Macdonald Dictionary Record: Charles Muir

Maker
George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
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One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for Charles Muir. 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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M696
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M696
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M696
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Marks/Inscriptions: M. 696 Muir, Charles was born at Noting Hil London and went to America as a you th ; he was trained as a blacks ith engin ser and coach builder. He arrived in N.Z. in 79 and went to Ashburton where he was em played for 3 years by Chas. Reed of Westerfield . Then he went to Melbourne where he stayed for 4 years . He returned to Ashburton in '92 and was with Rend and Gray for 2 years. Then he and J. Kennedy of Geraldine took over the engineering side of their business . Kennedy retired in 1901 He had 2 large workshops w ith power driven machinery. Clop N.Z.111; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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