Henry Walter Jones

   Cause of his death was Myocardial Degeneration, 1 month.

  General Notes:

The informant on his Birth certificate was his mother, Isabella, who signed her name. He was named as Walter on his brother, Wallace's Birth Certificate.

He was listed as the Next of Kin for his brother, William, when he enlisted in the AIF in March 1915 and his residence recorded as Mt Boppy, Canbelego, NSW. His name there is listed as "H. Walter Jones" also suggesting that Walter was the name he commonly used. He was also recorded as living at Mt Boppy GMC (Gold Mining Coy), Canbeligo NSW on his father's death certificate on which he was the Informant in 1914.

There was another Harrietville connection with Mt Boppy which might explain why Henry Walter went there. After the New Options Mine Company sold out of their Harrietville mining investments in 1904, their Manager, Thomas Pascoe, took up an appointment at Mt Boppy until about 1909. It is altogether likely that he recruited miners to that mine from Harrietville.

In 1943 Henry was living at 26 Irrara St, Croydon, occupation Engineer. His daughter, Thalia Audrey Jones, a tracer, was also living there.

In 1919 he wrote a letter to the Manager of the Great Cobar ltd, in support of an employment application. In this he detailed his work history as follows (dates approximate):

New Options Mines, Harrietville:
1902-1904: Chief Clerk, Paymaster, Storeman
1905: Assistant Battery Manager and partially engaged on construction of new cyanide plant.
New Hillgrove Pty Ltd, Hillgrove NSW
1906-1908: Surveyor, draughtsman, storeman
South Boppy Gold Mining Coy., Mt Boppy, NSW
1909-1911: Surveyor and sampler, construction work and mechanical draughting
Mt Boppy Gold Mining Coy, Canbeligo, NSW
1911-1913: Assistant Assayer and cyanide solutionist, including general battery work, amalgamating and smelting.
1913-1917: Chief Assayer, Surveyor and mechanical draughting, including office work regarding administration with the General Manager.
Great Cobar Ltd, Cobar NSW
1918-1919: Sometime assistant assayer, assistng smelting metallurgist and other activities.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He worked as a Clerk in 1903 in Harrietville, Victoria, Australia.

• He worked as an Engineer in 1930 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

• He worked as a Metallurgist at the time of his death on 20 Jun 1964 in Croydon, New South Wales, Australia.

• He resided at the time of his father's death on 7 Aug 1914 in Mt Boppy Gold Mining Co., Canbelego, , New South Wales, Australia.

• He had a residence from 1930 to 1943 in 26 Irrara St, Croydon, New South Wales, Australia.

• He resided at the time of his death on 20 Jun 1964 in 26 Irrara St, Croydon, New South Wales, Australia.

Henry married Vida Thalia Dunlop on 27 Nov 1919 in Cobar, New South Wales, Australia. (Vida Thalia Dunlop was born on 5 Aug 1890 and died on 2 Feb 1984.)