# Hitching Post and drinking fountain

Cnr Williams/Charles Streets Kaiapoi
https://www.chch.live/place/585
What else stood here: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.38178281309182&lon=172.65848973158208

## Documents tied to this place

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- Untitled (Daily Telegraph, 05 December 1884) (1884-12-05T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN18841205.2.7
  > …ill give a sacred concert shortly with the object of raising funds for the erection of a drinking fountain in tbe j3ptanical gardens i it is stated by the auckland herald that mr fraser will probably…
- The Timaru Herald WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1887. (Timaru Herald, 18 May 1887) (1887-05-18T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18870518.2.4
  > …rning the sub-committee re jubilee arrangements met last night and choso a design for tho drinking fountain tho successful design with tho thirteen others and also tho address for presentation to hor…
- The Timaru Herald. SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1887. (Timaru Herald, 12 March 1887) (1887-03-12T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18870312.2.5
  > …ns and gardens planted with trees and shrubs and made comfortable with benches chairs and drinking fountains at rowley benjamin bird fruiterer london wa�� committed to the assizna for btealing a horao…
- The Daily Telegraph. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1891. (Daily Telegraph, 16 September 1891) (1891-09-16T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN18910916.2.6
  > …o the public in miss marett whose sweet and sympathetic voice did justice to adams by the fountain and tosti beauty eyes miss buchanan was heard with pleasure in vanished pictures wellings for which s…
- THE SAD JOY-RIDE. (NZ Truth, 18 July 1914) (1914-07-18T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19140718.2.30
  > …ful aunth luid udvihcd the klrls not to uiko the whisky xu didnt jipprovu of young people drinking hpirits at thtx mtxikc tin vatic war udjourni-j tmtil the followittk day the sm ujlcd tho wiuichjscs…
- THE PROPOSED DISARMAMENT. (Auckland Star, 30 December 1898) (1898-12-30T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18981230.2.39
  > …providing means of refreshments one of the necessary adjuncts of such places being a soda fountain for the supply of aerated fruit drinks some of these fountains are of very elaho v rate construction…
- Untitled (Auckland Star, 28 December 1888) (1888-12-28T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18881228.2.8
  > …ter little the worse for his early bath the man was not drunk but stated that he had been drinking another excellent house witnessed the second performance given by miaa georgia smitheon and mr alf la…
- LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 26 August 1882) (1882-08-26T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18820826.2.19
  > …ived a certificate of indemnification from prosecution in pompeiiecently a very beautiful fountain was found amongst the ruins it is said to surpass in beauty any of the fountains dug up there venus i…
- News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 24 May 1873) (1873-05-24T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18730524.2.44
  > …ching completion among other conveniences it possesses a weighbridge a public clock and a drinking fountain at a meeting of dunedin builders held the other evening it was unanimously resolved that no…
- The Otago Daily Times. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE OTAGO GUARDIAN. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1877. (Otago Daily Times, 27 November 1877) (1877-11-27T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18771127.2.6
  > …motion proposed by mr mgregor and seconded by mr wright and again seconded by councillor fountain that mr wales is a fit and proper person to occupy the position of mayor was met by an amendment prop…

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Hitching Post and drinking fountain?**

A place on the record in Christchurch, at Cnr Williams/Charles Streets Kaiapoi.

**Where is Hitching Post and drinking fountain?**

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