The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Miske, Gustav
Miske, Gustav , Farmer, Green Valley Farm, Te Tua. Mr Miske was born in 1858, near Berlin, Germany, where he was educated and brought up to farming. He arrived at Port Chalmers by the ship “Nelson,” in 1884, and settled in the Makarewa district, where he engaged in sawmilling and farm work. In 1898, Mr Miske bought 295 acres of bush land at Te Tua, on the deferred-payment system.
Gerstenkorn, photo.
Mr. and Mrs G. Miske and Children.