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

Mr. David Thomas Hope

Mr. David Thomas Hope , Engineer in charge of the Oteramika Gorge sawmills, was born in 1872, at Deloraine, Tasmania, where he was educated, and brought up to the boot trade. After working at his trade for nine years, he was then employed by the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company as a fireman, and was afterwards engaged for two years as engine-driver. Subsequently he had charge of the engine of the flour mills at Sheflield, Tasmania. Mr Hope came to the Bluff in May, 1901, and on the first day of the following month joined the Woodlands Meat Preserving Works as driver; about two years later he was appointed to his present position. Mr Hope served for eight years in the East Devor Rifles, Tasmania, and became a colour-sergeant. As an Oddfellow, he joined Royal Rose of Sheffield Lodge, Manchester Unity, passed all the chairs, was afterwards attached to the Past Grand service, and is still connected with the Lodge. He was married, on the 12th of February, 1902, to a daughter of the late Mr J. Waddell, of Woodlands, and has one daughter and one son.

M c C A L L U M, J A M E S, Farmer, “Springburn,” Gorge Road. Mr. McCallum was born in 1841, in Perthshire, Scotland, where he was educated. He came to Port Chalmers by the ship “Silistria,” in 1861. Mr McCallum worked in the Mataura district for some years, and about 1867 acquired possession of the area known as Springburn farm, which comprises 300 acres of partly open and partly bush land, where he raises horses, sheep, cattle and crops. Mr McCuallum, who has another farm of 477 acres in the district, has frequently taken prizes at exhibitions of stock, and is a member of the Agricultural and Pastoral Society. He has been a member of the Gorge Road school committee, from its inception. Mr McCallum was married, in 1878, to a daughter of Mr Archibald Sellars, of Oteramika district, and has had four sons and six daughters; his eldest daughter is dead.