The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Mr. Andrew Mcfarlane
Mr. Andrew Mcfarlane , the Proprietor, was born in 1875, at Chinaman's Flat, Talbot, Victoria. He was educated at the Middle School, Invercargill, and was brought up as a baker, by his father. Mr McFarlane was afterwards for four years in partnership with his brother in the bakery business in Invercargill, before acquiring the Masonic Hotel at Orepuki in 1900. He served for about four years as a volunteer in the Invercargill City Guards, and was for two years a member of the City Band.
Mr. A. Mcfarlane.