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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Johnston, Thomas , Commission Agent, Falls Creek Road, Orepuki. Mr Johnston was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on the 31st of August, 1851. He was brought out to the colony when a child, by his father, in 1853, by the ship “Rajah,” and was educated at Puerua. Mr Johnston began to engage in mining early in life, working in both Otago and Southland. In 1876 he settled at Orepuki and was for some time employed on the survey staff, after which he again took up mining, and followed it successfully for many years. As a volunteer, Mr Johnston was one of the organisers of the Orepuki rifles, but had to retire from the corps owing to an accident to his knee. For some years he was secretary of the Orepuki Miners' Association, and has been for some time secretary of the Liberal and Labour Federation at Orepuki. Mr Johnston commenced business as a commission agent in 1903, and is agent for the Royal Fire Insurance Company and the Australian Mutual Provident Life Office. He was married, in 1877, to a daughter of the late Mr John Wilson, of Riverton, and has, surviving, a family of six sons and six daughters.