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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Mr. George Osborne Cassels
Mr. George Osborne Cassels , Town Clerk of Riverton, was born in 1871 in Riverton. He received the appointment of Town Clerk on the 3rd of November, 1892, and also occupies the position of clerk to the Riverton Harbour Board, and secretary and treasurer to the Wallace and Fiord Hospital. His parents, who were widely known throughout New Zealand, arrived in the Colony along with many of the old pioneers in the early sixties. The late Mr. Cassels, who was born in Glasgow, served throughout the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny, for which he held the Crimean, Turkish, and Indian Medals. On leaving the army, he sailed for New Zealand, and arrived on the 21st of February, 1860. For a great number of years Mr. Cassels, senior, acted as captain to the Riverton Rifles, which was one of the first Volunteer corps in New Zealand. His son, the present Town Clerk, holds a commission as lieutenant in the same company.
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The Late Mr. G. O. Cassels.
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Mr. G. O. Cassels, Junr.