Thomas Francis Long: a businessman who prospected at Te Aroha

Hart, Philip

Thomas Francis Long: a businessman who prospected at Te Aroha

dc.contributor.author	Hart, Philip
dc.date.accessioned	2016-06-28T03:12:24Z
dc.date.available	2016-06-28T03:12:24Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.description.abstract	Born in Tasmania, Thomas Francis Long worked as a carpenter and miner before settling in Waihi in the late 1890s. Subsequently he was a miner and contractor at Karangahake and Thames before settling in Gisborne, where his various business enterprises failed, partly because of lack of capital, and he became bankrupt. In 1912 onwards he did some prospecting, partly for base metals, and during 1915 and 1916 explored the Tui portion of the Te Aroha mountain, unsuccessfully. Despite being involved in several small companies, lack of money continued to be a problem, and he became bankrupt for a second time. In 1927 he investigated Waiorongomai, with the same lack of success; it was his last venture before his death at a relatively young age. He was no more successful as a prospector than as a businessman.	en_NZ
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dc.identifier.citation	Hart, P. (2016). Thomas Francis Long: a businessman who prospected at Te Aroha. (Te Aroha Mining District Working papers, No. 144). Hamilton, New Zealand: University of Waikato, Historical Research Unit.	en_NZ
dc.identifier.issn	2463-6266
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10289/10483
dc.language.iso	en	en_NZ
dc.publisher	Historical Research Unit, University of Waikato	en_NZ
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Te Aroha Mining District Working Papers	en_NZ
dc.rights	© 2016 Philip Hart	en_NZ
dc.title	Thomas Francis Long: a businessman who prospected at Te Aroha	en_NZ
dc.type	Working Paper	en_NZ
uow.relation.series	144	en_NZ