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

Fewings, William

Fewings, William , Farmer, “Thistledown,” Waikaia. Mr Fewings was born in 1861, in Devonshire, England, where he was brought up to country life. He arrived at Willington by the ship “Northumberland,” in 1880, and settled in the Balfour district, Southland, where he carried on farming till 1895. In that year Mr Fewings sold out, and purchased a freehold of 230 acres on the banks of the Waikaia river, where he has since farmed. Mr Fewings has disposed of sixty acres of his property for gold dredging purposes, to the proprietors of the Duke of Gordon dredge, which has made a record in securing the largest return of gold won in one page 1049 week, in the district. Mr Fewings was married, in 1892, to a daughter
Mr. W. Fewings.

Mr. W. Fewings.

of Mr Richard Moffat, of Waikaia, and has one daughter.