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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Mr. John White
Mr. John White , the Proprietor, was born at Bermondsey, near London, on the 24th of June, 1853. He is by trade a potter, and arrived at Port Chalmers by the ship “Cardrona” in 1877. For some years before taking over the management of the Idaburn coalpit, Mr. White was employed on railway work