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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Mr. James Shennan Kirkpatrick , Stationmaster and Postmaster at Pukeuri Junction, was appointed to the position in 1901, bavin previously been stationmaster at Granity, Westland, for two years. He was also at Seddonville for some time. Mr. Kirkpatrick was born at Dunedin, and received his education at the Dunedin Collegiate and Normal schools, He joined the railway department in 1884, as a cadet. In 1893 he was transferred to Burnside, Otago, where for four years he was assistant stationmaster. In 1897 he was promoted to be traffic-clerk at Westport, and he was thence further promoted to Seddonville. He was married, in 1898, to a daughter of Mr. W. A. Fastier, of the Railway Department, Dunedin, and has two daughters.