Outback Graves Markers

Richard ABBOTT (more)

Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever

The deceased was the first death in Niagara and is buried on the road into town as the cemetery was not surveyed until 1898. The informant of his death was WF Moore Kennnedy, chemist, of Niagara. The deceased was brought in from the Sydney Mint Claim, towards Urilla, in a very bad condition, by his mates. He was left at Worthington's Hotel and died a few days after arrival. "It did not reflect much credit on them that no further steps were taken by them, and strangers had to tend and finally bury him, nor was anything heard of them again."

William ABDY (more)

Cause of Death: Chronic Nephritis, Myocardial degeneration

Mr Abdy is buried in Plot Number 236 of the Methodist Portion of the Wiluna Cemetery.

Hilding ABERG (more)

Cause of Death: Mining Accident - Explosion of Dynamite

Alias Joseph Berry.

The deceased was employed on the mine and had charge of a shift. At the inquest, Patrick Dineen deposed that he was a miner working at the No. 2 level in the Vivien Gold Mine and was in the north drive when the accident to Joseph Berry occurred. He and Berry were lighting two holes. "He lit one and it spit and I lit one but it went out again. I went back to light it again and it went out a second time. Berry then went back to spit it and was there till he was shot. I told him twice to come away, that he was stopping there too long. I rang the accident signal and went back to do all I could for Berry. It is not often that a fuse has to be re-lit. I had been working with deceased for about a fortnight and consider he was a very careful man. He was conscious when I first saw him after the accident, and he said the pain was awful and he reckoned he was settled. He was a practical miner and I consider he knew his business."

Richard Russell Frost, Acting District Medical Officer, said that on arrival he saw Joseph Berry and found him suffering from a compound fracture of the right thigh bone and a number of wounds in different parts of the body. He died an hour and a half after his arrival on the mine. In his opinion, the deceased died of shock and haemorrhage.

George Munro, a mine worker at the Vivien, helped the deceased out of the skip after the accident and said that the deceased told him it was his own fault, that he had waited too long.

William Deeble, Inspector of Mines, considered the accident was due to the deceased going back to the charge.

The jury returned a verdict that Hilding Aberg came to his death by an explosion of gelignite at the Vivien Mine, caused through inattention on the part of deceased to the Mines Regulation Act ... and that no blame was attachable to the Management.

The deceased is buried in Plot 17, Section D, Lawlers Cemetery.

John ABERNETHY (more)

Cause of Death: Rupture of the Brain

Deceased is buried in the non-conformist section of the cemetery, Section N.C Row S/21 Plot 7. He was found in an unconscious condition near the rifle range on the Sunday and taken to the hospital by the police, who believed him to have been either injured or suffering from the effects of drinking. On the previous Thursday night, deceased was very drunk near the National Hotel and he fell heavily backwards, his head striking the ground. Abernethy told his friend, William Swanson, that he was not well and that his head felt as big again as it ought to. Swanson said he appeared to be suffering a recovery of some sort. William Burtoli deposed that the deceased, whom he knew, stayed at his camp on the Saturday night. On Sunday morning, deceased complained of his head and said he never felt so bad before. He did not mention any accident or fall. On Saturday night, the deceased gave him £2 to take care of and he still held that money. Witness did not see the deceased alive after 10 am on Sunday. The deceased was examined by Dr Stead on Sunday night about 9.30 at the Black Range District Hospital. He was then in an unconscious condition and suffering from symptoms of compression of the brain. There were several abrasions on the face but they were not fresh. There were no marks of violence on the body. Abernethy died at 11.42 am on the Monday without regaining consciousness. In a post mortem examination of the body, Dr Stead found the cause of death was due to a rupture of the brain at the extreme end of the left side. Blood had escaped from the rupture and was pressing on the left surface of the brain. He also found in the scalp a large quantity of fluid blood, indicating a general bruising but there was no localised bruise. Further details of the post mortem examination were revealed the jury returned a verdict that John Abernethy came to his death by a rupture of the brain but there was no evidence to show how the injury was caused.

Lionel ABRAHAMS (more)

Cause of Death: Attack of Gastric

Mr. Abrahams had been in hospital for a fortnight, suffering from a very severe attack of GastriI, Ulcer and Gallstones and although everything possible was done for him, he succumbed to the illness. The deceased had spent many years on the fields at Lawlers, Sandstone and lately at Wiluna. He was of a kindly disposition and always ready to help at any function in any way he could. He will be missed greatly, especially at the kiddies' picnics, as he was always to the fore to boil the billy. The funeral the next day was largely attended, with a beautiful wreath made by the school children, presented as a token of sympathy from the State School. Mr. Abrahams' relatives were mostly residing in the eastern States, in Victoria and New South Wales, at the time of his death. Lionel's father was born in 1825 in Kent, England. He first married Malwina Eulalie Nathusius in 1854 in Melbourne, but not before they had started their family of nine children born between 1850 and 1865. Two years later, on 2 January 1856, he married Lionel's mother, Chana Hannah Sarah Levy, known as Hannah, and between them, they had a further eleven children between 1856 and 1875, of which Lionel was the second youngest. Interestingly, in those times when so many little children didn't survive childhood, only two children failed to thrive - one from the first marriage and the youngest one from the second marriage. Hannah died in 1896 in Carlton, Victoria, aged 74 years. Malwina died on 26 November 1896 in Collingwood, Victoria, aged 65 years. Yosef died 8 January 1898 at Carlton, Victoria, aged 73 years.

John Henry ABUD (more)

Cause of Death: Enteric Fever, Tomaemia

Albert Abud was born 31 May 1870 in Richmond, Victoria. His wife was born in 1881. They married in Kanowna in 1901 and over the next 14 years, they grew their family of 6 children. They were: Clara born Bulong 1903; Alexander Victor born Bulong 1905; Gertrude Eva born 1906; John Henry born Leonora 1910; Annie Miriam E born Leonora 1912; Frances Evelyn born Leonora 1914. The deceased child was known to the family as "Jacky".

Daniel Patrick ADAMINI (more)

Cause of Death: Broncho Pneumonia

After a post-mortem, the Coroner's verdict of the cause of death was broncho-pneumonia.

The little boy was buried in plot number 284 of the Roman Catholic portion of the Leonora Cemetery.

Daniel's parents were married in Moora in 1937 (Marriage Registration 4200008/1937, Moora).  Other children born to this marriage were Peter Joseph born 10 May 1939 in Kalgoorlie; daughter, Kath; a second daughter - no details available.

Lorenzo was born in Italy in 1906 and died 7 February 1971 in Kalgoorlie (Death Registration 1800033/1971, East Coolgardie). His wife was born 12 July 1920 and died in Kalgoorlie 11 April 1973 (Death Registration 1800055/1973, East Coolgardie).

Grace ADAMS (more)

Cause of Death: Diabetes

John Calvert ADDINGLEY (more)

Cause of Death: Suicide by gelignite

Known as The Doctor.

The deceased committed suicide by blowing his head off by means of dynamite, which he had evidently put in his mouth and attached a cap and fuse thereto. He was commonly known as "The Doctor" and it is asserted that he was justly entitled to the distinction, being a duly qualified medical doctor.

An inquiry was held and a verdict of suicide whilst temporarily insane was returned.

The deceased was the eldest of two boys and four girls born between 1868 and 1879. His father, Charles Addingley, was born in 1830 in Pontefract and died in 1891 in Pontefract, leaving an estate valued at £29,783 7s 6d. HIs wife was born in 1835 in Skipton, Yorkshire, and died in 1934 in Pontefract. He was still residing in Pontefract, Yorkshire, in 1881.

Arthur Adam ADRIAN (more)

Cause of Death: Fell from a Train

The deceased was an employee on a Public Works Department railway construction gang. On Thursday 11 February 1932, an inquest was held at the Wiluna Courthouse before the Acting Coroner, Mr J. E. Coombes to investigate the circumstances of the death of Mr Adrian, whose badly mutilated body was found on the railway line about 33 miles west of Wiluna on 6 February. Evidence given by several witnesses disclosed that the deceased was riding on a train between Meekatharra and Paroo and that he had left the engine to return to the brake van. Apparently, while walking along the footboards of the train, he fell between two trucks and was run over, his body being subsequently found some distance back along the line. The Acting Coroner returned a verdict that Arthur Adrian came by his death by being run over by a train near Paroo.

Peter McDonald AGNEW (more)

Cause of Death: Asthenia, Dermatitis & Cardiac Failure

This little boy was buried in the Roman Catholic portion of the Wiluna Cemetery - possibly plot number 159 but this could be in error.

The child's parents were married in Fremantle in 1933 (Marriage Registration 2700079/1933, Fremantle).  It is not known if there were other children born to this marriage.

Ping AH (more)

Cause of Death: Unknown

The deceased died 1911 and is buried in an unmarked grave on Dalgety Downs Station in the Upper Gascoyne district. The deceased was the station cook at Dalgety Downs.

Yum AH (more)

Cause of Death: Chronic Gastric Ulcers

The deceased was buried on Williambury Station by Richard Patrick Mead.  Witnesses present at the burial were J Mallen and R Moseley.

George AH KIM (more)

Cause of Death: Killed by a Horse

The deceased had apparently been ill for some days and died at Rosewood Station. His death was recorded in Thelma Kilfoyle's diary.

Alexander H AHERN (more)

Cause of Death: Heat Exhaustion and Vomiting

Known as Paddy.

The deceased was buried on the Tambourah - Nullagine road near Tambourah Station.

In July 1906 a wagon in charge of AH Ahern, was sent to Port Hedland for loading general station supplies.  On his way back he had got as far as Tambourah (a deserted goldfield) when he was taken ill, in fact so bad that he told the native boy (his only companion) that he thought he was going to die, and he kept on asking for water, and then vomiting until he finished all they had. He then struggled on for a short distance and was again taken ill, so he told the boy that he would find a bottle of brandy in the waggon, and to open it. This, the boy did by breaking the head off the bottle, and he gave some to the dying man, but the boy says it only made him vomit the more. Then he told the boy that if he died he (the boy) was to bury him before he went for assistance, otherwise the dingoes would eat him.

Shortly after this, he died, and the boy carried out his instructions to the letter. The native camped there that night, and in the morning started for home to report the incident. On his way, he met a prospector named Ogilvie, who advised the boy to go into Hillside Station, and he accompanied the boy there. After informing Mr. Badgery (who was in charge) of what had occurred, Mr. Badgery kindly lent him a fresh horse and started him for Marble Bar in this way, sending word to the police.

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