Macdonald Dictionary Record: William Henry Barnes
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George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
Description
One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for William Henry Barnes. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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Marks/Inscriptions: B. 159 , Wm. H. Barnes. that a man could see the direction of the fire (ses e Newton) . The dise was not very sais factory and the Ch Ch cc refused to pay the contract price. He wrote good letter on implor meet LT. 13.8.67. He was a cdi - of date for the ChCh Co in Sept. 68. but failed t o set. He was in fat, at the bolton of the poll with 52 votes and John Anders on at the top with 454. He called a meeting of working men to consider the depression and f to reheoi distress , and was a principle speaker at it. He was not at all . a fire brand . Aug. 59 . He and A.C. newton diss . part. Oct. 68. He was a f. member of the General Vol, Comm. in '68. There a descuphiomn of Newton p: Donne 's foundry in LT. 1.3.69. from which it appears there was a 8 casting shop , a silly , a turning Shop, a pattern shops, store shed, Engine S roon etc and 19 men were employed. The chief work was repair ing Working reaping and threshing Machines Bacall was bankrupt in Dec. 69. He won Sam. Bealey s shoo ing cup in Jan. 71 . He started busines again in his foundry Sept. 71. Ie Jan 72 he was be shooting at a pigeon match at Morgans P apanui Hole . He sold his founder to Scott Bess in Dec.77 and took over Winskill)s blackounith's shop in Amberley. LT.31. 8.59 : 1.7.71 : 11.9. 1 : 9.8.72 : 19.12.72 : 2.7.67 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: B. 159 W.H. Barnes He sold his foundry o Scott Bros Dee.2. He was agent for the Lylt. Times at Amn barley. He was frond by the R.M. - Caleb Whitford for trespassing on the land of H.P. Gray in pus int of game. He felt he had a grievance and wrote to the paper (LT. 14.6.76) pointing out that there was no proof that he was in Grays land, that there was no wary of Knowing as e t was un fenced and that he hid always supported the Acclimatisation Soc. and had taken out a license. The case with costs had cost hom D15. He had made a barge to carry dredging equipment for the port of Kaiapoi. He had moved to Temuka. 5 son Lou of Napier marr. 12.11.8 Florence (Jackie) 4' dau of Robt Reay the ockey. - son Alford Chas. marr. 28.11.00 Mary Annie only Surv. dau of W in Bourne of Waimate, He lost there small children in a fortnight fr oin scarlet fier LT. 14.4.64. wife Elizabeth d. Kilmore St. 16.5.11 aged. LT. 14.6.76 : 12.8.78 : 28.11.08; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
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