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John (Jack) Evans and Edmund Evans
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TitleJohn (Jack) Evans and Edmund Evans
DescriptionGroup photograph depicting John Evans, known as Jack (extreme right, standing) and his brother Edmund Evans (seated on the left hand side), with two unidentified men. This photograph was taken prior to 1914.
Jack was a contract labourer who, apart from his army service in 1917-1919, worked felling timber and clearing land around the Ōtira tunnel construction and village sites throughout the period of its construction (1909 - 1923). His brother Edmund worked on the sites as a self-taught carpenter.
Datebefore 1914SourceAlex Graham, Jack's grandson.
DescriptionGroup photograph depicting John Evans, known as Jack (extreme right, standing) and his brother Edmund Evans (seated on the left hand side), with two unidentified men. This photograph was taken prior to 1914.Jack was a contract labourer who, apart from his army service in 1917-1919, worked felling timber and clearing land around the Ōtira tunnel construction and village sites throughout the period of its construction (1909 - 1923). His brother Edmund worked on the sites as a self-taught carpenter.
Datebefore 1914SourceAlex Graham, Jack's grandson.Connections
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John (Jack) Evans and Edmund Evans (before 1914). Selwyn Stories, accessed 24/05/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/5972