Memorial commemorates the murder of two men, William Hall and John Coulthard.

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DescriptionFrom history notes: Nana Anthea-Rose
Memorial commemorates the murder of two men, William Hall and John Coulthard, who were accompanying a large state mine payroll when they were intercepted by William Eggers McMahon, aka Frederick William Eggers, on 9 November 1917. Eggers shot and killed Hall and Coulthard and injured Isaac James who was also in the car; he was subsequently apprehended and executed at Lyttelton Gaol on 15 March 1918.

The memorial, which was unveiled on Sunday, 5 June 1921 by Minister of Mines GJ Anderson, overlooks the crime scene and was funded by local residents. George Millar provided his architectural services to the memorial committee for free.Map^[1]ContributorNana Anthea-Rose

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Location (city or town)RunangaPersonWilliam Hall John Coulthard

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Date Created21st July 2025CommentsPhil Wright
Was some bad buggers around even in those days, only difference is they never got to do it again...

Stephen Lucas
Visited this memorial several times as a kid.
Violence was common in gold rush days on the coast.
There is a grave plot in Karora cemetery containing several Nuns buried there the headstone reads something like Sisters of Mercy murdered by Ned Kelly gang

Mavis Andrew
I remember visiting that memorial as a kid on our visit south in the 1950s, couldnt comprehend this kinda thing happened in NZ

Suzanne Hall
Oh Wow wonder if related

Carolyn Luck
I think Eggers was one of the last to be hung at Lyttelton.

Amy Bijou Stoop
Wish council would keep up w the maintenance of this site ?‍♀️

John Armstrong
Was it a car or stagecoach carrying the payroll??

Loretta Donnelly
Is this the one on the say to Rununga from Greymouth?

Carolyn Luck
Loretta Donnelly yes, often referred to as the Eggers Memorial which was very wrong to call it that!!

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Memorial commemorates the murder of two men, William Hall and John Coulthard.

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