George Ruddenklau
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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
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
Aaron Ayers
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Aaron Ayers arrived in Christchurch, New Zealand, from England as a newly married man in his mid 20s. He was a hairdresser and tobacconist for two decades before entering the auctioneering business. H
George Ruddenklau
…Armagh Street Bridge on 11 December 1883. Speeches at the opening were given by Mayor Ruddenklau, Mayor-elect Charles Hulbert, and senior councillor Aaron Ayers. Hulbert was installed as Ruddenklau's successor on 19 December 1883. The 1884 general election was contested by five candidates in the Stanmore…
Aaron Ayers wearing the mayoral chain
Ayers, Beauchamp & Co auction building in Cashel Street
The headstone of Aaron and Isabella Eliza Ayers at Linwood Cemetery