Macdonald Dictionary Record: Thornhill Cooper

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George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
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One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for Thornhill Cooper. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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Christchurch
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G R Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biographies
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C574a
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C574a
Catalogue number
C574a
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Marks/Inscriptions: C574a Coper , Thornhill 1840- was born 12.12.40 at Doncaster and was educ. at various schools in Yorks and Lanes. He spent a year in a givers shop and then joined the Gt. Northern Rly. and spent most of his time in the audit dept. He went to Victoria and joined the National B sank of Austral asia and stayed there bo -61. He returned to Eng. worked in a cotton warehouse and hen sailed for Brutish Columbia. He stopped at San Fran aso and then left for Port Chalmers in the Lady young. He went to Dunedin and joined the A.N.Z . in 63 and stayed the 6 years. He then went to the West Coast as O gold buyer and as ayers He returned to Manchester Eng. , came back to N.Z and joined the B.N.Z in 74 at Ashburton. He wrote a letter to the Lylt Times (22.7.75) on the subject of the ChCh Public Librar y. In 73 he was a photographer in Oxford Terrace ChCh. He sold his business to Wm. Sherlock oct. 76 and announced that he was about to make a photo groh hi tour of Canty. In 80 he joined Ledbetter and they were marie average a adjusters and accountants t n Wgtn. He stood in the Parity diction of s 4 for St Albans. He said he had been 20 years in N.Z. on of his planks was to reduce lawyers fees. Garrick got 396 voles and Cower got 2 . In LT. 16.4.85 is published an interview by Thornhill Coper; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: T. Coper with Arabi Pasha soon after the fall of Khartoum. He was studying at the sto school of art ap.8 His hobby was painting in water colours. He noall had pictures in the annual show in the Art Galerie. marr. 26.9.88 at Reg otr ais Office to Julia dau. of wr Roberts of Leeston. son Candies marr. 20.1.14 Mary Crosbie Graves dau of Wm . Collard Graves of Newcastle on Tyne. Sydney marr. 14.12.07 Winifred dau of R.W. Coburn both of Ch Ch. He was still alive in '39 at the age of 99 children scouller marriage Cycop NZ1i LT. 29.8.74 : 14.10.85 P. 13.12.30 : 11.12.39. LT. 16.10.76 : 16.7.84 : 3.7.84 : 24.4.86 : 24.11.90; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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