Benjamin John DUNSHEATH [23639]
- Born: 11 Aug 1887, Sheffield YKS
- Marriage (1): Jeanie McKINLAY [33182] in 1913 in Yorkshire
- Marriage (2): Elizabeth D'Ewes Torlesse PRITCHETT [1796] in 1945 in NZ
- Died: 1972, New Zealand aged 85
- Crem.: 8 Aug 1872, Purewa Cemetery Auckland NZ
 General Notes:
LEAD PRODUCTION
DEVELOPMENT AT TE AROHA PLANNED (P.A. ) TE AROHA, July 2.
Plans to produce 4000 tons of lead each year from the Te Aroha field were announced to-day by the Auckland Smelting Company, which at present comprises only Messrs B. J. Dunsheath (machinery importer) and H. J. Bassett (a metallurgist). Saying that the scheme has the support of the Government, Messrs Dunsheath and Bassett say they are prepared to start within a few weeks provided agreement is reached with the Borough Council to permit access through the waterworks reserve. The seam may otherwise be worked from the north-east of the mountain through Waikino. Te Aroha is a proven lead field, but has not been worked for many years. Messrs Dunsheath and Bassett say they have machinery for a new process eliminating fumes and extracting ore economically. The present source of supply, Australia is unable to give full requirements. The price of lead was quoted as low as £10 a ton before the war, and is now quoted at £113 sterling a ton.
ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, VOLUME 68, ISSUE 225, 3 JULY 1948.
The company was under-capitalized and struggled to open up the mine and to treat the refractory low-grade ore, it soon failed, despite extracting some financial assistance from a reluctant Mines Department.
Journal of Australasian Mining History
Benjamin John Dunsheath
Military Date: 1 Aug 1942
Military Place: Wellington, New Zealand
Rank: Lieutenant
World War II Appointments, Promotions, Transfers and Resignations, 1939-1945
Benjamin John Dunsheath
Electoral Year: 1946
District: 46 Tohunga Cres Parnell
Company Director
Region or Province: Auckland
New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981
Benjamin John Dunsheath
Last Known Residence Address: 59 Fancourt Street
Death Date: 1972
Cremation Date: 8 Aug 1972
Cemetery : Purewa Cemetery
Benjamin married Jeanie McKINLAY [33182] [MRIN: 11860] in 1913 in Yorkshire. (Jeanie McKINLAY [33182] was born in 1877 in Scotland and died in 1845 in Parnell Auckland NZ.)
Benjamin next married Elizabeth D'Ewes Torlesse PRITCHETT [1796] [MRIN: 8484], daughter of Rev Percy Hugh PRITCHETT [1788] and Lizzie Henrietta TORLESSE [1787], in 1945 in NZ. (Elizabeth D'Ewes Torlesse PRITCHETT [1796] was born on 18 Feb 1908 and died in 1993 in New Zealand.)
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