Noel Brodrick

Thomas Noel Brodrick OBE, (25 December 1855 – 12 July 1931) was a New Zealand surveyor and public servant, Surveyor-General of New Zealand April to October 1920.[1]

Brodrick was born in Islington, London, England on 25 December 1855 and arrived in New Zealand aboard the Nimroud in 1860. Brodrick was appointed district surveyor in 1888 and transferred to Timaru. Brodrick surveyed the mountain boundaries of many pastoral runs, whose Crown land leases were expiring. This involved a topographical survey and triangulation of most of the eastern side of the alps, from Rangitata River in the north to the Hunter River in the south.[2]

Brodrick was awarded an OBE in 1919 and Companion of the Imperial Service Order in 1920.

References

  1. ↑ "Lists of British, Australian and New Zealand Surveyors-General, Government Geologists..." (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Gould, Ashley. "Thomas Noel Brodrick". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
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