The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Mr. Gilbert O'Hara
Mr. Gilbert O'Hara , formerly Mine Manager at the Cambrian Mine, was born in 1869, in Victoria, and was brought up to mining. He settled in Otago in 1889, was appointed manager of Tinkers' Mine, Matakanui, in 1891, and seven years later was transferred to the Cambrian Mine. Mr. O'Hara, who is unmarried, was a member of Loyal United Brothers Lodge of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity. After the Cambrian mine was closed he removed to Nelson.