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Josiah Cocking
Josiah Cocking was born on the 11 May 1867 at Kadina in South Australia and died on the 27 July 1960 aged 93 at Mayfield, New South Wales.
Mr Cocking was a miner and part of the early socialist and free-thought movement of Newcastle.
He lived for a time in Wallsend and Mayfield, and wrote much verse for the local papers of the time under such pseudonyms as “Dandelion” and “Capsicum”.
Date of Birth1867-05-11Date of Death1960-07-27OccupationMinerPlace of ResidenceWallsend, NSWMayfield, NSW![Boy on scooter, [1887-1960s]](/img/placeholder.gif?1741633888 "Boy on scooter, [1887-1960s]")
Cocking, Robert Rowe, 1 May 1898-19 December 1898Cocking, William John, 1903-1981Cocking, Charles Ernest, 1905-1972Cocking, Florence Ellen, 1907-2000Cocking, Frederick George, 1909-1963Cocking, Arthur James, 1916-1989