Irish born men killed on Mine Site Accidents in Western Australia. 1892 to Present = 70 men
ASHCROFT Thomas – Born Antrim, IRELAND – 27yrs – Died 14 Apr 1898 – at Hands Across the Sea GM, Kunnalling (near Coolgardie), Western Australia. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/thomas/
Thomas Ashcroft
BARRY Phillip – Born Bauravilla, Cork, Ireland – 56yrs – Died 28 May 1918 – at Associated GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia – Son of John and Julia (Judy) nee Hourihane Barry.
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/phillip/
Phillip Barry – Kalgoorlie Cemetery
BRANAGAN Matthew – Born Newry, County Armagh, Ireland – 53yrs – Died 9 Jun 1902 – Ivanhoe GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia.
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/matthew/
Matthew Branagan – Miners Memorial Kalgoorlie
BUCKLEY Jeremiah – Born Co Cork, Ireland – 52yrs – Died 22 Nov 1907 – at Alluvial Claim 3 miles from Siberia, Western Australia.
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/jeremiah/
BYRNE John – Born Ireland – 45yrs – Died 5 Jan 1899 – at Copperfield GM, Mt Ida, Western Australia.
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/john-9/
CALVEY Patrick – Born Drumgallagh, Ballcroy Co Mayo, Ireland – Died 12 Oct 1960 – 41yrs – Elverdton Shaft Ravensthorpe Copper Mine, Ravensthorpe, Western Australia – Son of John and Anne Clavey
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/calvey/
Patrick Clavey – Ravensthorpe Cemetery
CLARKE James – Born Northern Ireland – 43yrs – Died 29 Mar 1919 – at Youanmi GM, Youanmi, Western Australia.
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/james-h/
COFFEY Patrick – Born Kerry, Ireland – 28yrs – Died 11 Sep 1912 – at Golden Horseshoe GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia – Son of Jeremiah and Margaret nee Mangan https://www.wavmm.com/listing/patrick-j/
Patrick Coffey
COLLINS James Jacob — Born Ireland – 31 yrs – Died 30 May 1924 – at Golden Horseshoe GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/james-jacob/
CONNOLLY Thomas – Born Co Leitrim, Ireland – Died 22 Nov 1903 – 31yrs – at The Cuban Mine, Marble Bar, Western Australia – Son of Bernard Connolly and Briget nee McGUIRE Connolly.
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/thomas-connolly/
CORBETT Michael – Born County Galway, Ireland- 20yrs – Died 6 Jan 1899 – at Queen Margaret GM, Bulong, Western Australia – Son of James and Bridget nee O’Toole Corbett. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/michaelcorbett/
Michael Corbett – West Australian 7 Jan 1899
COX John – Born Northern Ireland – 46yrs – Died 17 Feb 1906 – at South Kalgurli GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/john-12/
John Cox – Kalgoorlie Cemetery -Photo Danelle Warnock
CRENNAN Michael – Born Kilkenny, Ireland – 50yrs – Died 20 Nov 1896 – at Try It GM, Paddington, Western Australia. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/michael-2/
Wedding photo of Michael Crennan and Ellen Larkin in Ballarat, Victoria.
CRONIN Michael Dennis – Born Newry, Ireland – 55yrs – Died 25 Oct 1949 – at Big Bell GM, Cue, Western Australia – Son of Patrick Cronin. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/michael-dennis/
Daily News, Wednesday 26 October 1949
CURRAN Philip – Born Ireland – 27yrs – Died 24 Sep 1903 – at Nil Desperandum GM, Kathleen in the Leonora district, Western Australia. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/philip/
CURTAIN David -Born Ireland – Died 31 Jul 1915 – at Edna May Consolidated GM, Westonia, Western Australia.
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/david-3/
DAVOREN Michael – Born Bally Vaughan, Co Clare, Ireland – Died 22 1905 – at Golden Horseshoe GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia – Son of Michael and Margaret nee Meehan Davoren.
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/michael-4/
DOHERTY Charles – Born Ireland – 57yrs – Died 15 Jun 1922 – at Hidden Secret North GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia https://www.wavmm.com/listing/charles-5/
DOHERTY Patrick – Born Belfast Ireland – 35yrs – Died 20 Oct 1937 – at Bannockburn GM, Leonora, Western Australia. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/patrick-2/
Patrick Doherty – Kalgoorlie Miner, Thursday 21 October 1937, page 4
DOHERTY Patrick J – Born Co Clare, Ireland – 27yrs – Died 14 Apr 1899 – at Westralia GM, Mt Morgans, Western Australia. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/patrick-j-2/
DOUPE Henry – Born Limerick Ireland – 51yrs – Died 9 Jul 1903 – at Julia Mary GM shaft, Western Australia – Son of John and Rebecca nee Dellmatch Doupe. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/henry-3/
Henry Doupe – Boulder Pioneer Cemetery. Photo Danelle Warnock.
DUNLEAVY John – Born Co Clare Ireland – 24yrs – Died 13 Mar 1899 – at Central Boulder GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia – Son of Patrick and Mary nee McMahon Dunleavy. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/john-18/
DUNN James – Born Co Tyrone, Ireland – 42yrs – Died 11 Apr 1908 – at Kathleen GM, near Lawlers, Western Australia – Son of James and Elizabeth nee Lemon Dunn. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/james-11/
DWYER John – Born Tipperary, Ireland – 41yrs – Died 28 Jun 1901 – at Kalgoorlie Consols GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia – Son of Innis and Mary nee Ryan Dwyer. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/john-20/
FARRELLY John – Born Carrigarimon, Cavan, Ireland – 57yrs – Died 16 Jul 1934 – at Ingliston Consols Extended GM, Meekatharra, Western Australia – Son of John Patrick and Bridget nee Lynch Farrelly.
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/john-21/
John Farrelly – Meekatharra Cemetery, Western Australia
FELL Michael – Born Galway Ireland – 36yrs – Died 30 Jul 1904 – at Ivanhoe GM ,Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/michael-5/
FLETCHER Thomas – Born Ireland – 30yrs – Died 1 Jul 1910 – at Murchison GM, Western Australia – Son of Edward and Bridget nee Kennedy Fletcher. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/thomas-9/
GARRY Peter – Born Galway Ireland – Died 30 Apr 1901 – at Countess GM, Cue, Western Australia – 26yrs, Son of Thomas and Mary. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/peter-garry/
GORE Walter Wadmore – Born Ireland – 22yrs – Died 24 Aug 1931 – at Croesus Proprietary Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia https://www.wavmm.com/listing/walter-wadmore/
GRAYDEN Peter – Born Annamoe, Co Wicklow, Ireland – 45yrs – Died 7 May 1912 – at Associated GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia – Son of James and Bridget nee Turney Greyden.
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/peter-8/
Peter Grayden – Kalgoorlie Cemetery
HARRINGTON John Causkey – Born Dublin Ireland – 62yrs – Died 21 Jan 1913 – at Golden Horseshoe GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia- Son of John and Eliza nee Daly Harringtron.
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/john-28/
John Harrington – Black Range Courier and Sandstone Observer, Thursday 23 January 1913
HILLAND James – Born Ireland – 27yrs – Died 11 Feb 1899 – at New Victoria Consols, Bonnivale GM, Western Australia – Son of James and Bridget Hilland. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/james-18/
HODGES John Joseph Francis – Born Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland – 36yrs – Died 13 Apr 1902 – at Great Boulder GM, Boulder, Western Australia – Son of John and Catherine nee FOX Hodges.
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/john-joseph-francis/
IRWIN William James – Born Kilroy, Co Derry, Ireland – 56yrs – Died 11 Aug 1916 – at Aurora GM, Wiluna, Western Australia – Son of Samuel and Matilda nee Walker Irwin. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/william-james-6/
William James Irwin – Photo: Andrea Lewis, Jill Heather – Mt Keith Cemetery.
LAGAN James – Born Limavady, County Derry, Ireland – 28yrs – Died 13 Sep 1906 – at Oroya South GM, Western Australia. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/james-24/
LALLY Thomas – Born Galway, County Galway, Ireland – 32yrs – Died 4 May 1903 – at Lake View Consols GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia – Son of Patrick and Annie Lally.
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/thomas-14/
LAMBERT Edward William – Born Wexford, Ireland – 30yrs – Died 8 Aug 1899 – at Ballangarry Lease, Darlot, Western Australia – Son of William and Margaret James nee Geoghegan Lambert.
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/edward-william-3/
LYONS James Clifford – Born Co Clare, Ireland – 48yrs – at Adelaide GM, Liberty Camp, Black Flag, Western Australia – Son of Patrick and Mary nee Clifford Lyons https://www.wavmm.com/listing/lyons/
James Clifford Lyons
LYSAGHT Patrick – Born Co Clare Ireland – 35yrs – Died 19 Nov 1901 – at Lady Shenton GM, Western Australia – Son of Henry and Kate nee Neville Lysaght.
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/patrick-5/
McATAMNEY Patrick – Born Ireland – Died 18 Oct 1904 – 22yrs – at Golden Pole GM, Western Australia Son of Charles McAtamney and Mary nee McErlean. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/patrick-mcatamney/
Patrick McAtamney – Davyhurst Cemetery
McCARTHY Felix – Born Leap, County Cork, Ireland – Died 21 Jan 1912 – 32yrs – Northern Mines GM, Lawlers, Western Australia https://www.wavmm.com/listing/mccarthy/
Felix McCarthy – Lawlers Cemetery
McCOMBE Andrew – Born County Down, Ireland – Died 30 Jan 1903 – 32yrs – at Golden Horseshoe GM, Kalgoorlie Boulder, Western Australia – https://www.wavmm.com/listing/andrew-mccombe/
McENROE Terence – Born Greenville, County Cavan, Ireland – Died 8 Nov 1904 – Desirable Mine, Norseman, Western Australia – 40yrs – Son of Peter McEnroe and Catherine nee Tevlin.
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/terence-mcenroe/
McGLINCHY Daniel – Born Kilmacrenan, Donegal, Ireland – Died 13 Jan 1902 – 37yrs – at No 7 Shaft, Peak Hill Co GM, Peak Hill, Western Australia – Son of Danielis and Sara (nee Doherty) McGlinchy
West Australian, Tuesday 14 January 1902
MARTIN Michael – Born Limerick Ireland – Died 29 Nov 1900 – 56yrs – at Bayley’s GM, Coolgardie, Western Australia – https://www.wavmm.com/listing/michael-martin/
McGUIRE Michael – Born Galway, Ireland – Died 22 Feb 1903 – 64yrs – at Taurus GM, Bulong, Western Australia-
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/michael-mcguire/
McKINLEY Thomas Matthew – Born Ireland – Died 20 Jun 1906 – at Ivanhoe GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/thomas-mckinley/
MOORE James – Born Wicklow, Ireland – Died 4 Nov 1914 – 62yrs – at Kalgurli GM, Kalgoorlie Boulder, Western Australia – https://www.wavmm.com/listing/james-moore/
MORGAN George Robert – Born Belfast, Ireland – Died 1 Nov 1904 – 52yrs – at Eclipse GM, Kalgoorlie Boulder, Western Australia – https://www.wavmm.com/listing/george-robert-morgan/
George R Morgan – Kalgoorlie Miner, Wednesday 2 November 1904
MORIARTY Patrick – Born County Kerry, Ireland – Died 6 Apr 1918 – 27yrs – at Golden Horseshoe GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/patrick-moriarty/
NOLAN John Francis – Born Coalmark, CastleWarren, Co- Kilkenny, Ireland – 30yrs – Died 6 Dec 1921 – at Golden Horseshoe GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/john-f/
O’BRIEN John – Born Co Cavan, Ireland – Died 28 Jan 1898 – 36yrs – at Pioneer Mine, Lady Harriet GM, Menzies, Western Australia – https://www.wavmm.com/listing/obrien-3/
O’CONNOR James – Born Ireland – Died 18 Jul 1908 – 48yrs – at Cosmopolitan GM, Kookynie, Western Australia.
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/oconnor/
The Cosmopolitan GM Kookynie
O’NEILL Patrick – Born Ireland – Died 2 Dec 1906 – 26yrs – at Zangbar GM, Darlot, Western Australia –
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/oneill/
Patrick O’Neil – Leonora Cemetery WA
O’REGAN Timothy – Born Kinsale, Ireland – 33yrs – Died 27 Mar 1901 – at Surprise Lease, Paynesville GM, Paynesville, Western Australia – Son of James and Elizabeth (nee Kelly) O’Regan.
Timothy O’Regan -Western Mail, Saturday 6 April 1901, page 53
O’REILLY Francis – Born Carlingford, Ireland – Died 26 Aug 1905 – 34yrs – at Menzies Consolidated GM, Western Australia – Son of Francis and Bridget nee Fitzpatrick O’Reilly. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/oreilly/
O’SHEA Daniel – Born Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland – 30yrs – Died 4 May 1901 – at Englishman GM, Kookynie, Western Australia – https://www.wavmm.com/listing/oshea-5/
Daniel O’Shea – Niagara Cemetery, Western Australia
PURCELL William – Born Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland – Died 28 Sep 1901 – 48yrs – at Golden Horseshoe GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia – Son of Michael Johanna nee Doyle Purcell.
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/purcell/
RYAN Maurice – Born Dungarven, Ireland – 24yrs – Near Lady Lock GM, Coolgardie, Western Australia – Son of Patrick and Ellen nee Hackett Ryan https://www.wavmm.com/listing/ryan-2-2/
Maurice Ryan – Kalgoorlie Miner, 5 September 1898.
RYAN Richard – Born Tipperary, Ireland – 45yrs – Died 11 Mar 1908 – at Boulder Perseverance GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia https://www.wavmm.com/listing/9252/
Richard Ryan – Kalgoorlie Cemetery 1908
RYAN Stephen – Born Ireland – Died 29 Aug 1910 – 42yrs – at Menzies Consolidated Gold Mines, Menzies, Western Australia. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/stephen-ryan/
Stephen Ryan – Evening Star, 30 Aug 1910
SAWYER Harold Henry – Born Mountmellick, Laois, Ireland – 39yrs – Died 21 Apr 1954 – at Boulder Perseverance GM, Boulder, Western Australia – Son of Francis and Mary Ellen “Polly” nee Thompson Sawyer.
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/harold-henry/
Harold and Lucy Sawyer
SHERLOCK Patrick – Born Tipperary, Ireland – 54yrs – Died 7 Dec 1896 – at Talisman GM, Black Flag, Western Australia – Son of John and Maria nee O’Rourke Sherlock https://www.wavmm.com/listing/sherlock-2/
Patrick Sherlock
SINEY Michael – Born Monasterevin, County Kildare, Ireland – Died 30 Jul 1912 – 52yrs – at Golden Horseshoe GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia – Son of Patrick and Elizabeth nee Heffernan Siney.
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/michael-siney/
SLOANE Robert – Born Galway, Ireland – Died 10 Oct 1905 – 59yrs – at North Cardigan GM, Gum Creek, Murchison, Western Australia – Son of Robert and Margaret Sloane https://www.wavmm.com/listing/robert-sloane/
STEPHENS John – Born Co Derry, Cavan, Ireland – 29yrs – at Try It GM, Paddington Consols, Paddington, Western Australia. Son of Daniel and Mary nee MOON Stephens. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/stephens/
STINSON William John “Paddy”- Born Ireland – 35yrs – at Youanmi Gold Mine, Youanmi, Western Australia –
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/william-john-paddy-stinson/
SULLIVAN Benjamin – Born Newmarket, Ireland – Died 5 Dec 1903 – 22yrs- at Perseverance GM, Kalgoorlie Boulder, Western Australia – Son of John Sullivan https://www.wavmm.com/listing/benjamin-sullivan/
WALLACE Christopher – Born Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland – Died 21 Jan 1903 – 28yrs – at Edjudina, Menzies district, Western Australia – Son of Peter and Mary Wallace https://www.wavmm.com/listing/christopher-wallace/
Christopher Wallace – Mount Magnet Miner and Lennonville Leader, Saturday 24 January 1903
WALLACE John – Born County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland – Died 13 Mar 1903 – 33yrs, at South Kalgurli GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia – https://www.wavmm.com/listing/john-wallace/
John Wallace – Kalgoorlie Cemetery – Photo: Danelle Warnock
WALLACE John Samuel – Born Ireland – 50yrs – Died 25 May 1897 – at South Londonderry GM, Coolgardie, Western Australia – Son of Samuel and Sarah Wallace https://www.wavmm.com/listing/john-samuel/
John Samuel Wallace – Coolgardie Cemetery WA
WILCOX John – Born Templeport, Cavan, Ireland, Died 14 Aug 1901 – at Hunter Venture Lease, Donnybrook, Western Australia- 58yrs, Son of Henry and Elizabeth. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/john-wilcox/
John Willcox – Donnybrook Cemetery, Western Australia
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