Martin Howard – grave tales

Martin Howard – Kalgoorlie Cemetery – Photo SLWA

The above photograph may be the earliest image taken in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery. It is of the grave of Martin Howard, Kalgoorlie – Registration 503/1895, age 26yrs. Nothing remains today of this memorial. It’s not known if it was made of wood or stone. There appears to be no other graves in the background.

South Australian Register – 12 February 1895, page 3
Martin Howard died on 9th February 1895. The headstone was erected by his brothers M.G. and P. Howard of the South Australian Railway. Martin Howard died in Hannan’s Hospital [ie Kalgoorlie] after 4 days of Typhoid Fever. RIP.

Western Argus Kalgoorlie – 16 February 1895, page 2

HOSPITAL PATIENTS –  A letter was received from the Secretary of the I.O.U. (former name of the town of Bulong 34 km East of Kalgoorlie) Progress Committee asking that patient named Martin Howard be admitted to the hospital and asked what terms patients from the I.O.U. would be admitted in the future.

Kalgoorlie Hospital Admission Register – SLWA

The above is the page from the Kalgoorlie Hospital’s first admissions register showing Martin’s admission – SLWA
I have tried without success to find out some more about Martin but so far I can find nothing, even with the initials of his brothers. Can anyone add to his story?

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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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