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Clarke, Charles Augustus, 1866-1937 (Person)
Main BodyEducation: At 'the old Tauranga School at Quarter Acres'.
Rugby: Represented Tauranga under Joe Warbrick's captaincy. He then captained Rotorua representative teams, and was involved later as an executive official. President and life-member of Rotorua Rugby Sub-Union.
Organisations: Arawa Domain Board, foundation member; Arawa Domain Trustees, first chairperson; Ohinemutū Swimming Club; Rotorua Athletic Club; Rotorua Basketball Club; Rotorua Brass Band, founding member and on the band committee; Rotorua Building Society; Rotorua Bowling Club; Rotorua Orphans' Club; Rotorua Primary School Board, including secretary-treasurer for 27 years and chair for 8 years; Rotorua Racing Club.
Tarawera Eruption 1886: Augustus was an eye-witness and "took an active part in the work of rescue and rehabilitation which followed the disaster'.
SourcesNew Zealand Government. Death record. 1937/22733. Clarke, Charles Augustus.Death announcement. (1937, May 21). Rotorua Morning Post. Clarke. p. 1.New Zealand Government. Marriage record. 1887/2476. Clarke, Charles Augustus and Morrison, Margaret Jean.Rotorua Morning Post. (1937, May 21). Mr C.A. Clarke. Pioneer passes. p. 6.Rotorua Morning Post. (1937, May 21). The Māori people. Sorrowing tribute. p. 6.Bay of Plenty Times. (1937, May 22). Obituary. Mr Charles A. Clarke. p. 2.Morrison, Alick. (1956). The Clan Morrison: heritage of the Isles. W. & A.K. Johnston & G.W. Bacon, Scotland. p. 30 » Family History Reference section 929.2 MORRLicenseCC BY 4.0AcknowledgementTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Clarke, Charles Augustus, 1866-1937 (Person)SurnameClarkeGenderMaleDate of Birth11 January 1866Place of BirthPlumstead, Kent, EnglandDate of Death20 May 1937Place of DeathOhinemutuDate of Burial/Cremation21 May 1937Place of Burial/CremationRotorua CemeteryChildrenClarke, Daisy Marianne, 1887-Clarke, Charles James Montgomery, 1888Clarke, Catherine Margaret, 1899-Clarke, Reginald Huia Kenneth, 1903-Clarke, Cyril Allan, 1904-Clarke, not registered, 1908-1908Clarke, Jean Ellaline, 1910-Clarke, Edna Sophie, 1913-Port of ArrivalNelsonType of ContributionLibrary authorityTaxonomyStories | People