Gold prospector. Born in Ireland in 1826 or 1827. Worked on the Californian diggings, and came to the Otago goldfields after the news of Gabriel Read's discovery reached California. One of the first to discover gold in the Shotover. In 1867 he travelled to the West Coast and found payable gold at Brighton. He died in hospital at Reefton. The Fox River (western slopes of the Paparoa Range, Buller County) and the Fox Range are named after him. (No relation of Sir William Fox after whom was named the Fox Glacier and its River). Wises New Zealand Guide (7th ed. p 107). DNZB (1990, Vol 1, 1769-1869, p138)
Fox, William, 1826?-1890
Fox, Bill, 1826?-1890
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Manuscript
Miscellaneous papers
Date: 1775-1884
From: Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967 : The Webster collection and papers / of Kenneth Athol Webster
Reference: MS-Papers-1009-2/15
Description: Consists of : - Amounts due L J J Tripp from the crew of the Jasper (Webster Coll 4282) (Aug 1835) Letter from J A Artituley ? to F A Walpole, House of Commons, re Colonial questions) (Webster Coll 3414) (25 Jan 1855) Facsimile of 42 shilling note engraved by Paul Revere (accompanied by letter explaining the likely origin of the note) (1775) Letter from William Fox re NZ Masons (Webster Coll 3528) (20 Aug 1884) Letter from Wi Te Wheoro to Joseph Malins re Order of Good Templars (Webster coll 3529) (1 Sept 1884) Note by Powell ? certifying the drowning of John Brown, seaman on the brig Martha at Wyatte. On reverse side is a note by William Williams about Maori attack on crew of the whaler Venus at Waiapu in 1832 (Webster Coll 2406) (21 Jul 1840) Copy of note by J Rogan, judge of Native Land Court, re drinking habits of the Maoris (Webster Coll 2407) (n d) Letter from Colonial Secretary's office appointing J H Lowe to Commission of the Peace (25 Mar 1869) Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Manuscript
Letters relating to Who's who and the Dictionary of New Zealand biography
Date: 1929-1954
From: Scholefield, Guy Hardy, 1877-1963 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0212-C/06
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s) (57 letters). Physical Description: Holographs, typescripts Finding Aids: See inventory for a fuller description of the contents of this folder.