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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
Mr. Thomas Charles Patterson
Mr. Thomas Charles Patterson, Chief Engineer of the s.s. “Buteshire,” was born at Gateshead-on-Tyne, in 1859. He was apprenticed to the engineering firm of Black, Hawthorn and Co., of Gateshead. In 1894, Mr. Patterson became chief engineer of the s.s. “Perthshire,” but was subsequently transferred to the s.s. “Buteshire.” For four years before joining the Shiro line, he was employed by a large refrigerating firm in Durham, England, with whom he had large experience in the meatfreezing trade.