Macdonald Dictionary Record: Walter Morten Ollivier

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George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
Description
One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for Walter Morten Ollivier. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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O73
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O73
Catalogue number
O73
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Marks/Inscriptions: O. 73 Ollivier , Walter Morton( 18 49- 1923) was a son of John Ollivier of Ch.Ch and was educ. at X's Coll 62-65 . was the only Ollivier who did not play in the cricket X1 . He was sec. of the hi on Rowing Club Sept. 70 + 71 . He became a public accountant. He was cashier of the Ch.Ch. RAy. Station . Dec. 76 For 3 8 years he was pay master and cashier to the South Is. Rlys He sec. Canty. Cox Chamb of Comm. Then he joined his brother Arthur. They were both great gardeners . He had several acres of garden at St. Martins He was a good tennis player. marr. 22.10.85 al St. Marks Op awa Rev. Canon Cholmondeley Fanny Gibson dau. of Wilson Gibson run holder of Oamaru. She d. 18.12.08 ag 45 He as b. 24.11.49 d. A. 1 s ag. 74 son Geoffrey for years champing tanisha player of Canty. He missed the eckstine Bam probably because he broke a leg as a child . His college name was window Ollivier . He had to walk with 2 sticks for some time. wore whiskers. X's Coll Sch. hist : LT. 14.9.70 : 12.4.75 : 3.1.77 : 10.11.22; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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