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1958 G. P. Brown

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CollectionBledisloe Medal RecipientsDescriptionA portrait of G. P. Brown (1929-30, DipAgr), the Bledsloe Medallist, 1958. Mr Brown was born in Christchurch and educated at Christchurch Boys’ High School, Gavin Brown joined the Government’s Lands Department at Gisborne in 1936. In 1950 he became superintendent of land development scheme in the Rotorua district. He was responsible for establishing about 20,000 acres of new grassland annually. He was retired from the department in 1957 and farmed on his own account at Tokoroa in the heart of the pumice country he helped to develop.PersonG. P. BrownDate2012KeywordsBledisloe MedalawardsAlumniChristchurch Boys' High SchoolWorld War TwoFilename1958 Brown G PSourceBledisloe and Alumni International Medal Recipients 1930 - 2012Item Reference0000802

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1958 G. P. Brown