Biography

The deceased had spent three years in New Zealand before coming to Western Australia. Cummings was a well known and much respected local prospector who had at one time held a responsible position in a company at Bamboo Creek. It is not known how long he had been in the hospital but he was listed as being there on 14 September. Further reports state that he had been ailing for only a few days and previously had enjoyed good health. Indeed, in March of that year, he had made application for an area of 8 acres in the Mulline district for a mine to be known as Uncle Tom.