Professional Life
On arrival at New Plymouth, Charles had brought saw-milling equipment with him and quickly set about establishing a successful timber business.
Brown established and owned the newspaper Taranaki News from 1859.
In 1855, Charles became a member of the militia with the rank of Captain. He served in the Maori Wars, in particular the First Taranaki War and the Second Taranaki War. In 1860, Charles Brown commanded a force of 150 militia and volunteers in a major battle against three or four hundred Maori at Waireka Hill. He was promoted to the rank of Major on 7 Nov 1864. He was widely known as "The Major" in his community thereafter (the name Carlino seemed not to have followed him to New Zealand).
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