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Donald Patterson (Don) McLeod
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BiographyPrimary schools Martinborough, Lansdowne (1949).
Wairarapa College 1950-54.
Canterbury University College (University of New Zealand), 1955-1958.
Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical
C W F Hamilton & Co, 1958-1965; designing machinery, including jet boat pumps and earthmoving machinery
Travelling UK/USA Sept-Dec 1965
Dowty Technical Developments, Brockhampton, Cheltenham, 1966-1976
Dunlop New Zealand Limited/South Pacific Tyres 1977-2007; machine design.
Choir memberships;
Christchurch Harmonic Society 1959-1965
Cheltenham Choral Society 1966-68
Cheltenham Bach Choir 1966-1976
Upper Hutt Choral Society/Hutt Valley Singers from 1977; librarian 1994-; secretary 1995-2014.
Wrote 'Tyre Manufacture in Upper Hutt', 4 volumes ca. 300 pages each, at South Pacific Tyres after closure was announced in 2006; completed in 2007.
Volume 1; history; volumes 2-4 photographic, mostly one per page; 1, the factory; 2, materials and component preparation; 3, tyre assembly and completion.
Invited to work on editing the library's 'Recollect' collection of tyre-factory photographs, and then worked mainly on other things, including the Revelle Jackson and 'Leader' photographs.
Wairarapa College 1950-54.
Canterbury University College (University of New Zealand), 1955-1958.
Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical
C W F Hamilton & Co, 1958-1965; designing machinery, including jet boat pumps and earthmoving machinery
Travelling UK/USA Sept-Dec 1965
Dowty Technical Developments, Brockhampton, Cheltenham, 1966-1976
Dunlop New Zealand Limited/South Pacific Tyres 1977-2007; machine design.
Choir memberships;
Christchurch Harmonic Society 1959-1965
Cheltenham Choral Society 1966-68
Cheltenham Bach Choir 1966-1976
Upper Hutt Choral Society/Hutt Valley Singers from 1977; librarian 1994-; secretary 1995-2014.
Wrote 'Tyre Manufacture in Upper Hutt', 4 volumes ca. 300 pages each, at South Pacific Tyres after closure was announced in 2006; completed in 2007.
Volume 1; history; volumes 2-4 photographic, mostly one per page; 1, the factory; 2, materials and component preparation; 3, tyre assembly and completion.
Invited to work on editing the library's 'Recollect' collection of tyre-factory photographs, and then worked mainly on other things, including the Revelle Jackson and 'Leader' photographs.
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Date of Birth17th August 1937Place of BirthWellingtonSexMale
Place of BirthWellingtonSexMaleFamily
FatherWilliam Alexander McLeodMotherMay McLean McLeod, nee PattersonSiblingColin William McLeod, 1939Graeme James McLeod, 1943Neil Alexander McLeod, 1947
MotherMay McLean McLeod, nee PattersonSiblingColin William McLeod, 1939Graeme James McLeod, 1943Neil Alexander McLeod, 1947Donald Patterson (Don) McLeod. Upper Hutt City Library, accessed 24/03/2026, https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/25586