March 17, 1879 - John Miller appointed librarian & secretary of the Athenaeum Committee

John Miller resigns as a member of the committee and is selected to take the role of Librarian and Secretary.

Source: LAKE COUNTY PRESS, VOLUME VIII, ISSUE 410, 20 MARCH 1879, PAGE 2 (https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LCP18790320.2.6)