OBITUARY.
MR. .JOSEPH JEXKINSUX. j Mr. Jo>-oph .Jonki'.i-oti, for some years 1 past a well-known resident of New Ply ■ mouth, died yesterday morning, at the I age of 70 years. Tlr late Mr. -tonkin ' son was a native of York-hire, where no. learned his trade. In ISii-t tie came to i Auckland in the ship Ernestine, aeeom ! panicd by his faniilv. Soon after lan 1- ! ing he was commissi.'lied by the Auek--1 land I'rovinchil Governm-nt to |irospeet ; for coal in the liny of l-iand-. He went, to Sydney, where he received an appointment in the copper smelting wor';s at Newcastle. After remaining the.for about six roars Mr. .Jonkin-on re j turned to New in 1 574. and ' settled at" ''hristchuveh. whore h- workcd in a coachbuilding factory. In ISSO Mr. .Tenkin-on and his family went bae'e to Auckland fo v l" year*, and later came fo New Plymouth, where lie o-tao-lished the busine-s of .T. and W. .TonkhiI sen. the present head of which is Mr. . \Y. .Jenkiitson.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 301, 29 January 1910, Page 4
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168OBITUARY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 301, 29 January 1910, Page 4
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