Henry Roach

Article summary

Henry Roach (1808 – 6 October 1889) was a miner from Cornwall who was Captain of the Burra copper mine in Burra, South Australia for many years. In this position he almost always employed Cornishmen as his assistants, and most of the miners were also immigrants from Cornwall.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1808 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1889-10-06 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1850 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1808". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "1889-10-06". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1850". What evidence would count against this claim?
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6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1348922955