Latitude : 28 37 S Longitude : 118 50 E
Youanmi is an abandoned goldfields townsite located 570 km north east of Perth and 90 km south west of Sandstone. Gold was discovered in the area in 1896, but was of insufficient richness to warrant being developed. The area was rediscovered in 1908, and by 1910 there were sufficient miners in the area for the “Youanme Progress Committee” to request a townsite be declared. Following the survey of lots the townsite was gazetted in August 1910, but was spelled “Yuani”. This spelling was adopted because it was regarded as the correct spelling of this Aboriginal name, and Youanme was a local corruption. However, it was soon realised that the gazetted spelling would lead to the name being mispronounced, and in December 1910 it was changed to the current spelling, Youanmi. The “mi” at the end of the name is pronounced as in “me”. Another spelling recorded for the name is “Euanni”, and “Coorang” is also recorded as an alternative Aboriginal name for the area.
The name was first recorded for a spring in the area by a surveyor in 1887, the name having been given to the surveyor by an old Aboriginal accompanying him. The meaning of the name is uncertain, one source advising it actually means “you and me”, although this is unlikely. Other sources suggest it relates to a type of mulga trees located around the spring or the bob tailed goanna, the Aboriginal name of which is “Youan” or “Uan”.
There are 75 Burials in the Youanmi Cemetery. The first being William POLLARD aged 56yrs, buried 26 Jan 1911, and the the last, Samuel William ALLEN, 66yrs, buried 27 Jun 1944.
Of these, 16 are mining related death due to accidents. There are 4 women and 13 children.
YOUANMI CEMETERY – The Registry District for Youanmi is Black Range – 75 Burials
ALLEN Samuel William, 66yrs, b 27 Jun 1944, Husband of Ada, Children: Reg, Jack & Betty, Reg Black Range 2/1944, Buried Youanmi Cemetery. (last burial)
BALZARINI Domenico, 29yrs, d 27 Oct 1915, at the Youanmi GM, Youanmi, Occ: Miner, Cause: Killed in an explosion,
b 29 Oct 1915, Reg Black Range 12/1915, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery. Mine Death www.wavmm.com
BANTOW Thomas Henry, 53yrs, d 24 Feb 1920, at the Youanmi GM, Youanmi, Occ: Miner, Cause: While cleaning under the cracker conveyor belt, he was caught by a bucket and dragged under the pulley, Born: Sebastopol Victoria in 1867, Father: Julius Bernard Carl BANTOW, Mother: Jane HARDY, Married to Sarah PERRY, Children: Gladys 17yrs, b 26 Feb 1920, Reg Black Range 3/1920, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery. Mine Death www.wavmm.com
Joseph Bassula – photo by Bruce Grieve 1973
BASSULA John Joseph, 24yrs, b 26 Aug 1939, Father: John Aloysius BASSULA, Mother: Brunhilda Martha, Brother of Frank Dick George & Bill, Reg Black Range 3/1939, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
BELINGHERI Alberto, 48yrs b 14 Aug 1919, Reg Black Range 4/1919, RC Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
BOLGER Frank, 58yrs, b 19 Dec 1936, Reg Black Range 3/1936, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
BONOMI Giuseppe, b 23 Aug 1919, Reg Black Range 5/1919, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
BORLINI Pietro, 20yrs, d 27 Oct 1915, at the Youanmi GM, Youanmi, Occ: Miner, Cause: Killed in an explosion, Born: Italy, b 29 Oct 1915, Reg Black Range 11/1915, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery. Mine Death www.wavmm.com
BOYLE James, b 25 Jun 1927, Occ: Caretaker of State Battery, Reg Black Range 1/1927, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
BRADFORD John, 12 days, b 5 Nov 1916, Reg Black Range 9/1916, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
CARROLL Edward W, 82yrs, b 5 Nov 1915, Reg Black Range 14/1915, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
CLARK James Chick, 39yrs, d 29 Mar 1919, at the Youanmi GM, Youanmi, Occ: Shift Boss, Cause; Fell down a mullock pass, Father: Charles CLARK, Mother: Elizabeth Stephens CHICK, Married to Elizabeth Emily Catherine VENN (Died 1894) on 6 Nov 1889 – Sydney, New South Wales, no children, Born: Northern Ireland, b 30 Mar 1919, Widower, Reg Black Range 2/1919, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery. Mine Death www.wavmm.com
CLERK – Murchison Times and Day Dawn Gazette Friday 1 August 1924, page 4
CLERK Cornelius ‘Neil’, 59yrs, b 21 Jul 1924, Born: Scotland, Reg Black Range 7/1924, PRES, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
CONNABEER Mabel Elizabeth, 59yrs, b 21 Jun 1934, Reg Black Range 2/1934, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
CRAVINO Adolf, 34yrs, d 29 Jan 1930, at the Youanmi GM, Youanmi, Occ: Miner, Cause: Heart Failure, Born: Buninyong, VIC, b 30 Jan 1920, RC, Reg Black Range 1/1920, Buried Youanmi Cemetery. Mine Death www.wavmm.com
CRAWFORD Lindsay C, 41yrs, b 11 Sep 1912, Reg Black Range 14/1912, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
CUSSENS James, 41yrs, d 9 Aug 1913, at the Youanmi GM, Youanmi, Occ: Miner: Cause: Killed by a fall of rock, b 13 Aug 1913, Reg Black Range 6/1913, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery. Mine Death www.wavmm.com
Peter Daly
DALY Peter, 42yrs, d 29 Jul 1913, at the Youanmi GM, Youanmi, Occ: Miner, Cause: Fell down mine shafts after an explosion, b 31 Jul 1913, Reg Black Range 4/1913, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery. Mine Death www.wavmm.com
DALZIELL William, 1 ½ days, b 27 Nov 1938, Reg Black Range 4/1938, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
Peter Debondi
DEBONDI Peter, 23yrs, d 31 Aug 1939, at the Youanmi GM, Youanmi, Occ: Miner, Cause: Crushed by the cage, b 2 Sep 1939, Reg Black Range 4/1939, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery. Mine Death www.wavmm.com
DOHERTY Dal Grosvenor, 10yrs, b 20 Oct 1938, Son of Edward & Reva, Reg Black Range 3/1938, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
DOYLE John Nicholas, 66yrs, b 19 Feb 1938, Reg Black Range 1/1938, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
DREW Alfred, 50yrs, d 30 Jun 1916, at the Red White and Blue GM, Youanmi, Occ: Miner, Cause: Killed by a fall of earth, b 2 Jul 1916, Reg Black Range 5/1916, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
FITZGERALD Arthur John, 10mths, b 15 May 1921, Reg Black Range 2/1921, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
FITZGERALD Betty, 11 days, b 24 Mar 1928, Black Range 2/1928, RC, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
FITZGERALD Joy, 11yrs, b 29 Mar 1937, Reg Black Range 1/1937, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
GRAHAM George B, 32yrs, b 13 Jun 1915, Reg Black Range 5/1915, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
John Harkin – photo by Bruce Grieve 1973
HARKIN John, 35yrs, d 2 Feb 1939, At the Youanmi GM, Youanmi, Occ: Miner, b 4 Feb 1939, Reg Black Range 2/1939, Married to Violet M KELLY in 1935, Children: John, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery. Mine Death www.wavmm.com
HARVEY Oswald Charles Albert, 1yr 10mths, b 16 Nov 1919, Reg Black Range 8/1919, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
JIMINA ‘Jimmy’, Aboriginal, b 12 Jun 1915, Reg Black Range 6/1915, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
JOHNS Arthur T, 57yrs, b 3 Jun 1921, Reg Black Range 3/1921, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
John Johnson
JOHNSON John, 50yrs, d 5 Aug 1913, at the Youanmi GM, Youanmi, Occ: Labourer, Born: Sweden, b 6 Aug 1913, Reg Black Range 5/1913, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery. Mine Death www.wavmm.com
JOHNSTONE Anne E, 62yrs, b 25 Oct 1916, Reg Black Range 8/1916, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
William Jordan – photo by Bruce Grieve 1973
JORDAN William, 46yrs, b 20 Mar 1914, Reg Black Range 4/1914 51, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
KIDNER William, 65yrs, b 31 May 1928, Reg Black Range 3/1928, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
KNOWLES John Ralph, 37yrs, b 24 Jun 1941, Reg Black Range 3/1941, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery. Mine Death www.wavmm.com
LAING Edward James, 58yrs, b 23 Nov 1936, Reg Black Range 2/1936, METH, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
LANGTVEDT Ole Kristen, 36yrs, b 5 Feb 1941, Reg Black Range 1/1941, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
LAWLER Patrick, 60yrs, b 9 Dec 1914, Married to Dulcie, Children: Harold, Aubrey & Dulcie, Reg Black Range 13/1914, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
LAYLAND Carrie, 31yrs, 14 May 1937, Reg Black Range 3/1937, Half Caste, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
LYNCH Frank, 45yrs, b 26 Jun 1914, Reg Black Range 6/1914, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
MALGAROTTI Pietro, 32yrs, b 31 Jan 1916, Reg Black Range 4/1916, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
MALONEY John T, 47yrs, 12 Apr 1940, Reg Black Range 3/1940, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
MANATON Ernest Edward, 56yrs, b 1 Oct 1921, Reg Black Range 5/1921, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
Walter E K McLennan – Photo Bruce Grieve 1973
McLENNAN Walter Errol Kingsley, 47yrs, d 1 Jul 1940, at the Youanmi GM, Youanmi, Occ: Miner, b 2 Jul 1940, Husband of Stella, Reg Black Range 4/1940, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery. Mine Death www.wavmm.com
MILES John D, 3 days, b 1937, Reg Black Range 6/1937, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
MOONOGOOL Tommy, 60yrs, Aboriginal, b 11 Jun 1917, Reg Black Range 2/1917, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
MORGAN John ‘Microbe’, 53yrs, b 26 Mar 1920, Reg Black Range 5/1920, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
Western Mail Thursday 12 November 1936, page 11
“Microbe.”
He was a peculiar looking man, medium height, long-legged, and hunched-back. His voice was squeaky, and high pitched, and he could do anything but he liked being a cook best of all. He had wandered around the Eastern Fields for a long time, and he was getting full of it. He would like to get some job where he could settle down for a bit. He didn’t care what it was. His proper name was John Morgan, but he was always called “Microbe.” Every-one called him that, and he took no offence.
For a long time Microbe kept a shanty on the Sandstone-Youanmi road. It was a neat little place, kept beautifully clean and in summer time well sprinkled with water, and, therefore, a godsend to the weary wayfarer. As he did not interfere with the trade of legitimate liquor sellers, he was not molested.
John Muskovita and Alfred Drew
MOSKOVITA John, 25yrs, b 2 Jul 1916, at the Red White & Blue GM, Youanmi, Occ: Miner, Born: Austria, Reg Black Range 6/1916, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery. Mine Death www.wavmm.com
NEELANDS Nellie Irene, Nee SCOTT, 19yrs, b 27 Dec 1913, Reg Black Range 11/1913, Married to Robert J NEELANDS, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
NEILSON Edward, 70yrs, b 10 Jul 1928, Reg Black Range 4/1928, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
NILE James H, 36yrs, b 23 Sep 1916, Reg Black Range 7/1916, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
Robert O’CONNOR – Photo Bruce Grieve 1973
O’CONNOR Robert, 50yrs, b 10 Jan 1933, Reg Black Range 1/1933, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
YUI YUI ‘PADDY’, Aboriginal, 60yrs, b 1916 Reg Black Range 1/1917, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
PALMER William J, 47yrs, d 22 Aug 1919, Reg Black Range 6/1919, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
PATTERSON Thomas John, 53yrs, d 7 Jan 1935, at the Red White and Blue GM, Youanmi, Occ: Assistant Prospector, Cause: Fell down the shaft when the timber he was standing on broke. Married to Christina MOON in Perth in 1927, Children: Robert, Thomas, Ellen and Irene, stepfather of Leslie Moon, Reg Black Range 1/1935, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery. Mine Death www.wavmm.com
Edwin Alfred Perry
PERRY Edwin Alfred, 29yrs, d 1 Mar 1941, at the Youanmi GM, Youanmi, Occ: Miner, b 3 Mar 1941, Reg Black Range 2/1941, METH, Buried Youanmi Cemetery. Mine Death www.wavmm.com
POLLARD William, 56yrs, b 26 Jan 1911, Husband of Mary Jane, Buried Youanmi Cemetery. (First Burial)
RITCHIE John W, 1 week, b 12 Aug 1911, Reg Black Range 13/1911, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
Ruth ROGERS – photo by Bruce Grieve 1973
ROGERS Nancy E R, Baby, b 2 Nov 1939, Reg Black Range 7/1939, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
SCOTT Clara Fisher, 79yrs, b 14 Sep 1939, Reg Black Range 5/1939, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
SHEEHAN Thomas P, 1mth, b 13 Aug 1914, Reg Black Range 9/1914, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
SIMPSON Mary, 1 day, b 11 Oct 1915, Reg Black Range 13/1915, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
SIMPSON Arthur James, 10yrs, b 25 Aug 1918, Reg Black Range 2/1918, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
SNELL William, 61yrs, b 4 Apr 1920, Reg Black Range 6/1920, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
William John ‘Paddy’ Stinson
STINSON William John ‘Paddy’, 35yrs, d 2 Apr 1940, at the Youanmi GM, Youanmi, Occ: Timberman, Born: Ireland, b 4 Apr 1940, Reg Black Range 2/1940, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery. Mine Death www.wavmm.com
STOPIN Jerry, 21yrs, b 30 Nov 1913, Reg Black Range 9/1913, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
SUTHERLAND William C, 73yrs, b 8 Apr 1921, Reg Black Range 1/1921, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
TOOMOY Edna M, 5mths, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
WARRINGTON John, 83yrs, b 27 Jul 1934, Reg Black Range 1/1934, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
WATSON William ‘Billy’ Charles, 35yrs, b 18 Feb 1920, Reg Black Range 2/1920, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
Mount Magnet Miner and Lennonville Leader 14 February 1920, page 2
Obituary – WILLIAM (BILLY) WATSON
Word was received early on Saturday morning last of the death, at Youanmi the previous evening, of William Watson, eldest son of Mr and Mrs William Watson, of this town. No details are to hand, but it appears that deceased promised to lend a rifle to a friend to go kangaroo shooting about 6 :30 on Friday evening, and about that time deceased went to his room, evidently to get the rifle, and almost immediately on entering, an explosion was heard, the rifle having gone off, probably when being taken from behind the bed, the bullet going through deceased’s head and lodging in the corner of the room. An inquiry was held. Deceased was a returned soldier and with bis brother, Charlie, bad recently taken up pastoral country south of Youanmi. He spent his boyhood days in Mt. Magnet and enlisted for active service abroad after the great war started and was wounded at Gallipoli. Sincere sympathy is felt for the bereaved parents and family.
WECKMAN Millie, 1 day, b 11 Feb 1919, Reg Black Range 1/1919, RC, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
WILLIAMS Violet May, 68yrs, Reg Black Range 1/1932, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
WILLIAMSON William Ernest, 64yrs, b 10 Mar 1933, Son of Thomas & Elizabeth of Belmont, NSW,
Reg Black Range 2/1933, ANG, Buried Youanmi Cemetery.
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