Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 – 1950), Saturday 6 May 1922, page 5 As far as can be ascertained, no one actually witnessed the accident which resulted in George Lyall Luscombe, aged 19yrs, losing his life by being run over by a wood train on the Lakeside line, near the 52-mile siding, at 5.30 a.m. […]
Richard Henry ‘Dick’ Ryan – grave tales
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Westralian Worker (Perth, WA : 1900 – 1951), Friday 20 March 1908, page 8 The Perseverance Accident. The Boulder Branch has lost yet another of its members bv fatal accident. this time at the Perseverance mine. Richard Ryan, who has been in the Union for a number of years, was killed by falling against some […]
The Death of Dr Maxwell – grave tales
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Kalgoorlie Western Argus 25 March 1902, page 20 Death of Dr. Maxwell. Death last Monday claimed one for whose demise this community is the poorer indeed Dr. Patrick Arthur Maxwell, such men as he, whose life as others knew it, was a conspicuous example of the most encouraging side of frail humanity, are but rare. […]
Killed by Lightning – Rody Schwan
04/03/2017 By 2 Comments
Kalgoorlie Western Argus 20 September 1904, page 12 KILLED BY LIGHTNING – R SCHWAN, PROSPECTOR – LAVERTON Sept. 14, 1904 News has just reached Laverton that a well-known prospector, ” Rody Schwan, was killed by lightning yesterday afternoon at the Daisy Belle, a prospecting show about 12 miles west of Duketon. The weather during the […]
Red Hill Cemetery (Kambalda) – Grave Tales
07/11/2016 By 1 Comment
Kambalda Pioneer Cemetery Beresford Rd, Kambalda L 31.204984 – L 121.650983 A recent post on Facebook about the suicide of an early miner who is buried in the Red Hill (Kambalda) Pioneer Cemetery raised a few comments so I thought it would be of interest to research a bit further on the few who have […]
