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FOSELLA, Marco, Draper, Tailor and General Storekeeper. Levin Bankers Bank of New Zealand. This business was established in 1893.

The premises occupied, which are of wood and iron, and one storey in height, are large, centrally and conveniently situated.

Mr Fosella keeps a good general stock, and is assisted by skilled hands in the vari­ous departments of his trade.

­Mr Fosella came out to Wellington in 1875, per ship "Guttenberg" the passage oc­cupying 100 days, and the vessel narrowly escaping wreck on a reef of sunken rocks off Stewart Island.

After trying several trades, he established in 1884 a shirt and clothing factory, where he keeps many hands actively emp­loyed in turning out work for the wholesale houses.

Mr Fosella has contributed to several exhibitions, and was awarded a silver medal at the New Zealand Industrial Exhibition of 1885, a bronze medal at the Indian and Col­onial Exhibition of 1886, and a silver medal, as col­laborateur at the Paris Exhibi­tion of 1891.

He bought from the Man­awatu Railway Company in 1886 a section of land of eighty acres at Kereru, where he established a dairy farm.

Mr Fosella devotes ten acres to the culture of grapes, and has succeeded in growing them in a satisfactory manner in the open air. He has had a somewhat eventful life.

Born in Florence, Italy, he commenced his career in Paris speedily rising to the position of traveller, which he occupied for nine years. In 1870 on the declaration of the Franco-Prussian War, Mr Fosella enrolled in the national Ambulance, rendering his services during the battle of Sudan, and on the establishment of the Republic he served in the volunteers, holding the office of sergeant. He ranks as a successful colonist.

Cyclopedia of NZ - 1897.

Horowhenua College break up in 1957	Clark family homestead demolished late in 1980
Ron Frost and Archie Scott-Brown (GB) prepare Frost'a Cooper racing car for the Levin Motor Racing in January, 1958. Local driver Frost was a popular favourite with the crowds at Levin, driving the very fast 1500cc racing cars.	A hand-coloured postcard of Lake Horowhenua was sold by Thompsons Book Arcade between 1912 and 1915. The launch on the far right with two men on it is ‘The Pimple’ owned by Vince Barnett. Trips across the lake were then 1/- with refreshments. Functions were held in the boathouse at night hence the Japanese lanterns.
A view of the Oxford - Queen street intersection before the alterations to the Levin Hotel.