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

Wine Manufacturer — Collis, Edwin

Wine Manufacturer.

Collis, Edwin , Manufacturer of Wines, Fountain Lodge, Wharfe Street, Oamaru, Mr. Collis was born at Ealing, near London, in 1835, was educated in the Channel Islands, and came to Port Chalmers in 1859, by the ship “St. Sebastian.” After a short sojourn in Waimate, he settled in Oamaru, where he has since resided continuously, except for a brief period on the goldfields. In 1862 Mr. Collis established himself in business as a merchant, and had a free and bonded warehouse for about sixteen years, He started the wine induatry in 1890, and has been successful in gaining medals and diplomas, including a silver medal at the Dunedin Jubilee Exhibition in 1898. Among the brands of wine manufactured at Fountain Lodge are port, plum, Orleans, damson, gooseberry, ginger, Reisling, Frontignac, magnum bonum, greengage, apple, apricot and elderberry. Mr. Collis has acted as a member of the committee of the Benevolent Institution, and has also been on various road boards. He was married, in 1883, to a daughter of the late Mr. George Clarke, of Glargow.

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Mr. E. Collis.

Mr. E. Collis.