Macdonald Dictionary Record: Joseph Newton

Maker
George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
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One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for Joseph Newton. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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Christchurch
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Library
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G R Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biographies
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N85
138/64
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N85
Catalogue number
N85
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Marks/Inscriptions: N85 Newton, Joseph ( was in part. will Frank Egan as seed merchants and in porters ; they diss. part. Sept. 74. He announced his cl as agent ) e Alfred New ton of London and other well. known seed firms. He also got the agency e Ran some 's Coughs. For some time he and James Ballantyne were the two largest advertisers in the Ch.Ch. papers. In June 75 he staged a trial of his new ia elements - - a light 3 s furrow plough for stubble and a large heavy single furrow plough - evidently what ie would now call a swamp plough. Both were novel tes to farmers who were mick impressed. Newton ran a four. in- hand wach out to the trial on R.H. Camp bells Riccarton farm an d provided a good lunch. sued Cabl age Wilson fo r £5000 for libel. the words complained off were n. Mr Newton will be bart rup within s months" Joseph Newton came out o f the case as a light weight who talked big . Wilson cared too many Jus or him. Newton was awarded V/' dau ages July 7 , Soon after this W lson demonstrated a stone. crusher which he had bought f romn Dunedin, to the Mayor + Council: he mired theme to a champagne hunch after wands . Newton had a ver heavy stone crusher whedon on the way out which he also dei on stated to the Council ; he also thered his arguments with a charn paging Lunch . The same covering strengthen he gave a dinner at Morton Hotel to commemorate the success fuel trial.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: N.85 He offered either to sell the machine to the Council or to undertake the mealing roads . He said he also had a steam roller on the way out. The Prov. Govt gave him a lease of the Templeton gravel pit at peppercorns rent with a railway siding. He was to supply metal f railway Yards and platfor ins Wilsons prediction f his bank in ply fumed to be pretty exact. His seeds and implements were advertis ed e sale under a wit of the B.N.Z Mar. 76 Joseph Newton of WIshing ton Bridget his wife d. 16 .9.96 ag 39. LT. 17.9.74 : 18.6.75 : 22.7.75 : 22.9.75 : 9.10.75 : 3.3.76 :17.9.96; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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