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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Mr. Thomas J. Bell
Mr. Thomas J. Bell , Postmaster and Stationmaster at Orepuki, who was born in Riverton, is the second son of Mr. J. Bell, Deputy-Registrar of the Supreme Court, Invercargill, and formerly manager of the old bank of Otago (now the National Bank). Mr. Bell joined the Railway Department at Invercargill as a cadet, rising in the service until he was appointed to his present position in 1803. He is married to a daughter of the late Captain John Howell, one of the pioneers of Southland.