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Norman was the 4th child of James and Christina and the 2nd son. He was born on the 4 May 1901 at Balfour, Southland. He attended Mataura School initially and then Balfour School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As early as 1916, Norman is seen working for the Railways as a Messenger Boy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was also a keen golfer and in 1938 won a club tournament at Wyndham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1923, he married Jane Telfer. From their union, stemmed one child – Iris. Iris’ father also worked at the Edendale Railway station.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Jane, Norman and Iris Telfer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

40 years on the Railways, ending his time as station master at Edendale in Southland, NZ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the 3 Jan 1956, Norman passed away at\u00a0Wyndham, Southland, New Zealand. His wife Jane survived him by 7 years and passed away in 1963 at Invercargill.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Wyndham Cemetery, Southland, New Zealand<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Norman was the 4th child of James and Christina and the 2nd son. He was born on the 4 May 1901 at Balfour, Southland. He attended Mataura School initially and then Balfour School. As early as 1916, Norman is seen working for the Railways as a Messenger Boy. He was also a keen golfer and … <\/p>\n

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