Joseph Cooke papers and photographs

fonds

1910-1925

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs, Objects

9589314

0.40 metres of textual and graphic material (2 boxes, 1 folder) - manuscript, printed, photographs, realia

Joseph Cooke was born in Wigan, England in 1888 and trained there as a mining engineer. He was a member of the Westhoughton Wigan Coal & Iron Co. No. 3 Rescue Team. After arriving in Australia Cooke joined the A.I.F. in July 1915, embarked on HMAT Argyllshire A8 in 1916 and served with the 9th Australian Field Ambulance in France as a private (regimental number 11932). After the war he worked with the Commonwealth Oxygen Co. and was responsible for the implementation of a breathing apparatus, the ‘Proto’ which was used successfully in colliery rescues. He died of pneumonia after a short illness, aged 37, in 1925

SERIES 01
Joseph Cooke papers relating to World War I and mining, 1916-1925

SERIES 02
Joseph Cooke photographs and postcards, mainly relating to World War I and mining, ca. 1910-ca. 1925

SERIES 03
Joseph Cooke World War I and Bellbird Colliery rescue realia, ca. 1916-1924

Copyright status:: In copyright (applies to manuscript material only)
Out of copyright: Created before 1955 (applies to photographs only)