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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Wylie, W. W. , Farmer, Punch Bowl, Maheno. Mr. Wylie was born in Forfarshire, Scotland, in 1845. In 1849 he accompanied his parents to the Border counties of England, to which they removed in search of cheaper land, and subsequently to Ireland, where they died, and where the farm is still occupied by his sister. He came out to Melbourne in 1860. In the ship “Elizabeth Ann Bright,” and was attracted to New Zealand in 1862, after the breaking out of the gold diggings. Mr. Wylie worked for a few years on the goldfields, and subsequently bought teams of horses and commenced carting stores to the diggings. In 1875, he purchased his first land, to which he has since considerably added, his total area now being 1027 acres freehold, the cheapest of which cost him £10 per acre. Mr. Wylie represents the Otepopo riding on the Waitaki County Council and is chairman of the Maheno school committee. He is also president of the Maheno Athletic Sports and secretary to the Athenæum. Mr. Wylie served for a number of years in the Otepopo Rifles, subsequently in the Otago Hussars, and afterwards in the North Otago Mounted Rifles. He was married, in 1867, to Miss Speed, of Caithness, Scotland, and has five sons and four daughters.