Annie Vallance

MR. JOHN VALLANCE, Postmaster at Cooper's Creek, and farmer, was born in Melbourne in 1853, and was brought by his parents to Canterbury in the following year. The family settled at Sefton, where the subject of this notice was brought up to a country life. In 1879 Mr. Vallance commenced farming on his own account at Flaxton, and seven years later, removed to Cooper's Creek, where, in conjunction with his brother-in-law, Mr. R. Taylor, he farms 169 acres of freehold land as a dairy and sheep farm. Mr. Vallance also has teams, and a good part of his time is employed in carting. He has served for a number of years as a member of the local school committee. Mr. Vallance was married, in 1879, to a daughter of Mr. W. Taylor, of County Armagh, brother of Mr. R. Taylor, and has three sons and three daughters. Source: https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc03Cycl-t1-body1-d4...