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Re: BRECK, THOR MATTISON - Possible to snap pic. of grave in Hillsborough, Auckland?
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 19 February 13 07:12 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Janette!

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Re: BRECK, THOR MATTISON - Possible to snap pic. of grave in Hillsborough, Auckland?
« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 19 February 13 17:28 GMT (UK) »
I have followed up on the furter suggestions concerning the 1917 Gold Mine license transfer and the patent application. Some info here:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,636484.0.html

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Re: BRECK, THOR MATTISON - Possible to snap pic. of grave in Hillsborough, Auckland?
« Reply #20 on: Wednesday 20 February 13 22:11 GMT (UK) »
Regarding reply #11 and the patent application from TwiggyTree, I got this info for future ref.

"Gold-saving apparatus: 24718 : 1908; 20th July, Breck, T. M. I identified. I located the following record from archives New Zealand collection:

[Patent Specifications] 1908 - 1908 (R5013653) [Archives Reference: ABPJ 7396 W3835 box148 patent number: 24718]"

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Re: BRECK, THOR MATTISON - Possible to snap pic. of grave in Hillsborough, Auckland?
« Reply #21 on: Wednesday 20 February 13 22:14 GMT (UK) »
Spades is our knight in shining armour,he will see you right ;D ;D ;D

Cheers Janette

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Re: BRECK, THOR MATTISON - Possible to snap pic. of grave in Hillsborough, Auckland?
« Reply #22 on: Wednesday 20 February 13 22:24 GMT (UK) »
Oooo Magne, does that mean you got some pictures of the device?  That would be interesting!
...out of, through, and back from New Zealand to the ends of the Earth

FRYER - MITCHELL - DUKE - WHYTE - McDONALD - TAYLOR - CARPENTER - HARRIS - WILLIAMS - CUNNINGHAME - LUCAS - WHITE - BOTHAM - HOLDAWAY - EYLES - OLSEN - CHASE - TRAILL - BAGGS - HASKINS - EDWARDS - CHING - SHIELDS - POLLARD - HOGAN - SMITH - STANLEY - HALL - ROBERTS - LARKHAM

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Re: BRECK, THOR MATTISON - Possible to snap pic. of grave in Hillsborough, Auckland?
« Reply #23 on: Wednesday 20 February 13 22:36 GMT (UK) »
That's my guess, TwiggyTree, although I really have no basis on which to base that. I think it's exciting.

Just feel I have to add that I still have no proof that Thor is my great-great-grandfather. Just a heavy set of hopes and a few tantalizing clues and assumptions. Which may be wrong.

I believe that info like that about the gold mine and patents will shed no light on Thor's possible relation to my great-grandfather Martin b. 1874 in Sweden.

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Magne

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Re: BRECK, THOR MATTISON - Possible to snap pic. of grave in Hillsborough, Auckland?
« Reply #24 on: Thursday 21 February 13 02:24 GMT (UK) »
Hi magne,

I have added that patent application file to my list. It may be only a written description and, as you suspect, may not provide any biographical information. But an excellent find regardless! ;D

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ELLERKER - Beverley ERY ENG
HEALEY - IRL?
MURDOCH - Wigtownshire SCT, Otago and Westland NZ
PALING - Nottinghamshire ENG
RILEY - Flamborough; Cottingham; South Dalton ERY, Manitoba CAN, & London ENG
STURTON - Arnold, Nottinghamshire ENG
SUTTRON - All, NRY & DUR ENG
TAYLOR - London ENG
TYLER - London ENG
TERNAN/TIERNAN - Dublin IRL

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Re: BRECK, THOR MATTISON - Possible to snap pic. of grave in Hillsborough, Auckland?
« Reply #25 on: Thursday 21 February 13 08:26 GMT (UK) »
Thanks, Spades!

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Re: BRECK, THOR MATTISON - Possible to snap pic. of grave in Hillsborough, Auckland?
« Reply #26 on: Thursday 21 February 13 08:50 GMT (UK) »
More general background:

"An advertisement from the Otautau Standard newspaper (See: http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=OSWCC19070409.2.3.4) revealed that T. M Breck was from Karamea and his patent agent was Henry Hughes. Henry Hughes may be able to retrieve the specification from their archived records contact: hh[at]henryhughes.co.nz"

Sent them an email.


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