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

Mr. John C. Campbell

Mr. John C. Campbell , formerly Stationmaster and Post Master at Winton, was born in Belfast, Ireland, in 1836, and is the only son of Captain James Campbell, a well-known master mariner of that city. The subject of this sketch was educated in Belfast and went to sea for eight years, and was subsequently on the goldfields of New Zealand for fifteen years. In 1872, he joined the New Zealand railway department at Winton as porter, rose to be guard, was promoted to be stationmaster at Woodlands, and was promoted to Winton in January, 1882.