OBITUARY
MR. ROBERT WELLWOOD. HASTINGS, Jan. 27. The death occurred last night of Mr. Robert Wellwood, 91, the first Mayor of Hastings, in 1886. Deceased was born in Kilkennv, Ireland. He came to New Zealand in 1857 and farmed on the Herctunga plains. Later, during the gold rush, he went to Otago and the West Coast, but was unsuccessful and returned. He purchased the Waikoko homestead and farmed what is now the A. and P. Society’s showgrounds. Later he sold out and started auctioneering in Hastings. He engaged in an unsuccessful-attempt to establish woollen mills and later returned to farming.; . The date Mr. WeThvoort was always deeply interested in civic and agricultural affairs. He was a past president of the A. and P. Society and worshipful .master of Masons. He was twice married, and leaves a widow and-a grown-up family of five' daughters, three cons and 16‘grandchildren.—*P. A.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10317, 28 January 1927, Page 3
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148OBITUARY Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10317, 28 January 1927, Page 3
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