The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Councillor Thomas Gdanitz
Councillor Thomas Gdanitz , who was elected a member of the Hampden Borough Council in 1901, is a member of the Works Committee. He was born in Germany, and arrived in Wellington in 1874 by the ship “Reitchatag,” from Hamburg. Mr. Gdanitz is engaged in farming at Hampden.