Macdonald Dictionary Record: G Biddle

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George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
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One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for G Biddle. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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Christchurch
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G R Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biographies
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B420
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B420
Catalogue number
B420
Marks and Inscriptions
Marks/Inscriptions: B. 420 Biddle G. (1823- 1908) had worked Peto and Brassy , raileviey contractors in Eng. France , Gen any + the Crimea. He came out to N.Z. woth the English contractors for the tunnel and fired the first shot. when they abandoned their contract he remained there. He farmed for mary years at Cust ; he lived on the Boundary Road near West seton. He was elected to the Cust Rd. Bd. Jan 77. He was described then as a well sinker of of Cust. He remained on the Board till '91. one day when he had been burning rushes he went p away to attend a Rd. Bd meeting and failed to put out his fire: his stacks were in serious auger. His wife died before him1 He lived firth in the Heathcote valley. No family. he d. at Rangiora 14 .8.08 aged 8.5 Se +oell ooved LT. 6.1.77 : 17.8.08 : F. Horrell . local inf.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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