Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Captain William Johnston, of the Birmingham Rifle Club, was born at “Bonny Glen,” Turakina, in 1868, where he received his education. He is the son of Captain page 1248 Johnston, well-known in volunteer movements throughout the Marton district. The subject of this sketch remained on the “Bonny Glen” estate till 1880, when he purchased a sheepfarm of 800 acres at Coal Creek, near Birmingham. He has resided in Birmingham since 1894; he belonged to the Rangitikei Hunt Club for many years.