A couple of years back, a cousin of mine (a few times removed) wrote a book on the Cornes family.Only two lines came to New Zealand in the 1860s, and both settled in and around Thames. This book is about he descendants of Clement Cornes and Barbara Moran (variant spelling).
The book is reduced and available on trade me.
Clement was a mine manager and owner all over the Coromandel Peninsula - in his own words he 'won a fortune and lost a fortune' many times over. Such was the life of anyone with gold fever!
Barbara was a true pioneer, having arrived as a young child, when her father arrived in Auckland as 'Fencible'.
So if you are a descendant of Clement and Barbara Cornes, shout out to Bob and get a copy of his book before they run out.
ALSO AVAILABLE at SCHOOL OF MINES ROCK SHOP Thames
PS. Interestingly the School of Mines has a booklet for sale on the minerals of the Tui Mine, it was Clement Cornes that discovered and started the mine. A special banquet was held in his honour at Te Aroha in 1888.
PS. Interestingly the School of Mines has a booklet for sale on the minerals of the Tui Mine, it was Clement Cornes that discovered and started the mine. A special banquet was held in his honour at Te Aroha in 1888.
TE AROHA NEWS, VOLUME V, ISSUE 263, 12 MAY 1888
