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donation was important to establishing the NZCCS and helping it expand nationwide. In 1939 he became the
President of NZCCS and remained in that position until 1965, stepping down at the age of 94 (NZCCS rebranded to CCS Disability Action in 2008). In 1950 he donated funds to set up the CJB Norwood Trust, originally to help young adults with cerebral palsy gain work skills. The Trust is still in operation today but has broadened its scope and accepts applications from anyone in New Zealand who has cerebral palsy.
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359:. Supplier of the only modern source of energy for heating lighting cooking the Gas Company was highly entrepreneurial and he was active outside his regular post in civic industrial and sporting affairs. In 1908 when he was a director of Wellington's Rouse & Hurrell Charles Norwood secured them the New Zealand Ford agency from
367:. Norwood began in the motor business the same year incorporating a company in 1913, Dominion Motor Vehicles Limited. He acquired premises in Courtenay Place through to Tory Street, the new buildings incorporated a ladies waiting room. Courtenay Place remained his business's base for another 80 years. He had agencies for
281:, Australia, in 1871, the son of Marion Norwood and John Boyd Norwood. He served an apprenticeship as a mechanical engineer and, after working in the mining and sugar industries, migrated to New Zealand in 1897. He married Rosina Ann Tattle in Wellington on 22 October 1903, and the couple went on to have three children.
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agency and become New
Zealand's sole assembler of Morris vehicles. The New Zealand representative of Rolls-Royce his always new Rolls-Royces were a familiar sight about Wellington. He surrendered his drivers licence on his 95th birthday. Soon after Sir Charles died Dominion Motors amalgamated with
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In 1966 he had been in indifferent health for some while, but was still chairman of the
Wellington Free Ambulance when he died, aged 95. His trademarks were a cigar and his goatee beard. His wife Rosina was president of the Ladies’ Auxiliary from 1929 to 1955, and she was succeeded in that role by
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he asked them to send their ambulance to move the patient. He promptly left the injured patient so he could attend to important business things and further the colonialist agenda. He then resolved to start a free ambulance service in
Wellington, which continues to dispatch ambulances to this day.
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He was instrumental in helping Rotary set up the New
Zealand Crippled Children Society (NZCCS) in 1935 and was the inaugural vice-president of that organisation. He was able to convince Lord Nuffield, on his 1935 visit to New Zealand, to donate 50,000 pounds to the newly established NZCCS. This
300:. He had seen the efficient operation of the Brisbane service, and when he saw from his mayoral car in Wellington an accident on Lambton Quay he got out and put his coat on the victim. The hospital would not send their ambulance so as a member of the
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Norwood was a public-spirited man of great service to his community. His substantial business, Dominion Motors, imported assembled and distributed cars. He beat his competition to winning the
Dominion's sole agency for the best selling English cars
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their daughter Eileen George. Rosina, Lady Norwood, died in 1957.
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Wellington's Lady Norwood rose garden and begonia house
23:. For the English steam ship owner and politician, see
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443:. Wellington: National Magazines. 1938. p. 387.
363:. In 1912 Rouse & Hurrell changed their name to
229:(23 August 1871 – 26 November 1966) was a prominent
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337:King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
19:For the American congressman, see
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650:Chair of Wellington Harbour Board
441:International Press Who's Who N.Z
335:In 1935, Norwood was awarded the
320:He was a prominent member of the
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227:Sir Charles John Boyd Norwood
1571:New Zealand Knights Bachelor
461:. 24 October 1903. p. 4
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239:Wellington City Council
716:elected by councillors
659:Charles Murray Turrell
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365:Colonial Motor Company
322:Wellington Rotary Club
132:Charles Murray Turrell
25:Charles Morgan Norwood
844:Thomas William Hislop
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371:(later Chrysler) and
1561:Mayors of Wellington
702:Mayors of Wellington
273:Norwood was born in
1523:† Elected unopposed
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784:Arthur Winton Brown
644:John William McEwan
625:Mayor of Wellington
571:"Local and general"
481:"Cemeteries search"
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122:John William McEwan
57:Mayor of Wellington
36:Sir Charles Norwood
1566:People from Gympie
610:Political offices
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87:Succeeded by
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1551:1966 deaths
1546:1871 births
978:Annual term
949:Tory Whanau
944:Andy Foster
899:Frank Kitts
839:John Aitken
794:John Duthie
551:"The motor"
531:"No. 34396"
515:17 November
455:"Marriages"
165:, Australia
118:Preceded by
75:Preceded by
1540:Categories
919:Fran Wilde
914:Jim Belich
834:John Blair
593:Reed 2002
487:19 January
465:19 January
396:References
279:Queensland
231:Wellington
180:Wellington
163:Queensland
152:1871-08-23
864:John Luke
789:Sam Brown
373:Chevrolet
269:Biography
112:1931–1933
108:In office
69:1925–1927
65:In office
294:Brisbane
213:Children
369:Maxwell
343:in the
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351:Career
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275:Gympie
187:Spouse
159:Gympie
381:Essex
241:from
216:Three
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55:22nd
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