Hall of Fame Memorial Garden

I would like to let everyone know about the ‘Memorial Garden’ that has been established at the ‘Mining Hall of Fame’.

Last year saw the placement of the first personal memorial to a miner who was killed in an accident at work.  The staff at the Mining Hall of Fame were so very helpful in arranging the beautiful garden at the rear of the Chinese garden for the placement of personal plaques and memorials. It was a community effort to have the ‘Gausten’ stone removed to its present location.

Memorial Garden

Recently I moved our own memorial for our son ‘Andrew (Andy) Heaney died 2/5/2004)’ to sit next to Phillip.

Andy’s stone was erected by his workmates at the Super Pit and when the expansion of that section of the pit the memorial stone and plaque was moved to our family grave in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery. However, as we have our own family plaque at the cemetery we feel that this is a much more fitting place for this stone and we are proud to have it there. I am sure that they will be the first of others also to be erected.

Phillip R GAUSTEN

This is Phillips story:- http://ab.co/1NoflRf

This is in addition to the Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial’ in the forecourt of the WA Museum in Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie.

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Moya Sharp

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My name is Moya Sharp, I live in Kalgoorlie Western Australia and have worked most of my adult life in the history/museum industry. I have been passionate about history for as long as I can remember and in particular the history of my adopted home the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Through my website I am committed to providing as many records and photographs free to any one who is interested in the family and local history of the region.

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