In March 1893 surveyor Joshua Morgan, aged 35, was working in the Tāngarākau Gorge when he became ill, probably with peritonitis.
Two of his chain men walked to get medical help from the nearest doctor, 50 kilometres away – but they were too late, and there was little a doctor could have done.
Morgan was buried where he died, on the banks of the river.
His grave is now a sobering stop for travelers on the remote, winding 'Forgotten World Highway'.
The bush around the grave has regenerated since this photograph was taken, about 1915.
When his wife died in 1945 her ashes were scattered on Joshua's Grave. Together for eternity
Contributor: Julie Preston (48075085)
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NZBDM birth registration: 1857/3319 Morgan Joshua
Mother: Jane Elizabeth
Father: William
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NZBDM marriage registration: 1888/2728
Bride: Annie Frances Dent
Groom: Joshua Morgan
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NZBDM death registration: 1893/423 Morgan Joshua 35Y
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Two of his chain men walked to get medical help from the nearest doctor, 50 kilometres away – but they were too late, and there was little a doctor could have done.
Morgan was buried where he died, on the banks of the river.
His grave is now a sobering stop for travelers on the remote, winding 'Forgotten World Highway'.
The bush around the grave has regenerated since this photograph was taken, about 1915.
When his wife died in 1945 her ashes were scattered on Joshua's Grave. Together for eternity
Contributor: Julie Preston (48075085)
==
NZBDM birth registration: 1857/3319 Morgan Joshua
Mother: Jane Elizabeth
Father: William
================
NZBDM marriage registration: 1888/2728
Bride: Annie Frances Dent
Groom: Joshua Morgan
===============
NZBDM death registration: 1893/423 Morgan Joshua 35Y
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In March 1893 surveyor Joshua Morgan, aged 35, was working in the Tāngarākau Gorge when he became ill, probably with peritonitis.
Two of his chain men walked to get medical help from the nearest doctor, 50 kilometres away – but they were too late, and there was little a doctor could have done.
Morgan was buried where he died, on the banks of the river.
His grave is now a sobering stop for travelers on the remote, winding 'Forgotten World Highway'.
The bush around the grave has regenerated since this photograph was taken, about 1915.
When his wife died in 1945 her ashes were scattered on Joshua's Grave. Together for eternity
Contributor: Julie Preston (48075085)
==
NZBDM birth registration: 1857/3319 Morgan Joshua
Mother: Jane Elizabeth
Father: William
================
NZBDM marriage registration: 1888/2728
Bride: Annie Frances Dent
Groom: Joshua Morgan
===============
NZBDM death registration: 1893/423 Morgan Joshua 35Y
===============
Two of his chain men walked to get medical help from the nearest doctor, 50 kilometres away – but they were too late, and there was little a doctor could have done.
Morgan was buried where he died, on the banks of the river.
His grave is now a sobering stop for travelers on the remote, winding 'Forgotten World Highway'.
The bush around the grave has regenerated since this photograph was taken, about 1915.
When his wife died in 1945 her ashes were scattered on Joshua's Grave. Together for eternity
Contributor: Julie Preston (48075085)
==
NZBDM birth registration: 1857/3319 Morgan Joshua
Mother: Jane Elizabeth
Father: William
================
NZBDM marriage registration: 1888/2728
Bride: Annie Frances Dent
Groom: Joshua Morgan
===============
NZBDM death registration: 1893/423 Morgan Joshua 35Y
===============
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