Norton's Brickworks Pukerau
Norton's Brickworks, established 1881, viewed from the railway crossing on the road to Benio.
How many of you have a miniature brick as a souvenir of the Pukerau School Centennial?
The original John Norton was born in Hallaton, Leicestershire, England, where he was brought up to the trade of a brickmaker. He came to Port Chalmers by the ship “Zealandia” in 1875, and spent a year at Dunedin and a year at Roxburgh before settling at Chatton, where he remained until 1881, when he settled at Pukerau and established his present business.
Mr. Norton was a member of the Cemetery Trustees, the Domain Board, and also of the Athenseum committee. He served on the local school committee for sixteen years, during which he was chairman for ten years and secretary for four years. He was been a Justice of the Peace from 1892. Mr. Norton married a daughter of the late Mr. William Eadie, of Pukerau, and had one son and one daughter.
How many of you have a miniature brick as a souvenir of the Pukerau School Centennial?
The original John Norton was born in Hallaton, Leicestershire, England, where he was brought up to the trade of a brickmaker. He came to Port Chalmers by the ship “Zealandia” in 1875, and spent a year at Dunedin and a year at Roxburgh before settling at Chatton, where he remained until 1881, when he settled at Pukerau and established his present business.
Mr. Norton was a member of the Cemetery Trustees, the Domain Board, and also of the Athenseum committee. He served on the local school committee for sixteen years, during which he was chairman for ten years and secretary for four years. He was been a Justice of the Peace from 1892. Mr. Norton married a daughter of the late Mr. William Eadie, of Pukerau, and had one son and one daughter.