The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]
Mr. McMahon
Mr. McMahon, the genial and popular host, was born in Onehunga in 1859, and has followed various occupations throughout New Zealand. He first took to hotel-keeping in 1893, when he leased the Helensville Hotel for twelve months; after that came the Pahia Hotel, which he successfully conducted for eighteen months; and, lastly, he entered into possession of the Whangarei Hotel. The familiar figure of Mr. McMahon is to be found wherever sport is in progress in the district, and he is also an excellent judge of horse-flesh.
Mr. S. McMahon.