DescriptionJohn Burke Crowley was born at Waipori in December 1874, the third child of Michael and Julia Crowley.
John left school to work on the Waipori gold dredge. After he gained experience on the No.1 dredge, he progressed to be the driver and winchman on the No.2 dredge.
This information comes from page 96 of 'Gold Beneath Dark Waters | The People of Waipori,' by David Still.
On 30 March 1921, John married Edith Isabel McCluskey at Lawrence. They settled in a stone house where the road from Waipori comes onto the flat approaching Lawrence.
Edith died, aged 85, on 13 July 1960. John followed, aged 90, on 15 June 1965 at Dunedin. They are buried in the Lawrence Cemetery. PhotographerUnknown DateC.1900RightsThis item is out of copyright. ContributorWaipori Goldfields Charitable Trust
