William David Barnard
William David Barnard became by 1868 one of eight
licensed auctioneers operating in and started business as an auctioneer, valuer and general agent in
July 1858. T C Barnard, Watchmaker and W D Barnard had
premises next to each other in Cashell
St. between Columbo and High Street. This makes it appear that they may have
been brothers... but events later proved this not to be the case.
His office
was later at the corner of Cashel and High Street. In March 1859 he
sold by auction the horse Shales the principal stake winner of the C J C
meeting just over. It had won a race on each day of the meeting and was
offered "on account of Mr Barnard of Wellington". It had
been raced by W D Barnard.
23rd May 1861, a fire
broke out in Mr. George Wilmer's brewery in
Cashell
St. With
inadequate fire protection, the brewery was quickly a seething mass of
flames and spread westward wiping out Cashel House, Mills grocery shop and
a store occupied by W D Barnard adjoining the A1Hotel. The damage was
estimated at £10,000. Barnard's
building was pulled down to stop the fire spreading and his loss was
£350.
1861
William stood unsuccessfully for Provincial Council,
Christchurch seat
however the Press
He
was appointed treasurer of the Garrick Club January 1862. He continued to
be interested in theatre and was a good amateur actor
In
March 1862 the Press reported the names of those elected to the first
Borough Council – John Hall, 154 votes; John Andersreported on, 123;
Grosvenor Miles, 112; W. Wilson, 109; W.D. Barnard, 98; Edward Reece, 89;
John Barrett, 88; H.E. Alport, 80; G. Gould, 78 (This was the forerunner
of the Christchurch
City Council.
It was endowed with a grant of 10,000 acres of the Waste Lands but in the
first year had no rating powers. The Provincial Council made grants of
money from time to time and Barnard was to give five years as a councilor before his
resignation from office in December 1866 and he was one of the most active
of its members during those years.)
In
that same paper in it's commercial section it announced Barnard had
on sale "superior draught
colts, blood stock, working bullocks, cows etc at the White Hart sale
Yards." He and Charles Newton together
owned the White Hart Hotel and William held weekly sales and
reports of prices reached were telegraphed to newspapers round the country
- an example "At the weekly sale held on Saturday last at the White Hart
Sale Yards, eleven hacks, a mixed mob in low condition, broken and
unbroken, from Nelson, were disposed of at an average of £29 15s. per head
; also, seven useful saddle horses, at prices from £25 to £46 per head,
averaging £84."
1862
November 11: William David Barnard and Mary Jane Cameron both aged 29
years were married at the Registrar's Office, Christchurch
1862
CHRISTCHURCH Dec. 9.
Mr. W. D. Barnard reports no change in the horse market since
last week. At his weekly sale, last Saturday, the attendance was pretty
numerous, but very few buyers. Two draught mares, imported from Nelson,
broken to all kinds of farm work, realised £152 10s, four two year old
colts and fillies brought each £15, £16, £19. and £20; eight ordinary
saddle and light harness mares and geldings, from £35 to £45 per head, at
an average of £36. The prices for light harness and saddle horses are on
the decline; for heavy draught stock there is still a good demand.
1863
CHRISTCHURCH.—February 4. Daily Southern Cross, 19 February 1863, Page 3 -
Mr. W. D. Barnard reports, at his weekly sale, held last Saturday, the
sale of the following stock : Horses — Twenty-five saddle and light
harness mares and geldings were disposed of, at prices varying from £22 to
£46, averaging £31 10s. ; two draught horses, at £55 and £60 ; one
yearling colt brought £9. Cattle, — Forty-five head, a mixed mob, realised
£10 per head.
1863
CHRISTCHURCH, HORSE
AND CATTLE MARKET. Daily Southern Cross, 3 March. Page 3; Mr. W. D.
Barnard's report of sale held last Saturday at his yards - Horses —Twenty
five saddle and light harness mares and geldings were disposed of at
prices varying from £25 to £44, Averaging £30 eacb. Five draught horses
were sold at an average of £50. The entire horse St. Giles realised £84.
Cattle. — Four two-years old steers were sold for £11 11s. eaoh. Five cows
at an Average of £9 eaoh. — Lyttelton Times, February 11.
1863
LYTTLETON—August 8 Daily Southern Cross, 18 August
1863, Page
2
Mr. W D
Barnard reports the sale at his Repository on Saturday last, of 23 saddle
and light harness horses, Claud Hamilton, from
Dunedin, prices
varying from £31 10s. to £55 at an average of £40 5s. per head Also, nine
active draught males and geldings, .at prices varying from £36 to £70,
averaging £53 10s. Four odinary hacks £38, £18, £15, and £14. One American
waggon, £60, One horse and harness, £55, The supply of superior draught
mares and geldings is still unequal to the demand,
Barnard's
business grew and prospered and he had hardly served a year as councilor
before his newly built "Repository" was finished - it could
accommodate 90 horses, rose into view like some architectural leviathan,
dwarfing into significance the puny, non-descript buildings that
surrounded it. It was one of the wonders of Christchurch at that
time . 
More than
once did it serve as a place of public entertainment and shortly after its
erection, Barnard lent it to the Musical Society for a grand
promenade concert They wanted a big audience to pay off debts
and he provided 500
kerosene lamps for lighting. He was to give five years as a
councilor before his resignation from office in December 1866 and was one
of the most active of its members during those
years.
June
1st 1863 - The
Canterbury Musical
Society assisted by Madam Carandini and her talented daughters, organised
a concert and participating were artists of the visiting English Opera
Company. Barnard gave his Repository free and also supplied 500 "fairy"
lamps. 1600 people paid for admittance but the expenses exceeded the
taking by 9 Pounds. Three days later the repository was used for its first
horse sale and the racehorses Golden Cloud and Market Gardener realised
£280 and £70 respectively.
9th July
1863: Gala day
for the people of Christchurch - the day
had been proclaimed a public holiday by the Provincial Superintendent with
festivities in honour of the Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra of
Denmark whose
wedding had been celebrated 4 months earlier. This was the first Civic
celebration. At Barnard’s Horse
Repository there had been arranged a grand treat for the children
and long lines of stalls had been set up from which there were dealt out
to the children pies, buns, apples, cakes and lemonade. While feasting on
this palatable fare, the children received presents in the shape of toys
and dolls and penny trumpets.
Charles
Newton and
William Barnard dissolved their partnership in November 1863 and
gave a farewell dinner to mark the occasion of their selling
out of the White Hart.
William Barnard was re-elected to the Christchurch City
Council January ’64 and he put down his name for the Canterbury Jockey
Club in that year. He won the Kaiapoi Steeplechase with Tim Whiffler
Oct 64 but lost the race to an objection. He was very indignant and so was
the crowd who backed the horse. He appealed to the C J C Committee who
reheard the objection and awarded him the race. This is believed to be the first
appeal to the C J C. Tim Whiffler won the first prize in the hack class in
the Christchurch show of 1864 and won the same prize the next
year.
"The record of
1864 again shows steady progress, undisturbed by any startling events.
The Christchurch
new Town Hall was opened in September; in the same month the Bank of
Australasia opened a branch in Hereford-street, and the Victoria bridge
over the Avon, which cost nearly £11,000—the first of its kind in
Canterbury—was opened by Mr. Olivier (as chairman), and the members of the
City Council, in Barnard's well-known yellow van, in
which they drank some champagne, looked happy over it, and declared the
bridge
opened." Below
Victoria Bridge
Ref: Guide to Christchurch and
Neighbourhood;
Author: M Mosley
1885
1865 - Avon District electoral roll;
William David Barnard;
Freehold; Part of Northcote estate.
1865 - In 1865 Double Hill runs 435, 436, 437, belonged
to W. D. Barnard.Double Hill lay on the south bank of the Rakaia, and took in the
country from Terrible Gully, where it joined Blackford, up to the Lake
Stream, where it joined Upper Lake Heron. In 1866 Joseph Palmer bought
these from him.In January 1866 when the question of rate collection
was being discussed by council, Councilor Barnard suggested that the
ratepayers should come in and pay their rates at the Council Office rather
than being called upon by the "collector". His suggestion however was not
carried out. Only a few months later, the worst came to the worst
- the Town Clerk himself had to go and call on people whose
rates were overdue.
1866 May:
William Barnard applied for and was granted a
Publican's License -
Kind of
License General; Situated in Cashel
Street. There
was strenuous opposition to this from corner seed merchant Cabbage Wilson
and his objections were over-ruled and after, for a year or two the
Hotel was known as the "Blighted Cabbage".
In June
1866, he opened a room for subscribers only in which could be seen all the
sporting papers and also books of reference concerning the Turf. He called
this club the Christchurch
Tattersalls - it previously was known as Barnard's Horse
repository.This name now appied to the repository, stables and sale ring
and the hotel.
William
Barnard was President of the Christchurch
Victuallers Association in 1866. They bought 17½ acres out at Riccarton
and intended to build a school there. They put on an amateur theatrical
show to raise funds for the school and got £120 All the leading parts were
taken by publicans. Barnard took a part.
In December 1866 - the horse repository changed hands. William Barnard let it
to Messrs Jones, M'Glashans, and Co., of Dunedin and Hokitika, but he
still carried on his hotel. At the time
he lost Tattersalls, he retired from Christchurch City Council and they
passed a resolution praising his services. He auctioned his right as
publican for next C J C meeting. This was the normal method of dealing
with catering for the bars and the various side shows such as Doodleam (?)
Bucks, wrestling and prize fighting.
1867 March 1867—William Barnard
was one of the founders of the Canterbury Brewing, Malting and Distilling
Co. and in the first meeting of the company was appointed a director and
chairman. The meeting was addressed by Mr. Wilkin, Mr. Bishop,
Mr. Reeves, and others expressing an opinion that Otago beer would be
likely to supersede that of Canterbury unless steps were taken to
prevent such an undesirable occurrence. The resolution of the
meeting "That it is highly expedient to form a Joint Stock Company
(limited) for the purpose of brewing, distilling, and kiln-drying grain."
and a provisional committee be appointed, of J. Bailey, R. Wilkin,
W. D. Barnard, G. Oram, W. White, J. G Ruddenklau, and F. J.
Crawford." Below: a horse repostory in the Illustrated London
News.
1868 -
Daily Southern Cross, 28 January 1868, Page
3
CANTERBURY RACES.
Third Day. Canterbury Jockey
Club Handicap. — Mr. Barnard's Flying Jib, 1 ; Mr. H. Redwood's Blackboy,
2 ; Mr. Delamain's Atalanta, 3.
18 May 1868: S
TOCK YARDS: Mr Barnard
opened new sale yards at the Carlton on Wednesday, and there was
a good attendance of both buyers and sellers.
The public had
opposed any part of Hagley Park being used for a public market
so the Carlton Stock Yards were popular both with owners of
stock, auctioneers, and purchasors. There was invariably a good
attendance, and It was very rare not to find the yards flooded with
animals for sale. The business was previously confined to yards adjoining
the hotel but these proved insufficient to
accommodate all the auctioneers so Mr W. D. Barnard constructed larger
yards on the other side of the road where there was more open
land, so it is likely in the course of tlme it will be
expanded and other than cattle sales conducted there. Mr
Barnard’s stockyards are immediately opposite the Carlton, and fronting
upon the North Road and cover an area of 100 ft. by 80ft.,
have nine large yards, and are securely enclosed and 
protected.22 May 1868 - AUCTION SALES-TO-MORROW.
W. D. Barnard, at his repository, at Noon : Horses, Wagons,
Harness
1868
HOKITIKA RACES.June
We learn
by telegram that the Hurdle Race was taken by Mr. Barnard's Don
Pedro, Mr. Walter's Harkaway coming in fourth.
1868-69
Christchurch Electoral Roll; Wm Barnard; Cashell Street; leasehold (1)
Town Section 887, Freehold (2) Town Section 557.13 June 1868, LICENCED VICTUALERS ASSOCIATION - A meeting
of members held at the City Hotel Thursday evening, for the
purpose of arranging preliminaries for the annusl entertainment. After
some discussion Mr Barnard, West, and Oram, were appointed to enquire as
to the most favourable day of which the theatre could be engaged, and |to
conduct other matters connected with the
undertaking. .
22 July 1868 -
Public Notices - Mr Barnard has thrown open both
sides to the entrance to his repository for the posting of public notices,
the same system adapted as that in practice at most of the railway
stations In England. The walls are divided into squares of equal
dimensions, and let at so much each per annum. The notices are enclosed in
frames with glass fronts, and placed under the responsible charge of one
of the employees. The advantage offered to buslness men is fully
appreciated, and already numerous applications for space have
been made. 30 July 1868: La
nd, Building and investment
Society — The newly formed society met at Mr Barnard's office, on Tuesday
evening, for the purposes of making the necessary arrangements for
completing tho establishment of the society, Mr W. D. Barnard, the
president, occupied the chair, and tho other members present were:— Messrs
.T. Atkinson, J. 0. Atkinson, J, Carlman, 0. F. Money, Hale, and C.
Allison, Hon, secretary. It was resolved that the first general
annual of the shareholders should be held on the last Tuesday in
September, and subsequent meetings on the name day In each successive
month. A tender was read from Mr Bamford, offering to execute all
mortgages required by the society at 30s each and it was resolved that the
committee should recommend its acceptance at the general meeting, It was
decided, after some discussion, that the entrance fee should be increased
from 2s 6d to 5s per share, and the number of
shares should be limited to 5OO. The Secretary was ordered to advertise
the meetings and procure the necessary receipt and other books
required to carry on the business of the society. Messrs J. C. Atkinson
and J. Cartman were appointed stewards to officiate at the first general
meeting; Secretary said the number of shares applied for to the
present time is 368. 20 Aug. 1868 - F
IRE POLICE. His Worship the Mayor of Christchuroh swore in members of the Fire
Polloe according to the Act. About twenty assembled at the Brigade office,
and marched to the Council Chambers. Among them W D
Barnard2 Nov. 1868,
Mr W. D. Barnard imported two valuable short-horn Durham shorthorn
bulls and one heifer by the Hydaspei. They were purchased for him by Mr J.
Beart, one of the best judges in England from the celebrated herd of J.
Gamble, Esq. Shouldham Thorp, near Lynn, Norfolk. They have been inspected
by several of the best Canterbury judges, and are respectively named
Cornet and President, and the heifer, Charmer.
Also on his farm on Lincoln
Road at
stood the trotting stallion Shales at 5 guineas
1869
SECOND DAY. Hurdle
Race. Mr. Barnard's Don Pedro 1
Star ,
Issue 278, 5 April
1869, Page
2
At
Barnard's sale yards, on Saturday, at the sale of refreshment booths,
&c, for the Foresters' and Oddfellows' gala demonstration, the
following prices were obtained : — Refreshment booth, £34, J. B. Thompkins
; Confectionery booths, £4 10s.
April 1869: The Duke of Edinburgh visits Christchurch and 500 celebrate at Barnard Repository
23 July 1869: Auctioneers' Licenses. — Term
ending 30th June, 1870 : William David Barnard, Christchurch;September 1869, the licensed victuallers put on their usual
amateur theatrical show and Barnard played Tamidod the Tremendous, King of
Changchutuce.
1870
Barnard William David Abode Cashel
St. Section
557
The annual
sale of race horses was held at Mr W. D. Barnard's Repository,
Christchurch, on Saturday, the 22nd January. The attendance was good, but
the bidding was anything but spirited. William sold his 4 race horses Flying Jib, Foxtrot, Lyndon
and Don Pedro — Flying Jib, bought by Mr Walker,
Wanganui, for £150; Foretop, bought by Mr J. Steelefor £130; Lyndon,
bought by Mr D. Melville for £61 ; Don Pedro, bought by Mr J. Steele for
£50;
1870 July
5 -
Barnards Repository: This establishment yesterday passed
into the hand of Mr Joseph Bennett, an auctioneer of Christchurch and Mr C
E Bird (formally of the Provincial
Hotel in Dunedin) will carry on the business as Bird and Bennett,
auctioneers and stock and station agents. The hotel department in future
will be known as Tattersalls
1870
- 2 Dec.
THE LATE
FIRE IN CHRISTCHURCH.
The
fire in Hereford-street, Christchurch, is to be
the subject of an official enquiry. The property was entirely uninsured,
and no one had been in that part of the building where the fire originated
after 8 the previous night. The stable contained eight stalls with a
small two-roomed dwelling-house at the west end, and a harness and store
room at the opposite end. The buildings were erected by Mr Barnard in 1867
for the express accommodation of Mr Hill, Veterinary Surgeon, and cost
over £400. Mr Barnard, the owner, appears to have been singularly
unfortunate as up to about fourteen days ago the buildings were covered by
an insurance policy in the Liverpool,
London, and
Globe office, but a re-engagement of the terms of insurance was then made,
and Mr Barnard, had been prevented from coming to town on Tuesday to sign
the new policy with Mr Bird, the agent that day. Mr Barnard is thus
placed in a doubly painful position. The stables were used by Messrs
M'Kercher and Co. for the horses employed by them in running their
northern line of coaches, and one of the city cabmen. On the night all the
stalls were occupied, and one of the grooms who was in the building at
eight
o'clock says that
all then was perfectly safe. Mr Osborn, who resides in a house immediately
in front of the stable— nearer to Hereford-street — says that he was about
at midnight, and
there was then no sign of fire. Half-an-hour later the cabman who used a
portion of the stable, put his horse up for the night He was not near
where the fire was first seen to be alight, and retired without noticing
anything wrong. About an hour afterwards, the conflagration was first
discovered in the two centre stalls of the stable. The horses on each side
were got out in safety, but two horses, valued at £50, belonging to Messrs
M'Kercher and Co., in the two stalls referred to, were unfortunately burnt
to death. The carcases were visible after the place was gutted and
presented a most unpleasant spectacle. Messrs M'Kercher and Co., who had
recently entered into possession of the stables and one of the horses
burned having indeed only been purchased for £24 the day previous, a loss
upwards of £50 in harness and oats.
Mr
W. D. Barnard, owner of the premises destroyed, loses £400, and Messrs
M'Kercher and Co. over £100. There is no evidence as to the cause of the
fire.
At the 1970 show he was very successful -
his two won 3 first prizes at
Christchurch show of 1869 for shorthorns and also a first
with Shales and with a pony stallion under 14 hands called Bright Silver.
He was elected to the Committee of the A and P Association in
February 1871.
29 March
1871,
Mr. W. D. Barnard has disposed of his celebrated bull Comet to
Mr. John Martin, of Wellington, for the
handsome sum of 300 guineas. The bull will be shipped at purchasers risk
on the return trip of the Phoebe. There is surprise that the large
stockowners of Canterbury Province should have allowed a prize animal of
such high reputation as Comet to go to another Province, as it will be
very long ere they again have a bull there combining so many strains of
pure blood. Mr. Martin intends placing Comet on his station at the
Wairarapa. His valuable farm stock
on the Lincoln
Rd. was
sold and the farm let. His imported heifer Chavver (brought 110 guineas
and his bull President was withdrawn at 150 guineas, reserve 250
guineas.
Barnard was obviously
in financial difficulties. He vanished in 1871
MacDonald’s Index – Canterbury Museum
Burke Manuscript: Page 098
http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Heritage/Digitised/Burke/Burke98.asp
William David Barnard, who
built Tattersalls’, was a Birmingham Jew, who, starting as a hawker,
developed into an auctioneer, first odds and ends of goods in a little
place on now Beath’s, then as a horse seller, and a rare good one, that
was acknowledged, and at starting he was supposed not to know a horse from
a mule. He did a large trade. Then took the White Hart &c. Got
married, and all ended in financial smash. He was away to Samoa. It was
said by some that the lady he married about ’62 was none other than
Madeline Smith of Water of Leith celebrity. But that was not so. Madeline
was in West Australia for very many years, married to a professional man.
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