidence said that he went to Pahiatua for the purpose of buying land, when he saw Mr mcCardle there, who advised him to wait awhile, as he was putting land into Mr Sian's hands for sale, as he wished to get some Woodville people to buy the land, so that they might vote for him at the next election. Afterwards he took two sections and bespoke four more. After a long hearing judgment was given for the plaintiff for £58 14s 4d and costs £11 5s 8d
Woodville Examiner, 6 March 1889
Borough Council Meeting Correspondence from G. L. Rabone, asking permission to erect fellmongery works on the Mangaatua - Granted
August 1890
George was 1 of the many who were involved in the search party during the mysterious disappearance in the Manawatu Gorge, of George Walton. George Rabone found a parcel which had been in Mr Walton's possession, which contained photographs - one of a group which included his friend Mr Lindsay and the other a vignette of Miss Ress, to whom Walton was engaged to.
* It took 26 days to find the body - intriguing full story here: https://www.familytreecircles.com/strict-71122.html
Woodville Examiner, 14 March 1890
Mr G. L. Rabone is turning out some beautifully cured skins at his fellmongery on the Manga-atua River. They should make excellent leather of the kind for which they are used.
Woodville Examiner, 2 Oct 1893
On Friday Mr G. L. Rabone sustained a painful accident. He was visiting Mr Copeland's mill at Maharahara, when his foot slipped through into a barrel sunk in the ground to receive exhaust steam from the engine. His leg was badly scalded before he could get released.
Woodville Examiner, 2 June 1899
When riding into Woodville on Monday last, Mr G. .L. Rabone sustained a nasty accident through his horse falling with him near Pinfold Road. He has been confined at his mother's house since suffering from a badly sprained leg.
His wife Mary Ann died in 1910 in Dannevirke after catching a chill which developed into bronchitis. She was buried with his parents. George was killed in an accident 11 years later.
Manawatu Times, 28 Dec 1921
A fatal accident which resulted in the death of Mr George Rabone, occurred at the tramway viaduct in Guyton Street, Wanganui, early on Saturday evening. Mr Rabone was proceeding to town by tramcar and was standing on the platform. Just as the bridge was reached he put one hand into his pocket for his fare and at that moment a lurch precipitated him to the railway line some distance below. Mr Rabone was immediately conveyed to the District Hospital, but his case was hopeless and he died on Sunday morning. Mr Rabone was a well-known and respected resident of Wanganui for several years and was also well known in Napier and Woodville in the early days.
NZ Herald, 28 Dec 1921
FALL FROM A TRAM, Drop Of Twenty Feet
On Christmas Eve, Mr George L. Rabone, a very well-known and highly esteemed resident of the town, sustained injuries which resulted in his death. He was proceeding to town by tramcar and was standing on the platform. As the bridge over the railway line was reached he put one hand into his picket for his fare and at that moment a lurch of the car precipitated him on to the railway line some 20ft below. Mr Rabone was immediately conveyed to the District Hospital, but his case was hopeless and he died at three o'clock on Sunday afternoon.
The deceased was a well-known and respected resident of Wanganui. He leaves a grown-up family - Messrs Arthur Rabone (Christchurch), Edward Rabone (Hamilton), Ernest Rabone (Wanganui), Mrs Neverman (Hawera), Mrs Gaze (Wellington) - a brother, Mr Edward Rabone (Auckland) and two sisters, Mrs Eccles (Auckland) and Mrs Goldsmith (Melbourne).
NZ Truth, 28 Jan 1922
A Fatal Fall - Evils of Over-Crowding - Wanganui's Death-Trap Bridge
very long article, go to link .. http://tinyurl.com/2dbk89bc
.. this alleged belief was rudely broken on Christmas Eve, when one of Wanganui's most respected citizens, Mr George Ling Rabone, journeying in to see the sights, fell off and was so badly injured by the fall on to the railway line below that he expired shortly after. The accident warranted an inquest which his family asked for, the sole object being to prevent similar mishaps ..
He married Mary Ann Stevens on 23 April 1879
Their known children
1880 - 1942 Alice Isabella Rabone (+Miller)
1881 - 1945 Edward George Rabone (+Green)
1882 - 1961 Mabel Elena Rabone (didn't marry)
1884 - 1973 Arthur Henry Rabone (+Smellie)
.. On the 12th instant, the wife of Mr G. L. Rabone, of Halcombe, of a son
1887 - 1985 Jane Mary Rabone (+Neverman)
1888 - 1957 Ada Beatrice Rabone (+Gaze)
1892 - 1923 Emma Edith Rabone (didn't marry)
1895 - 1980 Ernest Kinnon Rabone (+Liggins)
. served as Lance Corporal 30288 with 21st Reinforcements, Specialists Company, Machine-Gun Section
1898 - 1970 Ivy Syblla Rabone (didn't marry)
Waipawa Mail, 8 July 1886
Consecration of Church of England at Woodville
The Ceremony of consecrating the new Church of England took place on Tuesday afternoon in the presence of a large congregation of local adherents and visitors from other parts of the province. The edifice is situate at 15 chains from the junction towards the Gorge, fronting what in the good old times was called simply Napier Road, but now goes by the more civilised appellation of "Vogel Street". The structure is in the Gothic style and has been erected after the design and under the superintendence of Messrs Atkins and Clere, of Wanganui, architects to the Wellington Diocese. The contractor for the erection being Mr F. Burbush. The design is, however, only executed in part the chancel and steeple being left out for the time being for want of sufficient funds. The cost of erection &c., according to the whole design is estimated at £1100 (July 2018 equivalent of $220.000); the part now finished costs £400. It is a compact and pretty church which at a pinch would be able to hold about 350 people. The only thing to be regretted is the site of the church which, being low, does not give a fair impression of the tout'ensemble of the edifice.
About 3.30 the ceremony itself was commenced by the Bishop of Waipa supported by the following ministers:- Rev J. C. Eccles (Waipawa), Rev J. D. Knipe) Waipukurau, Rev A. S. Webb (Ormondville), Rev de Berdt Hovell (Napier), Rev E. Robertshaw (Curate of Woodville), Rev Mr St Hill (Havelock), Bishop's Chaplain, who marched in procession ..
Following gentlemen were elected as Vestry:- Messrs G. L. Rabone, W. Bickerton, F. Burbush, H. Elliott, Copland C. Davis and R. J. Carvery
* much more .. http://tinyurl.com/3bfhwy8e
Wairarapa Daily Times, 6 Nov 1886
An action was tried at Woodville on Saturday last in which Mr G. L. Rabone sued Mr W. W. McCardle for the sum of £92 8s for breach of agreement in not fulfilling his contract to transfer certain sections in the Mangahao survey district to the plaintiff. Mr Rabone in his evidence said that he went to Pahiatua for the purpose of buying land, when he saw Mr mcCardle there, who advised him to wait awhile, as he was putting land into Mr Sian's hands for sale, as he wished to get some Woodville people to buy the land, so that they might vote for him at the next election. Afterwards he took two sections and bespoke four more. After a long hearing judgment was given for the plaintiff for £58 14s 4d and costs £11 5s 8d
Woodville Examiner, 6 March 1889
Borough Council Meeting Correspondence from G. L. Rabone, asking permission to erect fellmongery works on the Mangaatua - Granted
August 1890
George was 1 of the many who were involved in the search party during the mysterious disappearance in the Manawatu Gorge, of George Walton. George Rabone found a parcel which had been in Mr Walton's possession, which contained photographs - one of a group which included his friend Mr Lindsay and the other a vignette of Miss Ress, to whom Walton was engaged to.
* It took 26 days to find the body - intriguing full story here: https://www.familytreecircles.com/strict-71122.html
Woodville Examiner, 14 March 1890
Mr G. L. Rabone is turning out some beautifully cured skins at his fellmongery on the Manga-atua River. They should make excellent leather of the kind for which they are used.
Woodville Examiner, 2 Oct 1893
On Friday Mr G. L. Rabone sustained a painful accident. He was visiting Mr Copeland's mill at Maharahara, when his foot slipped through into a barrel sunk in the ground to receive exhaust steam from the engine. His leg was badly scalded before he could get released.
Woodville Examiner, 2 June 1899
When riding into Woodville on Monday last, Mr G. .L. Rabone sustained a nasty accident through his horse falling with him near Pinfold Road. He has been confined at his mother's house since suffering from a badly sprained leg.
His wife Mary Ann died in 1910 in Dannevirke after catching a chill which developed into bronchitis. She was buried with his parents. George was killed in an accident 11 years later.
Manawatu Times, 28 Dec 1921
A fatal accident which resulted in the death of Mr George Rabone, occurred at the tramway viaduct in Guyton Street, Wanganui, early on Saturday evening. Mr Rabone was proceeding to town by tramcar and was standing on the platform. Just as the bridge was reached he put one hand into his pocket for his fare and at that moment a lurch precipitated him to the railway line some distance below. Mr Rabone was immediately conveyed to the District Hospital, but his case was hopeless and he died on Sunday morning. Mr Rabone was a well-known and respected resident of Wanganui for several years and was also well known in Napier and Woodville in the early days.
NZ Herald, 28 Dec 1921
FALL FROM A TRAM, Drop Of Twenty Feet
On Christmas Eve, Mr George L. Rabone, a very well-known and highly esteemed resident of the town, sustained injuries which resulted in his death. He was proceeding to town by tramcar and was standing on the platform. As the bridge over the railway line was reached he put one hand into his picket for his fare and at that moment a lurch of the car precipitated him on to the railway line some 20ft below. Mr Rabone was immediately conveyed to the District Hospital, but his case was hopeless and he died at three o'clock on Sunday afternoon.
The deceased was a well-known and respected resident of Wanganui. He leaves a grown-up family - Messrs Arthur Rabone (Christchurch), Edward Rabone (Hamilton), Ernest Rabone (Wanganui), Mrs Neverman (Hawera), Mrs Gaze (Wellington) - a brother, Mr Edward Rabone (Auckland) and two sisters, Mrs Eccles (Auckland) and Mrs Goldsmith (Melbourne).
NZ Truth, 28 Jan 1922
A Fatal Fall - Evils of Over-Crowding - Wanganui's Death-Trap Bridge
very long article, go to link .. http://tinyurl.com/2dbk89bc
.. this alleged belief was rudely broken on Christmas Eve, when one of Wanganui's most respected citizens, Mr George Ling Rabone, journeying in to see the sights, fell off and was so badly injured by the fall on to the railway line below that he expired shortly after. The accident warranted an inquest which his family asked for, the sole object being to prevent similar mishaps ..
George was a son of Edward Samuel Rabone (1829-1899) & Jane Ling (1827-1905)
He married Mary Ann Stevens on 23 April 1879
Their known children
1880 - 1942 Alice Isabella Rabone (+Miller)
1881 - 1945 Edward George Rabone (+Green)
1882 - 1961 Mabel Elena Rabone (didn't marry)
1884 - 1973 Arthur Henry Rabone (+Smellie)
.. On the 12th instant, the wife of Mr G. L. Rabone, of Halcombe, of a son
1887 - 1985 Jane Mary Rabone (+Neverman)
1888 - 1957 Ada Beatrice Rabone (+Gaze)
1892 - 1923 Emma Edith Rabone (didn't marry)
1895 - 1980 Ernest Kinnon Rabone (+Liggins)
. served as Lance Corporal 30288 with 21st Reinforcements, Specialists Company, Machine-Gun Section
1898 - 1970 Ivy Syblla Rabone (didn't marry)
Waipawa Mail, 8 July 1886
Consecration of Church of England at Woodville
The Ceremony of consecrating the new Church of England took place on Tuesday afternoon in the presence of a large congregation of local adherents and visitors from other parts of the province. The edifice is situate at 15 chains from the junction towards the Gorge, fronting what in the good old times was called simply Napier Road, but now goes by the more civilised appellation of "Vogel Street". The structure is in the Gothic style and has been erected after the design and under the superintendence of Messrs Atkins and Clere, of Wanganui, architects to the Wellington Diocese. The contractor for the erection being Mr F. Burbush. The design is, however, only executed in part the chancel and steeple being left out for the time being for want of sufficient funds. The cost of erection &c., according to the whole design is estimated at £1100 (July 2018 equivalent of $220.000); the part now finished costs £400. It is a compact and pretty church which at a pinch would be able to hold about 350 people. The only thing to be regretted is the site of the church which, being low, does not give a fair impression of the tout'ensemble of the edifice.
About 3.30 the ceremony itself was commenced by the Bishop of Waipa supported by the following ministers:- Rev J. C. Eccles (Waipawa), Rev J. D. Knipe) Waipukurau, Rev A. S. Webb (Ormondville), Rev de Berdt Hovell (Napier), Rev E. Robertshaw (Curate of Woodville), Rev Mr St Hill (Havelock), Bishop's Chaplain, who marched in procession ..
Following gentlemen were elected as Vestry:- Messrs G. L. Rabone, W. Bickerton, F. Burbush, H. Elliott, Copland C. Davis and R. J. Carvery
* much more .. http://tinyurl.com/3bfhwy8e
Wairarapa Daily Times, 6 Nov 1886
An action was tried at Woodville on Saturday last in which Mr G. L. Rabone sued Mr W. W. McCardle for the sum of £92 8s for breach of agreement in not fulfilling his contract to transfer certain sections in the Mangahao survey district to the plaintiff. Mr Rabone in his evidence said that he went to Pahiatua for the purpose of buying land, when he saw Mr mcCardle there, who advised him to wait awhile, as he was putting land into Mr Sian's hands for sale, as he wished to get some Woodville people to buy the land, so that they might vote for him at the next election. Afterwards he took two sections and bespoke four more. After a long hearing judgment was given for the plaintiff for £58 14s 4d and costs £11 5s 8d
Woodville Examiner, 6 March 1889
Borough Council Meeting Correspondence from G. L. Rabone, asking permission to erect fellmongery works on the Mangaatua - Granted
August 1890
George was 1 of the many who were involved in the search party during the mysterious disappearance in the Manawatu Gorge, of George Walton. George Rabone found a parcel which had been in Mr Walton's possession, which contained photographs - one of a group which included his friend Mr Lindsay and the other a vignette of Miss Ress, to whom Walton was engaged to.
* It took 26 days to find the body - intriguing full story here: https://www.familytreecircles.com/strict-71122.html
Woodville Examiner, 14 March 1890
Mr G. L. Rabone is turning out some beautifully cured skins at his fellmongery on the Manga-atua River. They should make excellent leather of the kind for which they are used.
Woodville Examiner, 2 Oct 1893
On Friday Mr G. L. Rabone sustained a painful accident. He was visiting Mr Copeland's mill at Maharahara, when his foot slipped through into a barrel sunk in the ground to receive exhaust steam from the engine. His leg was badly scalded before he could get released.
Woodville Examiner, 2 June 1899
When riding into Woodville on Monday last, Mr G. .L. Rabone sustained a nasty accident through his horse falling with him near Pinfold Road. He has been confined at his mother's house since suffering from a badly sprained leg.
His wife Mary Ann died in 1910 in Dannevirke after catching a chill which developed into bronchitis. She was buried with his parents. George was killed in an accident 11 years later.
Manawatu Times, 28 Dec 1921
A fatal accident which resulted in the death of Mr George Rabone, occurred at the tramway viaduct in Guyton Street, Wanganui, early on Saturday evening. Mr Rabone was proceeding to town by tramcar and was standing on the platform. Just as the bridge was reached he put one hand into his pocket for his fare and at that moment a lurch precipitated him to the railway line some distance below. Mr Rabone was immediately conveyed to the District Hospital, but his case was hopeless and he died on Sunday morning. Mr Rabone was a well-known and respected resident of Wanganui for several years and was also well known in Napier and Woodville in the early days.
NZ Herald, 28 Dec 1921
FALL FROM A TRAM, Drop Of Twenty Feet
On Christmas Eve, Mr George L. Rabone, a very well-known and highly esteemed resident of the town, sustained injuries which resulted in his death. He was proceeding to town by tramcar and was standing on the platform. As the bridge over the railway line was reached he put one hand into his picket for his fare and at that moment a lurch of the car precipitated him on to the railway line some 20ft below. Mr Rabone was immediately conveyed to the District Hospital, but his case was hopeless and he died at three o'clock on Sunday afternoon.
The deceased was a well-known and respected resident of Wanganui. He leaves a grown-up family - Messrs Arthur Rabone (Christchurch), Edward Rabone (Hamilton), Ernest Rabone (Wanganui), Mrs Neverman (Hawera), Mrs Gaze (Wellington) - a brother, Mr Edward Rabone (Auckland) and two sisters, Mrs Eccles (Auckland) and Mrs Goldsmith (Melbourne).
NZ Truth, 28 Jan 1922
A Fatal Fall - Evils of Over-Crowding - Wanganui's Death-Trap Bridge
very long article, go to link .. http://tinyurl.com/2dbk89bc
.. this alleged belief was rudely broken on Christmas Eve, when one of Wanganui's most respected citizens, Mr George Ling Rabone, journeying in to see the sights, fell off and was so badly injured by the fall on to the railway line below that he expired shortly after. The accident warranted an inquest which his family asked for, the sole object being to prevent similar mishaps ..
He married Mary Ann Stevens on 23 April 1879
Their known children
1880 - 1942 Alice Isabella Rabone (+Miller)
1881 - 1945 Edward George Rabone (+Green)
1882 - 1961 Mabel Elena Rabone (didn't marry)
1884 - 1973 Arthur Henry Rabone (+Smellie)
.. On the 12th instant, the wife of Mr G. L. Rabone, of Halcombe, of a son
1887 - 1985 Jane Mary Rabone (+Neverman)
1888 - 1957 Ada Beatrice Rabone (+Gaze)
1892 - 1923 Emma Edith Rabone (didn't marry)
1895 - 1980 Ernest Kinnon Rabone (+Liggins)
. served as Lance Corporal 30288 with 21st Reinforcements, Specialists Company, Machine-Gun Section
1898 - 1970 Ivy Syblla Rabone (didn't marry)
Waipawa Mail, 8 July 1886
Consecration of Church of England at Woodville
The Ceremony of consecrating the new Church of England took place on Tuesday afternoon in the presence of a large congregation of local adherents and visitors from other parts of the province. The edifice is situate at 15 chains from the junction towards the Gorge, fronting what in the good old times was called simply Napier Road, but now goes by the more civilised appellation of "Vogel Street". The structure is in the Gothic style and has been erected after the design and under the superintendence of Messrs Atkins and Clere, of Wanganui, architects to the Wellington Diocese. The contractor for the erection being Mr F. Burbush. The design is, however, only executed in part the chancel and steeple being left out for the time being for want of sufficient funds. The cost of erection &c., according to the whole design is estimated at £1100 (July 2018 equivalent of $220.000); the part now finished costs £400. It is a compact and pretty church which at a pinch would be able to hold about 350 people. The only thing to be regretted is the site of the church which, being low, does not give a fair impression of the tout'ensemble of the edifice.
About 3.30 the ceremony itself was commenced by the Bishop of Waipa supported by the following ministers:- Rev J. C. Eccles (Waipawa), Rev J. D. Knipe) Waipukurau, Rev A. S. Webb (Ormondville), Rev de Berdt Hovell (Napier), Rev E. Robertshaw (Curate of Woodville), Rev Mr St Hill (Havelock), Bishop's Chaplain, who marched in procession ..
Following gentlemen were elected as Vestry:- Messrs G. L. Rabone, W. Bickerton, F. Burbush, H. Elliott, Copland C. Davis and R. J. Carvery
* much more .. http://tinyurl.com/3bfhwy8e
Wairarapa Daily Times, 6 Nov 1886
An action was tried at Woodville on Saturday last in which Mr G. L. Rabone sued Mr W. W. McCardle for the sum of £92 8s for breach of agreement in not fulfilling his contract to transfer certain sections in the Mangahao survey district to the plaintiff. Mr Rabone in his evidence said that he went to Pahiatua for the purpose of buying land, when he saw Mr mcCardle there, who advised him to wait awhile, as he was putting land into Mr Sian's hands for sale, as he wished to get some Woodville people to buy the land, so that they might vote for him at the next election. Afterwards he took two sections and bespoke four more. After a long hearing judgment was given for the plaintiff for £58 14s 4d and costs £11 5s 8d
Woodville Examiner, 6 March 1889
Borough Council Meeting Correspondence from G. L. Rabone, asking permission to erect fellmongery works on the Mangaatua - Granted
August 1890
George was 1 of the many who were involved in the search party during the mysterious disappearance in the Manawatu Gorge, of George Walton. George Rabone found a parcel which had been in Mr Walton's possession, which contained photographs - one of a group which included his friend Mr Lindsay and the other a vignette of Miss Ress, to whom Walton was engaged to.
* It took 26 days to find the body - intriguing full story here: https://www.familytreecircles.com/strict-71122.html
Woodville Examiner, 14 March 1890
Mr G. L. Rabone is turning out some beautifully cured skins at his fellmongery on the Manga-atua River. They should make excellent leather of the kind for which they are used.
Woodville Examiner, 2 Oct 1893
On Friday Mr G. L. Rabone sustained a painful accident. He was visiting Mr Copeland's mill at Maharahara, when his foot slipped through into a barrel sunk in the ground to receive exhaust steam from the engine. His leg was badly scalded before he could get released.
Woodville Examiner, 2 June 1899
When riding into Woodville on Monday last, Mr G. .L. Rabone sustained a nasty accident through his horse falling with him near Pinfold Road. He has been confined at his mother's house since suffering from a badly sprained leg.
His wife Mary Ann died in 1910 in Dannevirke after catching a chill which developed into bronchitis. She was buried with his parents. George was killed in an accident 11 years later.
Manawatu Times, 28 Dec 1921
A fatal accident which resulted in the death of Mr George Rabone, occurred at the tramway viaduct in Guyton Street, Wanganui, early on Saturday evening. Mr Rabone was proceeding to town by tramcar and was standing on the platform. Just as the bridge was reached he put one hand into his pocket for his fare and at that moment a lurch precipitated him to the railway line some distance below. Mr Rabone was immediately conveyed to the District Hospital, but his case was hopeless and he died on Sunday morning. Mr Rabone was a well-known and respected resident of Wanganui for several years and was also well known in Napier and Woodville in the early days.
NZ Herald, 28 Dec 1921
FALL FROM A TRAM, Drop Of Twenty Feet
On Christmas Eve, Mr George L. Rabone, a very well-known and highly esteemed resident of the town, sustained injuries which resulted in his death. He was proceeding to town by tramcar and was standing on the platform. As the bridge over the railway line was reached he put one hand into his picket for his fare and at that moment a lurch of the car precipitated him on to the railway line some 20ft below. Mr Rabone was immediately conveyed to the District Hospital, but his case was hopeless and he died at three o'clock on Sunday afternoon.
The deceased was a well-known and respected resident of Wanganui. He leaves a grown-up family - Messrs Arthur Rabone (Christchurch), Edward Rabone (Hamilton), Ernest Rabone (Wanganui), Mrs Neverman (Hawera), Mrs Gaze (Wellington) - a brother, Mr Edward Rabone (Auckland) and two sisters, Mrs Eccles (Auckland) and Mrs Goldsmith (Melbourne).
NZ Truth, 28 Jan 1922
A Fatal Fall - Evils of Over-Crowding - Wanganui's Death-Trap Bridge
very long article, go to link .. http://tinyurl.com/2dbk89bc
.. this alleged belief was rudely broken on Christmas Eve, when one of Wanganui's most respected citizens, Mr George Ling Rabone, journeying in to see the sights, fell off and was so badly injured by the fall on to the railway line below that he expired shortly after. The accident warranted an inquest which his family asked for, the sole object being to prevent similar mishaps ..
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In Memory Of
MARY ANN RABONE
Died 6th May 1910
Also
GEORGE RABONE
Died 25th Dec 1921
Also EMMA EDITH
Died 26th May 1923
At Rest
Gravesite Details
Mary Ann on headstone but buried Old Gorge, Woodville with his brother Thomas
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