Cooksey was formerly recognized for the find by W. W. Thorpe, the ethnologist with the Australian Museum, who, in 1928 traveled to Newcastle and officially reported the find. Cooksey documented his work in news articles and personal reports now in the custody of the Archives of the University of Newcastle's Special Collections.
In 1928, W. W. Thorpe, an ethnologist from the Australian Museum, recognized Cooksey's find by reporting it to Newcastle authorities. Cooksey documented his work through news articles and personal reports that are now stored in the Special Collections at the University of Newcastle Archives.