John Cooper (1)
Location #501 - Coal Mine - Cooper
Group Number 1

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No Last Name First Names Maiden Name Relationship Occupation Born Died School Year
1 Cooper John (1) Owner Coal miner

Notes

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Note Date Short Description Note Text
3565 1894 John Cooper opened up his mine.

In June 1894, John Cooper opened up a mine on the northern bank of the Kawarau River, the site being approx 700m below where the current Bannockburn bridge is located. There was an upper layer of a seam of lignite exposed on the river bank. He did not do too much work in this mine.


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