Brydone is a small farming locality in
Southland, New Zealand
Southland ( mi, Murihiku) is New Zealand's southernmost region. It consists mainly of the southwestern portion of the South Island and Stewart Island/Rakiura. It includes Southland District, Gore District and the city of Invercargill. The r ...
, south west of
Mataura
Mataura is a town in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand. Mataura has a meat processing plant, and until 2000 it was the site of a large pulp and paper mill.
Geography
Mataura is situated on and the Main South Line railwa ...
. It was named after
Thomas Brydone
Thomas Brydone (14 April 1837 – 17 June 1904) was a New Zealand land-company manager, farm manager and freezing-industry developer.
Brydone was born in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland in 1837. He grew up in Blair Atholl and received ...
, the superintendent of Australia and New Zealand Land Company. He was the founder of the frozen meat and dairy industry in New Zealand and the dairy factory at
Edendale, New Zealand
Edendale is a town in the Southland region of New Zealand's South Island. The township is situated on the Southland Plains just to the west of the Mataura River. Before the town was called Edendale, it was known by the names Maorirua, Mataura Pla ...
, near Brydone, was established with his encouragement.
Education
Brydone School, was a Year 1-6 co-educational state primary school, which closed in 2007 with a roll of six students.
It opened in 1906, and celebrated its 50th Jubilee in 1956.
References
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Populated places in the Southland Region