Birnie, James Watson Biography 1971

BIRNIE, James Watson
MBE [Member of the Order of the British Empire] (1969)
Proprietor Hotel Spa (JW Birnie Ltd), Box 12, Taupo
Born: Palmerston North, 27 July 1909, son of WR Birnie; married 1939 Eunice Mabel, daughter of TA Heath; 2 sons
Education: Palmerston North Boys High School
Joined Joseph Nathan & Company Ltd, Palmerston North 1926, rose to sales manager 1936-38; Levin & Company as East Coast representative till 1946; entered business own account 1946 as proprietor Plumpton Park Hotel Meeanee till 1951; then Spa Hotel, Taupo. Director JW Birnie Ltd, Booth and Birnie Farms Ltd, Timber Services Ltd Taupo; Salvage & Recoveries Ltd, Taupo; TA Heath Ltd; member Waikato Hospital Board; past chairman Meeanee Sports Club; past Dominion Cir NZ National Party, served committees various sports, ratepayers associations
War service 2 years NZ 1942-1943, invalided out
Pioneered use geothermal steam commercially NZ
Recreation: fishing, shooting
Private address: Spa Hotel, Taupo

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New Zealand Who’s Who 10th edition 1971

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