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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts]

Mr. Thomas Veale

Mr. Thomas Veale is a native of Devonshire, England, and came to New Zealand with his parents in the year 1854 by the ship “Hamilla Mitcell.” He served all through the Taranaki war with the volunteers, and was present at the fight at Waireka, for which he holds the New Zealand medal. Mr. Veale was attracted to the Thames goldfields in 1868, when gold was discovered, and he afterwards established himself in business there as a wholesale grain and produce merchant, and at the same time took an active part in local matters. He was a member of the Thames Borough Council for seven years, and was one of the first members of the licensing committee, besides being actively connected with other local bodies. He erected the first bakery at Te Aroha, where he distributed his first batch of bread to the miners gratis; and the first Te Aroha newspaper was printed on his premises. Mr. Veale returned to New Plymouth, and joined his brother in business in 1889, and on his brother's retirement he took his son, Mr. A. Veale, into partnership, under the style of Veale and Son. He has since retired from business.