The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
Mr. Arthur Owen Buchler
Mr. Arthur Owen Buchler, sole teacher in charge of the Porewa Public School, was born in Dunedin, in 1874. He was educated at the Timaru High School, and at the Wanganui Boys' School, and entered his scholastic career as a cadet at Ashurst, in 1890. After serving at Palmerston North, Foxton, Kakaramea, and Pohangina, Mr. Buchler was appointed to Porewa School in 1896.