The deceased is buried in the Methodist section of the cemetery, plot number 13. The child's parents were married in the Geraldton district in 1908.
The deceased was buried in Plot number 150 of the Church of England portion of the Wiluna Cemetery. His funeral was very large and well-attended.
This little girl was buried in Plot number 145 of the Methodist portion of the Wiluna Cemetery.
Her parents were married in Margaret River in 1932 (Marriage Registration 6000016/1932, Sussex). In 1937, the couple lost a little boy, aged 3 hours. His name was Matthew (Death Registration 4500013/1937, Wiluna) and he died at the Wiluna District Hospital. His story appears in this website.
In 1939, they lost a 3 year old boy named Noel (Death Registration 4500006/1939, East Murchison), also at Wiluna. There were a further two boys and two more girls born to this couple.
The child's father, George Dickinson Bainbridge, was born 13 November 1907 at Stanley On Crook, Durham, England. He arrived in Fremantle in August 1928 and married Minnie Chamberlain at Margaret River in 1932 (Marriage Registration 6000016/1932, Sussex). Other children born to this couple were: an unnamed female stillborn at Wiluna in 1934, whose story appears in this website; Noel born 10 December 1935 at Wiluna, died 28 March 1939 at Wiluna. There were two more sons and two more daughters born to this marriage, names unknown.
George Bainbridge died 14 July 1982 at Leederville.
His wife, Minnie, was born 17 September 1906 at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. She arrived in November 1923 on the Balranald with her parents and siblings. Minnie died on 23 April 1993 in Perth.
Some time in September 1901, the deceased drowned when he fell down King's Well, near Mt Morgans. He is buried at the soak near King's Well. He had been in Morgans for a few weeks and was noticed to be acting in an eccentric manner. He started to ride to- Laverton, but returned, saying that he had lost his bicycle in the bush. Subsequently, he reached Laverton, where he left some property. Nothing was then heard of him for several weeks. Circumstances of a somewhat peculiar nature were that there was no food in the stomach and that the deceased's boots and trousers were off and floating in the water. Two teamsters camped at King's Well on or about 18 October 1901 and on hauling up the bucket, brought up a pair of man's trousers. There was an awful stench coming from the well and then they saw a man's body floating in the well. The Mt Morgan's police were informed. On bringing the body up, after the usual examinations, they thought of the burial part. There is a creek running near this well and a soak was dug in the creek but it was dry at this particular time. The police, either from laziness or some other reason, placed the body in the soak with the assistance of two so-called prospectors. At the inquest held on 31 October 1901 at Mt Morgans, the jury returned a verdict that in their opinion the body found in King's Well was that of a man known as Harry Baker, late of Menzies, that death was caused by failure of the heart's action and that there was nothing definite to prove whether he fell down the well accidentally or committed suicide. The deceased had been working as a late night watchman at Menzies.
Alias Edward Henry Baker.
The deceased is buried in plot number 25 of the Church of England portion of the cemetery. An inquest was held into the sudden death of Mr Baker and it was thought that the heart failure was probably caused and hastened by influenza and bronchial pneumonia affecting a weak heart.
Baker was an old employee of the Oroya Black Range mine and was much devoted to his family of two daughters and one son grown up. The deceased had been in Victoria for 40 years prior to arriving in Western Australia. He left an estate valued at £224 Os. 9d. to Constantine O'Hare.
Arabella Annie BAKER nee FRIEL, died on 20 February 1958 in South Perth, WA. She was recorded on the WA BMD as Gertrude Eva BAKER (Reg: 593/1958 Perth): parents - Patrick O’Friel(sic) and Ann Jane (nee BOYLE). The Metropolitan Cemetery Board has her recorded under the correct name. She is buried with her daughters, Beatrice and Eileen in Karrakatta Cemetery.
Of the couple's children, Eillen died in Rivervale, aged 86 years, Beatrice died in Armadale aged 89 years, Clarence died at Subiaco aged 87 years and Daisy Belle died in Perth aged 53 years. All four daughters are buried at Karrakatta Cemetery.
Deceased spent 42 years in South Australia before moving to Western Australia. Shortly after their marriage, Mr and Mrs Baker spent two years at Nelshebie Reservoir, and later moved to Franklin Harbour, where Mr. Baker allied farming with his trade of blacksmith and wheelwright. The couple had nine children, registered in Clare, Frome and Flinders districts in South Australia, with 7 surviving. His widow died at Streaky Bay, South Australia, in 1942, aged 87 years. Three of their children survived her and two sons were killed in the First World War. Mr. Baker had, for some time prior to his death, been in poor health. After suffering a stroke, we was conveyed to Lawlers Hospital where he lingered on in a semi-conscious condition until his death. He was one of the old identities of the district. The burial record of Joseph Henry Baker has death caused by heart disease. He is buried in Plot 18, Section B at Lawlers Cemetery.
The deceased had a wayside inn at Redcastle, near Mt Morgans. He died in hospital from a stroke he had two weeks prior.
He left an estate valued at £94 14s. 3d to Joseph Patrick Flynn.
Thomas Samuel Baker was the eldest of nine children born to Mary Ann and William Baker who were married on 15 March 1830 in Plymouth. Both Mary Ann and William were born in Devon . Their family consisted of 7 daughters and 2 sons. Thomas' siblings were: Mary Ann born 1833; Elizabeth Agnes born about 1838; Hannah Wickett and William John possibly twins born 15 April 1839; Grace Bishop born 1844; Ruth Martin born October 1846; Phoebe born October 1848; Rhoda born 1 April 1852.
The deceased is buried in the Wesleyan portion of the cemetery, plot number 8. The child's father was a well-known building contractor in the Sandstone area. In 1907, Mr John Bald's tender for erecting the State School at Sandstone for the amount of £533 ISs was accepted. He tendered for the building of the Shire Offices, supervised the building of a 165 ft x 69 ft stadium being built in the town and was the contractor for the erection of a new maternity ward at the Sandstone Hospital, the building of which was to commence in April of 1911, he having previously built the Sandstone Hospital Laundry in 1908. Interestingly, he had been the contractor for the hospital built at the old town (Black Range) which was removed from that place to Sandstone. He was also President of the AWA Brass Band in town. Mary's mother was Martha Stephenson, who married John Bald in 1905 at Cue (Marriage Reg.No.1063/1905, Cue). Mary's siblings were: William born 1906 (Birth Reg.No. 48/1906, Murchison); John born 1908 (Birth Reg.No.42/1908, Black Range); Alice born 1912 (Birth Reg.No. 31/1912, Black Range).
An inquest into the death of Guglielmo Balduzzi, who was killed by a fall of ground in an open cut on the Sons of Gwalia mine on September 8, was opened on the day following his death. After evidence of identification had been given and the jury had viewed the scene, the inquiry was adjourned.
The adjourned inquest was held in the Leonora Courthouse on Thursday 22 September 1932. Mr. R. B. Millar, J.P., acted as Coroner, and was assisted by Constable Perks, of Gwalia. The jury comprised Messrs. McAppion, foreman, Travis, and M. Clarke. There were also present, Inspector Winzar, representing the Mines Department; Mr. H. V. Rowe (Sons of Gwalia, Ltd.) and Mr. J. E. Bishop (A.W.U.).
Evidence was submitted that Balduzzi was boring with a telescope machine, while Giovanni Guizzardi was shovelling some distance below in the open cut. He heard Balduzzi call out "look out," and saw the ground falling. Some of the ground fell on Guizzardi and knocked him down the pass. He called to Balduzzi, and got no reply, nor could he see him. He then went and got assistance.
Mary Jane was the second youngest of 14 children in the family, born between 1891 and about 1915. Their parents were married in Victoria in 1890 (Marriage Registration 6397/1890). Their father died in 1916 in Victoria, mother in 1949 also in Victoria.
Mary Jane was buried in Plot number 144 of the Church of England portion of the Wiluna Cemetery.
Balzarini and another Italian miner named Peter Borlini, whose story also appears in this website, were killed when firing out a winze on the Youanmi Mine. The deceased left an estate valued at £137 8s. 7d to Harold Wentwcrth Dillon Shallard.
Deceased and a man named Thomas Grayson Bowen, were cleaning out the pit underneath the stone cracker, when Bantow was caught by the iron buckets of the conveyor, which carries the cracked stone to a large bin some 40 feet above. He was dragged underneath the pulley wheel fastening. Bowen at once threw the machinery out of gear. He gave the alarm and several other employees hurried to the spot to release the unfortunate man. Bantow, who had received serious injuries to the back of his head and his spine was broken. He was conscious when removed to the hospital, where he was attended by Dr Bateman. He lingered until one o'clock the following morning. At an inquest held subsequently, the jury returned a verdict of accidental death.
The grave of the deceased was originally marked with four forks and four rails and was in line with James Hilder's grave. The cause of death was possibly typhoid fever.