Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Barnes, Robert Hugh . Wheelwright and General Blacksmith, Portobello. Mr. Barnes is a son of the late Mr. William Barnes, and a grandson of the late Mr. John Barnes, who was Mayor of Dunedin in 1885. He learned his trade with Mr. A. Roberts, coachbuilder of Great King Street, Dunedin, with whom he spent six years, and he was subsequently at the Tuapeka diggings for a year. Mr. Barnes followed his trade at Waiwera for a time, and then entered the employment of the Union Steamship Company, where he remained for a year. After some time as blacksmith at the Waihao Downs station he returned to Dunedin, and for eight years looked after his mother's business. Mr. Barnes started business as a blacksmith and wheelwright at Port Chalmers in 1899, and three years later acquired his present successful business at Portobello.