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

Berry, Richard

Berry, Richard , Farmer, “Woodside,” Woodlands. Mr Berry was born at Ballarat in 1857, and came to New Zealand when five years of age. He was brought up to farming, but in 1882 he commenced sawmilling, which he carried on in addition to farming in the Woodlands district, until 1898, when he gave up sawmilling. Mr Berry owns 540 acres of agricultural land, part of which is let, the remainder being farmed by himself. He has served on the Woodlands school committee for many years, and has been chairman and secretary of the Mabel school committee. He is also a member of the Woodlands Library Committee, and has passed through the chairs in Court Star of the Forest, Ancient Order of Foresters, Woodlands, of which he is now Senior Warden. Mr Berry was married, in 1879, to a daughter of Mr A. Anderson. grocer, Christchurch. His wife died in 1902, leaving three sons and four daughters.