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

Mr. John Gordon

Mr. John Gordon , who has been Master of the Lady Annie dredge since October, 1904, was born in 1883 at Oamaru. He attended school there and at Dunedin, commenced to work on a dredge at Muddy Creed in 1901, and was afterwards winchman on the Duke of Gordon dredge for nine months before receiving his present appointment. Mr Gordon, who is captain of the Waikaia cycle club, is a cycle track-rider, and has competed in many races. In 1903 he won the two-mile team race at Gore, and the half-mile track race at Roxburgh, and two years previously he was successful in winning the two-mile road race at Mosgiel.