Charles Partridge Hulbert was Mayor of Christchurch in from December 1883 to December 1885.
Hulbert during his mayoralty
Hulbert's name inscribed in the Worcester Street Bridge pillar
Hulbert opened Armagh Street Park Bridge in December 1885
During Hulbert's mayoralty, the design competition for the civic offices was decided
John George Ruddenklau JP was Mayor of Christchurch from December 1881 to December 1883. A baker from Germany, he was later the proprietor of the City Hotel. He was very active with a number of organi
Charles Hulbert (mayor)
…against a resolution by the Local Board of Health to take the sanitary functions off the city council and carry them out by itself. In July 1882, Mayor George Ruddenklau chaired a large and often rowdy public meeting, proposing a public loan of £60,000 for the installation of water reticulation in the city; there were…
Ruddenklau wearing mayoral chains
Hansom cabs and carriages in front of the City Hotel in 1884
The Ruddenklau family grave in Barbadoes Street Cemetery, with the headstone toppled in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake