This grave is one of the earliest in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery.
James Connolly died before the first Cemetery Board was appointed in December 1896 and the current numbering system commenced. There is no grave number on the grave but according to the records for this period number 23 was allocated at the time. He is in the Roman Catholic Section.
James Connolly – Kalgoorlie Cemetery – Photo Danelle Warnock
Western Argus -Thursday 20 June 1895, page 2
The following is the official report of the Hannans Hospital,
1 death; James Connolly, from London, aged 31 years, from typhoid fever with congestion of the lungs.
James Connolly – Kalgoorlie Cemetery – Photo Danelle Warnock
Coolgardie Miner – Friday 20 September 1895, page 5
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