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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Mccolgan, James , Farmer, Niagara. Mr McColgan holds about 800 acres of land in the district, mostly bush, and he also acts as yard manager at Messrs Murdoch and Roff's sawmill, Niagara. Mr McColgan was born in 1856, at Donagh, County Donegal, Ireland, where he was educated. He was employed in a soft goods warehouse in Belfast, before coming to the Bluff in 1874, by the ship “Kerry Castle.” He followed general work for several years, but about 1886 he started a sawmill in the Waikawa district, and conducted it for eight years before settling at Niagara. Mr McColgan is a member of the Niagara Library Committee.