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

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Mccartney, John James , Farmer, Roselle, Portobello. Mr. McCartney was born in 1865, at Portobello, and is the eldest son of Mr. George McCartney, who came to New Zealand by the ship “Jura” in 1858. He was brought up to farming and succeeded to his father's farm at Portobello in 1898. Mr. McCartney was elected a member of the Portobello Road Board in 1904, and he is also a member of the Farmers' Union. He married Miss Farquharson, daughter of Mr. James Farquharson, an old colonist of Port Chalmers.