Charles Cox burial at Greenstone, 1950, while Taramakau bridge was washed out PHOTO ALBUM

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DescriptionThis was in November 1950 when the Taramakau bridge wash out. Read about the funeral of a Greenstone local Charlie Cox.Date of Photo1950Map^[1]ContributorMarie Beams

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Location (city or town)GreenstonePersonCharles CoxLandmark (Place)Taramakau BridgeEventTaramakau Bridge washoutGreenstone burialTaramakau bridge flood

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CommentsGraeme Peters The story goes that they put 12 bottles of beer in the coffin with Charlie the next morning there was twelve empty bottles and tops on top of the grave and no one had been there

Theresa Gibson Graeme Peters what a great story to have about Charlie! Imagine it.....

Phil Millar It was his Spirit!

Noeline McCaughan As a young child I knew Mr.Cox, My father introduced him to me and my siblings in the early 1940's. Dad as Postmaster at Kumara was also responsible for purchasing gold from local Prospecters. Mr Cox arrived one day with a pouch of nuggets and fine gold saying that he had struck a pocket at his claim that yielded the biggest days findings he had ever made. Dad weighed it and did all the official things necessary in the purchasing of the gold and when the transaction was over Mr Cox asked if Dad would mind if the gold was shown to us children. So we were called in to Dad's office and saw the gold sitting on one of the pans of the scales, there were about half a dozen shotty nuggets about the size of sixpence and a quantity of coarse grainy pieces that would have filled a large tablespoon. We were very impressed and I remember to this day the soft gleam of the gold in front of me.

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Charles Cox burial at Greenstone, 1950, while Taramakau bridge was washed out *PHOTO ALBUM*

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Charles Cox burial at Greenstone, 1950, while Taramakau bridge was washed out PHOTO ALBUM