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

Cunningham, Robert

Cunningham, Robert , Farmer, Garston. Mr Cunningham, who holds a 200-acre farm a short distance from Garston, is also the proprietor of a threshing and chaffcutting plant. He was one of the first selectors in the district, and took a prominent part in having the land thrown open for selection. Mr Cunningham was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1846, arrived at Melbourne with his parents in 1851, and came to New Zealand in 1875. He spent over a year on a station, and then rented a farm in the Wakatipu district for a time, before taking up his present farm at Garston. Mr Cunningham has been for many years a member of the local school committee. He was married, in 1864, but his wife died several years ago, leaving two sons and one daughter.