Dr Edward John Dunn
active 1871–1872 · Dunn line
Connection to the Koup
Took part in something recorded here: Atherstone suspects the first nugget was salted; Dunn says it was worked by human hands (1872).
Names
- Baptismal name
- Edward John
- Given
- Edward John
- Surname
- Dunn
The formal baptismal name and the name a person was actually called are both kept, and neither is derived from the other. Spelling drift between records is evidence, not noise.
A life in the record
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1872
event
Atherstone suspects the first nugget was salted; Dunn says it was worked by human hands
Atherstone suspected Californian or Australian gold planted on the farm; Thomas Bain disagreed and could say why. Dr E.J. Dunn examined the nugget and reported it "bears conclusive evidence of having been in human possession prior to discovery... broken off by human agency - this never occurs in all
Stories
- subject The Prince Albert gold rush
What we don't know
- No birth date is recorded.
- No death date is recorded.
- Neither parent is recorded, so this person is not attached to the tree above them.
- No dated record ties this person to a specific piece of ground.
A sourced gap beats an unsourced fill. These are the open questions on this person, stated rather than papered over.
Sources
- Rose Willis & Doreen Atkinson, "Zeekoegat: Explorations in the Koup Karoo" (2022) Karoo Development Foundation38pp cameo
Research notes
[SRC-068] Government geologist with Australian experience, sent by the Port Elizabeth firm Barry and Nephews. Examined the 1871 nugget and found it "bears conclusive evidence of having been in human possession prior to discovery".
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