It is of the most humbling experiences to read through the Boulder Cemetery death register. The stark reality of life on the Goldfields in the later years of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th, is reflected in the names, death details and monumental inscriptions of those who lived and died here. […]
A Broken Tale with a Happy End:
23/01/2021 By Leave a Comment
Gone but not Forgotten – Annie Bell. An interesting tale about a grave in the Boulder cemetery. I was contacted last by Peter Huntly, a relative of Annie Bell, who died at the Kalgoorlie Hospital on the 24th Oct 1909, and was subsequently buried in the Boulder Cemetery on the 29th October 1909. Peter had […]
Gabanintha Cemetery – Star of the East
23/01/2021 By Leave a Comment
Gabanintha Western Australia Latitude : 26 55 S Longitude : 118 39 E A townsite 40 km south east of Meekatharra in the Murchison goldfields, Gabanintha derives its name from the mine located here. Mining leases were taken out here in 1895, 1895-1910 were the peak years for the Gabanintha Mine. In 1897 the Gabanintha […]
When Death Creeps In –
16/01/2021 By Leave a Comment
West Australian – Perth WA – 6 January 1934, page 4 WHEN DEATH CREEPS IN A Tale of a Mine. By Ion L. Idriss, author of ‘Flynn of the Inland It is nasty, facing death down below, whether under sea or land. Sam Ure worked doggedly though uneasily, for the ground was creaking, a subterranean […]
Abbotts Cemetery – Yoothapina Station
09/01/2021 By Leave a Comment
Abbotts Cemetery (Yoothapina Station) Formerly know as Abbotts Find Reserve 6980 and 22406 AZIZ Abdul — 43yrs, d 29 Apr 1900, at Abbotts GM employed by the Yagahong Co, Bitten by a camel on 20th April which broke his leg, He died on the 29th April from shock after and operation to amputate his leg, […]
