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

Sloan, George

Sloan, George , Farmer, Roebank Farm, Flag Swamp. Mr. Sloan was born in Castle Douglas, Scotland, in 1830. He took to a seafaring life, at an early age, and for ten years was engaged on ships trading to America, India, China, and other countries. He arrived in Australia, in 1851, and took put in the Adelaide gold rush, and was mining in Victoria. After a visit to his home, he sailed for Canada, and took up land sixty miles north of Toronto, where he farmed for eight years. However, he found the climate too severe in the winter, and decided to come to New Zealand, where he landed in 1866. Shortly afterwards Mr. Sloan took up land near Goodwood, where he has since resided. He goes in for dairy farming, milking sixteen cows, mostly Shorthorns; a little cropping of oats is also carried on, and his land yields about forty bushels to the acre. Mr. Sloan recently disposed of about 150 acres of his land, and now holds 145 acres, which he finds sufficient to maintain his stock. In 1855, while on a visit to Scotland, he was married to a Miss Armstrong, but she died eight years later, leaving two sons and one daughter. One of the sons is a member of the Palmerston Borough Council.

Appleby, photo. Mr. G. Sloan.

Appleby, photo.
Mr. G. Sloan.