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. William John Mcdonald , who was for some time Cheesemaker of the Oreti Dairy Factory, Dipton, was born at Weston, near Oamaru, in 1877. For some time after leaving school he was employed on a sheep station, and was then engaged in general farm work. After spending about eighteen months in Messrs Saxon Brothers' store at Waihola, he was employed at the Inchclutha creamery, where he remained for about two years. He then went back to storekeeping, and was for over a year in Mr Farquhar's store at Stirling, but at the time of the Boer war he left for South Africa with the Sixth New Zealand Contingent. On his return he learned cheesemaking at Edendale under Mr Sawers, and became cheesemaker at the Oreti Factory at Dipton in 1904. After leaving Dip-ton, he was appointed manager of the Omimi Dairy Factory, Seacliff, Otago.