Although the list of burials at the Sandstone Cemetery has been on the Outback Family History website for some years it needed some research to bring the information up to date and to add in extra research, so dull to read just a list of names and dates. One of my wonderful volunteers agreed to tackle the task so the following is a result of his hard work. Many thanks, David Senn.
Sandstone Cemetery
“rust-red roofs, the skeletal obelisks of headless windmills … It is not a ghost town. It simply lies in a coma. This may never end.” – Randolph Stowe
143 known burials
27.983043 – 119.283822712
Sandstone Cemetery – Photo Find a Grave
Note: Information in RED is believed to be correct but unproven.
ABERNETHY John Robert – died: 10 Aug 1908, at the Sandstone Hospital, Sandstone, WA, age 40 yrs, Cause: Rupture of the brain after post mortem, Occ: Woodcutter, Father: John Jeffrey ABERNETHY (Mariner), Mother: Flora PETER, Born: 1864, Adelaide, SA, (brother, Daniel, buried at Meekatharra Cemetery), Buried: 11 Aug 1908, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 17/1908 Black Range).
Black Range Courier and Sandstone Observer 21 August 1908, page 1
Death of John Abernethy – An Open Verdict
The adjourned inquest concerning the death of John Abernethy was held on Friday at the Sandstone Courthouse by Mr A. G. Clifton, R.M. Evidence as to the. finding of Abernethy in an unconscious condition near the rifle range on the previous Sundav evening was tendered by Rev T. C. Oldfield, who advised the police. Constable McArthur was deposed to take the unconscious man to the hospital, and both witnesses were under the impression that the man was either injured or suffering from the effects of drink. James McIntosh, who knew the deceased, stated that he saw him on the previous Sunday at 2.30 p.m., in front of the National Hotel. On the previous Thursday night deceased was very drunk near the National Hotel, and he fell heavily backwards, his head striking the ground.
Dr Stead, medical officer to the Black Range District Hospital, deposed that the deceased was examined by him on Sunday night at about 9.30 at the hospital. He was then in an unconscious condition, and suffering from symptoms of compression of the brain. Abernethy died at 11.42 a.m. on Monday, without regaining consciousness. The state of the deceased’s health on Sunday might have led people to believe he was drunk, but he was evidently then relapsing into unconsciousness. Constable McArthur stated that the deceased had been drinking heavily, having been paid off the previous week, when he received £14 or £15. He was a “good sort” and generous with money when drinking.
Robert Hamilton ALLEN – Photo Find a Grave
ALLEN Robert “Bob” Hamilton – died: 4 Apr 1929, at Sandstone, WA, age 47 yrs, Cause: Self-inflicted or accidental gun wound (Inquest); Occ: Mining Contractor; Father: Samuel ALLEN (Carrier); Mother: Elizabeth Maria WOODCOCK; Born: 1881, Murtoa, VIC; Married: 1st Ethel May WORTH, 1902, Lennonville, WA (d. 1922), 2nd Mary Winifred TOWLER, 1924, Sandstone, WA; Children: 1st: Robert (1902-1902), George (1903-1903), Helen May (1905), Robert Samuel James (1911), Elsie Irene “Doddy” (1913), Ethel Mary (1916), 2nd: Mina (1928); Buried: 16 Apr 1929, PRES, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: Black Range 1/1929).
Samuel William ALLEN – Photo Find a Grave
ALLEN Samuel William – died: 21 Jun 1944, at the Sandstone Hospital, Sandstone, WA, age 65 yrs, Cause: Unknown; Occ: Pastoralist (Black Hill Station); Father: Samuel ALLEN (Carrier); Mother: Elizabeth Maria WOODCOCK; Born: 1878, Murtoa, VIC; Married: Ada Eva SYMONDS, 10 Sep 1904, Aldgate, SA; Children: Reginald Davy (1909), Benjamin Jack (1912), Elizabeth (1917); Buried: 23 Jun 1944, PRES, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 2/1944 Black Range). NOTE: Data conflict – The death/burial dates differ across three sources of information: Register of Burials (d. 21 June 1944 and b. 23 June 1944), Headstone (d. 27 June 1944) and Newspapers (d. 26 June 1933).
Mount Magnet Leader and Youanmi Miner 7 July 1944, page 3
OBITUARY – THE LATE SAM ALLEN
It is with regret that we have to record the death, which occurred on June 27, of Mr Sam Allen, one of the oldest identities of Mt. Magnet and Sandstone districts. Born at Warracknabeal in Victoria in 1878, Mr Allen came to Mt. Magnet at the age of 16. For thirty years he was engaged in business in that district as a contractor until he took up a pastoral property in the Sandstone district. Always keenly in interested in local affairs, Mr Allen was for many years a member of the Mt. Magnet Road Board and later of the Black Range Road Board, of which he was chairman at the time of his recent illness. He was also interested in various sporting bodies in both districts, particularly the Mt. Magnet. Racing Club and the Sandstone Sports Club. The deceased was interred in the Sandstone cemetery. He leaves a widow and grown-up family.
BAILEY Olive Maude – died: 16 May 1913, at Sandstone, WA, age 15 mths, Cause: Unknown; Father: William Nicholls BAILEY (Winding Engine Driver); Mother: Sarah Ann Amy HARRIS; Born: 1912, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 17 May 1913, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg 3/1913 Black Range).
BAKER HENRY (aka Patrick Henry or Edward Henry) – Died: 19 Jun 1914, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), age 53 yrs, Cause: Heart Failure; Occ: Miner; Father: Thomas Samuel Martin BAKER (Butcher); Mother: Johannah MURRAY; Born: 1862, Linton, VIC; Married: Arabella Annie FRIEL on 13 Sep 1892, Gaffneys Creek, VIC: Children: Elsie Eleanor (1893-1893), Eileen Winifred (1894-1980), Beatrice Eva (1897-1986), Clarence Patrick (1898-1986), Daisy Belle (1900-1953), Francis John and George Gwalia Henry (Twins: 1902-1902); Buried: 20 Jun 1914, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 5/1914 Black Range).
BALD Mary – Died: 14 Apr 1911, at Green Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 8 mths; Father: John BALD (Carpenter); Mother: Martha STEPHENSON; Born: 1910, Sandstone. WA; Buried: 14 Apr 1911, WC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg 4/1911 Black Range).
William BARRY – Photo Find a Grave
BARRY William – died: 15 May 1924, at Griffith Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 57 yrs, Cause: Unknown; Occ: Labourer; Father: James BARRY (Farmer and Carrier); Mother: Elizabeth RYAN; Birth: 1866, Allendale East, SA; Sibling: Cornelius BARRY (died in Yalgoo, WA), In WA for 19 yrs; Buried: 16 May 1924, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 4/1924 Black Range).
BENNETT John – died: 27 Jul 2015, age 74 yrs; Buried: 14 Aug 2015, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery.
James BLACKLOWE – Photo Find a Grave
BLACKLOWE James Vincent “Jimbo” – died: 28 Feb 2018, at Oroya Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 58 yrs, Cause: Unknown; Father: Michael Harold BLACKLOW (Labourer); Mother: Valda Mary KELLY; Born: 7 Jan 1961, NSW; Cremated: 8 Mar 2018 at the Utakara Cemetery, Geraldton, Buried at the Sandstone Cemetery.
BOWMAN William – died: 20 Dec 1912, at Sandstone Hospital, Cause: Miners’ Phthisis, age 50 yrs; Occ: Miner; Father: James BOWMAN; Mother: Margaret MCKENDRY; Born: Dunolly, VIC; Buried: 21 Dec 1912, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 1/1912 Black Range).
BUNGAN “Paddy” (Aboriginal) – died: 13 Jan 1918, at the Aboriginal Camp (5 km from Sandstone), WA, age c. 30 yrs, Cause: Spear wound; Buried: 15 Jan 1918, ABORIGINAL section, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 1/1918 Black Range).
BURKHARDT Eileen – died: 11 Mar 1912, at Maninga Marley (20km SE of Sandstone), WA, age 2 mths; Father: William Henry BURKHARDT (Miner); Mother: Florence May HARDBOTTLE; Born: 1912, Maninga Marley, WA; Buried: 11 Mar 1912, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 6/1912 Black Range).
BURNS James – died: 1 Sep 1915, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 57 yrs, Cause: Phthisis and Acute Bronchitis; Occ: Prospector; Father: Thomas BURNS; Mother: Mary CARROLL; Buried: 2 Sep 1915, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 10/1915 Black Range). Note: Patrick BYRNES, buried in this cemetery, is likely his brother.
BUTLER Reginald Murray – died: 20 Oct 1932, at Bulga Downs Station (80 km SE of Sandstone), WA, age 43 yrs, Cause: Accidentally shot; Occ: Prospector & Roo Shooter; Father: Henry “Harry” William BUTLER; Mother: Jessie Margaret MURRAY; Born: 13 Jun 1889, Newtown, Ipswich, QLD; Bachelor; In WA for 36 yrs; Buried: 22 Oct 1932, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 2/1932 Black Range).
Patrick BYRNES – Photo Find a Grave
BYRNES Patrick – died: 30 Sep 1938, at Youamni Hospital, Youamni, WA, age 77 yrs; Cause: Unknown; Occ: Prospector; Father: unknown BYRNES; Mother: unknown CARROLL; From South Australia; Buried: (on or after) 30 Sep 1938, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 2/1938 Black Range). Note: James BURNS, buried in this cemetery, is likely his brother.
CALDER George William – died: 2 May 1915, in old mine workings SW of Sandstone, WA, age 60 yrs, Cause: Suicide by dynamite; Occ: Miner and Prospector; Born: Scotland; Buried: 11 May 1915, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 4/1915 Black Range).
Dennis CALLAGHAN – Photo Find a Grave
CALLAGHAN Dennis – died: 5 Jul 1985, at Sandstone, WA, age 74 yrs, Cause: Unknown; Father: John Stephen CALLAGHAN (Farm labourer); Mother: Jane Elizabeth JOYCE; Born: 11 Nov 1911, Midland, WA; Married: Elaine Creed GUNTHORPE, 1943, Moree, NSW; Children: Marie (1945), John (1948), Warwick George (1950); Buried: 10 Jul 1985, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 10/1985 Murchison). Note: Father of Marie Creed CALLAGHAN is buried in the Sandstone Cemetery.
CALLAGHAN Marie Creed – died: 23 Jun 1986, at Bicton, WA, age 40 yrs; Father: Dennis CALLAGHAN; Mother: Elaine Creed GUNTHORPE; Born: 28 Sep 1945, Moree, NSW; Spinster; Buried: 2 Jul 1986, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 895/1986 Fremantle). Note: The daughter of Dennis CALLAGHAN is buried in the Sandstone Cemetery.
Thomas John CALLAGHAN – Photo Find a Grave
Thomas John CALLAGHAN – Photo Find a Grave
Murchison Times and Cue-Big Bell-Reedy Advocate 28 October 1939, page 3
CALLAGHAN Thomas John – died: 17 Oct 1939, at Jonesville (100 km north of Sandstone) WA, age 25 yrs, Cause: Killed while setting dynamite; Occ: Miner; Father: John Stephen CALLAGHAN (Farm labourer); Mother: Jane Elizabeth JOYCE; Born: 18 Oct 1914, Midland, WA; Bachelor; Buried: 19 Oct 1939, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 6/1939 Black Range).
CHALKER Samuel – Died: 31 Dec 1915, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 73 yrs, Cause: Paraplegia and bronchitis; Occ: Miner and Contractor; Father: James CHALKER (Porter); Mother: Grace HELYAR; Born: Weymouth, Dorset, ENG; Married: Mary Ann Maria PRESSEY, 29 Jul 1874, Mount Gambier, SA; Children: Mary Ann (1875), Hannah Mary (1876), Matilda Jane (1878), Amelia Jane (1880), Thomas James (1882), Ellen Florence (1885), Annie (1888), Alice May (1890), Ellen (1892), Agnes Mabel (1895), George Richard (1895); Buried: 1 Jan 1916, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 1/1916 Black Range).
CHAPMAN Lillian Emma – Died: (on or before) 6 Nov 1913, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 5 days; Father: Joseph Charles CHAPMAN (Miner); Mother: Ada Eliza EDWARDS; 1913, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 6 Nov 1913, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 8/1913 Black Range).
Jonathan Oswald Noel CHAPPEL – Photo Find a Grave
Jack Chappel’s Grave with a tree planted on it.
CHAPPEL Jonathan Oswald Noel – Died: 2 Jan 1910, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 32 yrs, Cause: Brain Meningitis; Occ: Battery Foreman at Oroya Gold Mine Lease; Father: Joseph CHAPPEL (Land Surveyor and farmer); Mother: Emily PAYTER; Born: 1878, Rochester, VIC; Married: Mary Esdaile Campbell Muir SUTHERLAND, 1907, Lawlers (Gold Mining Ghost Town), WA; Children: Helen Josephine Esdaile Ormond (1907), Noel Geoffrey Joseph (1910) – born three weeks after father’s death; Buried: 3 Jan 1910, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 1/1910 Black Range). See Story:
COLES Richard Worrell – died: (on or before) 28 Apr 1915, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 5 days; Father: James John COLES (Civil Servant and telegraphist); Mother: Ruby SIMPSON; Born: 1915, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 28 Apr 1915, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 3/1915 Black Range).
COLSON Frederick John – died: 18 Jun 1910, at Thaduna Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 7 days; Father: Frederick Nash COLSON (Contractor and Wood Cutter); Mother: Frances Elsie SHEPPARD; Born: 11 Jun 1910, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 19 Jun 1910, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 7/1910 Black Range).
CONNAUGHTON Mary – Died: 23 Jan 1916, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 70 yrs, Spinster, Cause: Enteritis; Father: Patrick CONNAUGHTON; Mother: Bridget CONN; Buried: 24 Jan 1916, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 2/1916 Black Range).
COOK George Henry – Died: 4 Feb 1914, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 38 yrs, Bachelor, Cause: Muscular Atrophy; Occ: Labourer, Father: Henry COOK (Clerk); Mother: Anne WALKER; Born: 1876, Tower Hill, VIC; Buried: 5 Feb 1914, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 3/1914 Black Range).
CORBETT/CORBASS/CORBATT Catherine – died: 17 Mar 1908, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 50 yrs, Cause: Internal Complaint, Occ: House Wife (living at Irvine Street residence); Father: William HAYES; Mother: Catherine unknown; Married: unknown CORBETT (Carpenter), Buried: 19 Mar 1908, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 7/1908 Black Range).
CREER Unnamed Male – Died: (on or before) 11 Aug 1912, at Sandstone, WA, Cause: Stillborn; Father: William John CREER (Mining Manager); Mother: Alice Marian BALLE; Buried: 11 Aug 1912, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 11/1912 Black Range).
CURRELL Rebecca – died: (on or before) 2 Dec 1911, at Sandstone, WA, age 11 days, Cause: unknown; Father: Turbert Horace CURRELL (Miner, later farmer); Mother: Emily Caroline NORRIS; Born: Nov 1911, Sandstone, WA, Buried: 2 Dec 1911, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 17/1911 Black range).
CURTIN Eileen Josephine – Died: (on or before) 18 Jun 1912, at Sandstone, WA, age 7 mths, Infant, Cause: Diarrhoea, Marasmus and Heart Failure; Father: John Joseph CURTIN (Railway Employee); Mother: Mary Ann FINN; Born: Nov 1911, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 18 Jun 1912, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 10/1912 Black Range).
CUTLER Claude – died: (on or before) 7 Jan 1912, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 2 days, Cause: unknown; Father: Edward ‘Ted’ Ernest CUTLER (Winding Engine Driver); Mother: Emma Edith WILLIAMS; Born: Jan 1912, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 7 Jan 1912, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 3/1912 Black Range).
CUTLER, unnamed female, died: 12 Jul 1908, at Sandstone, WA, 0 yrs, Cause: Stillborn; Father: Edward Ernest CUTLER; Mother: Emma Edith WILLIAMS; Twin of Herbert Edward CUTLER; Buried in the Sandstone Cemetery; ANG (Reg: 12/1908 Murchison).
Lew DAVID died 1943 – Photo Find a Grave
DAVID Llewellyn “Lew” – died: (on or before) 15 Jan 1943, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 70 yrs, Cause: unknown; Occ: Miner; Father: William DAVID (retired Agricultural Labourer); Mother: Ann WALTERS; Married: Mary Leah LEWIS, 1899, VIC; Children: Llewellyn Stanley DAVID (1903), Oliver Lloyd DAVID (1912); In WA over 30 yrs; Buried: 15 Jan 1943, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 1/1943 Black Range).
Daily Telegraph and North Murchison and Pilbarra Gazette 30 January 1943, page 4
OBITUARY – SANDSTONE RESIDENTS – Mr Lou David
On January 15 the death occurred at the Sandstone Hospital of Mr. Lou David at the age of 70 years, after a long illness. The deceased, who is well and favourably known by old Sandstoneites now located throughout all corners of the State, as well as the present population of the town and district, arrived in the district some thirty years ago, when the streets were busy and the town was all abustle with miners and their families, tradespeople and other walks of life that go to make up a mining town. In those times and later he carried out occupations as a miner and prospector. During the last few years, he was employed as general hand by the Black Range Road Board and the Sandstone Water Board.
The cheery disposition of the late Mr David was probably envied by not a few, and it won him many friends. He was an excellent rifle shot and was a member of the Black Range Rifle Club so long as that club was in existence. A story relates that he and two brothers of the family issued a challenge to any other team of three from the one family, but it is not known if this challenge applied only to this State or to the Commonwealth. Deceased had a peg leg. The funeral took place at Sandstone Cemetery, where the remains were laid to rest alongside his eldest son (Lou), who predeceased his father by some years. As far as is known, the deceased is survived by a widow and one other son.
Lew DAVID died 1931 – Photo Find a Grave
DAVID Llewellyn Stanley “Lew” – died: 10 Feb 1931, at Sandstone, WA, age 27 yrs, Cause” unknown; Occ: Miner; Father: Llewellyn “Lew” DAVID (Miner); Mother: Mary Leah LEWIS; Born: 1903, Maldon, VIC; Married: Edith Kathleen EGAN, 18 Jan 1928, Kalgoorlie, WA; Child: Llewellyn Thomas DAVID (1929); In WA over 17 yrs; Buried: 11 Feb 1931, WES, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 1/1931 Black Range).
DECHERT Jessie Veronica – died: 7 May 1909, at Thaduna Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 9 mths, Infant, Cause: unknown; Father: Frederick William DECHERT (Miner at Black Range and horse owner/rider); Mother: Annie COLES; Born: 1908, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 8 May 1909, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 4/1909 Black Range).
DELANEY Thomas – died: 4 May 1911, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 47 yrs, Cause: Pneumonia; Occ: Prospector; Father: Thomas DELANEY (Shoe Maker); Mother: Bridget WHITAGAN; Born: 1861, Bunbury, WA; Buried: 5 May 1911, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 5/1911 Black Range).
DESAILLY Arthur Louis – died: 12 Aug 1922, at Hancocks Gold Mine, age 56 yrs, Bachelor, Cause: Indifferent Health, Occ: Contractor; Father: George Peter DESAILLY (Squatter); Mother: Emma Jane KENNEDY; Born: 1867, Brighton, VIC; Buried: 14 Aug 1922, PRES, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 2/1922 Black Range).
DOCWRA Jean Donaldson – died 20 Sep 1909, at Thaduna Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 3 mths, Cause: unknown; Father: Charles DOCWRA (Stockman); Mother: Eva Margaret DONALDSON, nee SYKES; Born: 1909, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 21 Sep 1909, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 10/1909 Black Range).
Thomas Alexander DOWNIE – Photo Find a Grave
DOWNIE Thomas Alexander – died 12 Jan 1911, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 46 yrs, Cause: Result of severe burns due to accidental fire; Occ: Carpenter; Father: Thomas DOWNIE (Publican and innkeeper); Mother: Isabella THORBURN; Born: 14 Mar 1864, Hobart, TAS; Married: Mary Ann Dinah GRIFFEN, 8 Sep 1886, Hobart, TAS; Children: Marie Isabel (1887) and Doris (1890); Buried: 13 Jan 1911, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 3/1911 Black Range).
DUNNE Thomas – died 29 May 1911, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 42 yrs, Cause: Heart Disease; Occ: Prospector and Mine Owner, from Hack Street, Father: unknown DUNNE; Born: County Westneath, IRE; Buried:30 May 1911, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 7/1911 Black Range).
EASTLAND Francis Joseph, died: 6 Jun 2023, Brookton, WA, age 82 yrs; Father: Unknown; Mother: unknown; Born: 5 Jan 1941; Buried in the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: unknown).
EKSTROM Harold Albert – died 3 Aug 1910, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 6 mths, Cause: Bronchial Pneumonia; Father: Lars Jonsson EKSTROM; Mother: Sarah Ann SPICER; Born: Sandstone, WA, Buried: 4 Aug 1910, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 9/1910 Black Range).
William Edward ELLIOTT – Photo Find a Grave
ELLIOT William Edward “Ted” – died 1992, age 79 yrs; Father: William Alfred Knight ELLIOT (Miner and settler in Group 122 Settlement Scheme); Mother: Lottie WILLIAMS; Born: 7 May 1913, Subiaco, WA; Married: Lorraine Ada PASCOE, 1947, Mingenew, WA; Ashes buried by a relative, by the front fence, at the Sandstone Cemetery.
FAIRI/FAIRIE John – died 16 May 1933, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 74 yrs; Occ: Prospector; Father: unknown; Mother: unknow; Born: Basel, Switzerland; In Australia for 46 yrs; Buried: 17 May 1933, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 3/1933 Black Range).
FORSLUN Swan Joseph Johnson – died 24 Mar 1920, at Daly Steet residence, Sandstone, WA, age 81 yrs, Cause: Bronchitis and heart failure; Occ: Retired Miner; Father: John Swanson FORSLUN; Mother: Maria NELSON; Born: Filipstads, Sweden; Married: Pauline LOFTER, nee SCHRODER, 23 Dec 1883, Charters Towers, QLD; Child: William John (1885); In QLD since 1882, In WA about 18 yrs; Buried: 25 Mar 1920, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 4/1920 Black Range).
FOSTER William Douglas – died 21 Sep 1913, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 62 yrs, Cause: Heart Disease; Occ: Prospector from Youanmi; Born: Isle of Man, ENG; Buried: 22 Sep 1913, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 7/1913 Black Range).
GARBELLINI Guglielmo – died 21 Mar 1915, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 9 mths, Cause: unknown; Father: Pietro GARBELLINI; Mother: Lucia PATRONI; Born: 1914, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 22 Mar 1915, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 2/1913 Black Range).
Murray James GARROD – Photo Find a Grave
GARROD Murray James – died 24 Dec 1994, age 66 yrs, Cause: unknown; Occ: Journeyman; Father: John Cecil GARROD (Carpenter); Mother: Florence Mary Ann KITTEL; Born: 25 Jul 1928, Burra, SA; Married: Mary Elizabeth ROSS, marriage date unknown, South Australia, divorced in 1968; Buried at the Sandstone Cemetery.
GERICEVICH Gerolina Mary – died 5 Jan 1914, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 12 days, Cause: unknown; Father: Benedict Dominic GERICEVICH (Miner); Mother: Alice Kathleen HANDLEY; Born: 24 Dec 1913, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 5 Jan 1914, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 1/1914 Black Range).
GERICKE Edward – died 20 Jan 1914, at Sandstone, WA, age 2 hrs, Cause: unknown; Father: Albert “Bert” John GERICKE (Winding engine-driver); Father: Ethel May CURRAN; Born: 20 Jan 1914, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 20 Jan 1914, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 2/1914 Black Range). Note: Buried with brother, Francis Lewis.
Edward and Francis GERICKE – Photo Find a Grave
GERICKE Francis Lewis – died 2 Jun 1912, at Sandstone, WA, age 17 mths, Cause: unknown; Father: Albert “Bert” John GERICKE (Winding engine-driver); Father: Ethel May CURRAN; Born: 1910, Sandstone. WA; Buried: 2 Jun 1912, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: ?/1914 Black Range). Note: Buried with brother, Edward.
GORDON Ronald James – died 8 May 1909, at Oroya Mining Lease, Sandstone, WA, age 6 mths; Cause: unknown; Father: Colin Sutherland GORDON (Miner); Mother: Florence Mary BARNES, nee TONDUT; Born: 1908, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 19 May 1909, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 5/1909 Black Range).
GREEN Matilda – died 27 Nov 1949, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 83 yrs; Occ: House Wife; Father: James SUGGET (Carpenter); Mother: Johanna CLIFFORD; Born: 4 May 1866, Carngham, VIC; Married Patrick George Green, 14 Jul 1908, Maninga Marley Gold Mine Settlement (near Sandstone), WA; Children: Alice Patricia Josephine (1910), Clifford James Patrick (1911); Buried: 28 Nov 1949, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 1/1949 Black Range). Last burial for 33yrs.
Patrick and Matilda GREEN – Photo Find a Grave
GREEN Patrick George “Paddy” – died 4 Apr 1936, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 69 yrs, Cause: Chronic Myocarditis and Coronary Thrombosis; Occ: Butcher; Father: Patrick GREEN (Orchardist); Mother: Honora O’CONNORS; Born: 11 Apr 1867, Upper Plenty, VIC; Married: Matilda SUGGET, 14 Jul 1908, Maninga Marley Gold Mine Settlement (near Sandstone), WA; Children: Alice Patricia Josephine (1910), Clifford James Patrick (1911); Buried: 5 Apr 1936, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 1/1936 Black Range).
HANELL/HAMMEL Louis – died 2 Oct 1910, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age c. 44 yrs Cause: Morbus Cordis and Anaemia; Occ: Prospector (previously Carpenter and Builder); Father: unknown; Mother: unknown; Buried: 3 Oct 1910, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 10/1910 Black Range).
HASSETT Ronald John Matthew – died 2 Sep 1914, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 3 mths 3 wks; Father: Mathew HASSETT (Cordial Manufacturer); Mother: Minnie Una FITCH; Born: 1914, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 3 Sep 1914, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 10/1914 Black Range).
HENRICKSON Thomas William – died 26 Jan 1910, at the Sandstone Hospital, age c. 31 yrs, Cause: Head injury from falling drill at Hack’s Gold Mine; Occ: Miner; Father: unknown; Mother: unknown; Buried: 29 Jan 1910, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 2/1910 Black Range).
HORNE George Frederick – died 1908, at Sandstone, WA, age 1 day; Father: Charles Randolph HORNE; Mother: Annie Dora OBERIN; Born: 1908, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 1908, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 16/1908 Black Range).
HOWELL Sarah – died 30 Dec 1914, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 35 yrs; Father: Thomas Henry BUCKNELL (Coachbuilder); Mother: Catherine COUBROUGH; Born: 1877, Hotham (now North Melbourne), VIC; Married unknown HOWELL; Buried: 31 Dec 1914, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 1/1915 Black Range).
HOWIE Robert – died 30 Mar 1912, at Sandstone, WA, age c. 50 yrs, Cause: Suicide with blasting caps; Occ: Prospector; Father: Hugh HOWIE (Agricultural Labourer); Mother: Margaret GORDON; Born: 30 Sep 1861, Marykirk, SCOT; Married Agnes Sarah BEATTIE, 18 Feb 1895, Cue, WA; Minnie Beattie (1895), Robert (1898), Margaret Gordon (1900); In WA about 17 yrs; Buried: 31 Mar 1912, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 8/1912 Black Range).
IRVINE John – died 26 Nov 1908, at Sandstone, WA, age 49 yrs, Occ: Winding Engine Driver; Father: Arthur IRVINE; Mother: Mary LESLIE; Born: 14 MAR 1860, Dunrossness, SCOT; Buried: 27 Nov 1908, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 22/1908 Black Range). Note: John’s brother, Andrew William IRINE, is buried at Black Range Cemetery.
JOHNSON George – died 9 Sep 1921, at Hack Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 90 yrs, Cause: Failing Health; Occ: Retired; Father: George JOHNSON; Mother: Margaret TULLY; Born: 3 Dec 1831, Burradon, Northumberland ENG; Married: Margaret unknown; Children: Margaret Isabella HUG, JOHNSON (1866-1928, Trayning, WA); In WA about 7 yrs; Buried: 10 Sep 1921, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 4/1921 Black Range).
KENNY Thomas James – died 5 Dec 1912, at Sandstone, WA, age 5 mths, Cause: Septic Mouth, General Oedema and Heart Failure; Father: James Joseph KENNY (Fireman); Mother: Margaret Teresa FOLEY; Born: 1912, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 6 Dec 1912, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 16/1912 Black Range).
KERSLEY William Henry – died 4 Mar 1910, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 53 yrs, Cause: Heart Failure; Occ: Miner and Woodcutter; Father: Thomas KERSLEY; Mother: Bridget Helen BUCKLEY; Born: 1857, Dunolly, VIC; Buried: 5 Mar 1910, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 4/1910 Black Range).
William KIDNER – Photo Find a Grave
KIDNER William – died (on or before) 9 Jun 1928, at Sandstone, WA, age 65 yrs; Occ: Miner; Father: William KIDNER; Buried: 9 Jun 1928, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 3/1928 Black Range).
KIRKLAND William David – died 17 Nov 1910, at Hack’s Reef Gold Mine, Sandstone, WA, age 43 yrs, Cause: Heart Failure; Occ: Miner; Father: James KIRKLAND; Mother: Susan SWINTON; Born: 24 Nov 1867, Ballarat, VIC; Married Florence LOFVEN, 1908, Burnakurra Gold Mine (45 km NE of Cue), WA; no children; Buried: 18 Nov 1910, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 13/1910 Black Range).
Keith John KLUTH – Photo Find a Grave
KLUTH Keith John – died 27 Feb 1989, at Sandstone, WA, age 63 yrs; Occ: Retired Farm hand; Father: Harry KLUTH (Bricklayer); Mother: Girlie CRAMMOND; Married Pearl Ida “Dolly” GILES nee CRIDDLE, 1855, Geraldton, WA; Buried: 9 Mar 1989, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 9/1989 Murchison).
KNUDSEN Christen Larsen – died 12 Dec 1915, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 76 yrs; Occ: Bootmaker; Father: unknown KNUDSEN; Mother: unknown; Born: Denmark; Married to Emma ATKINSON, 1874, VIC; Children: Anne (1875), Jacob Hamlet (1876), Godfrey (1878), Martin (1879), Marren Matilda (1881); In Vic in 1870, In WA about 15 yrs; Buried: 13 Dec 1915, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 15/1915 Black Range).
KRUSE Charles – died 14 Sep 1930, at Sandstone, WA, age 44 yrs; Occ: Labourer; Father: Arthur KRUSE; Mother: Johanna JOHNSON; Married (1) Ada Artelia TREE, 1912, Perth, WA, (2) Myrtle Muriel Grace GIBBS, 11 Feb 1928, Perth, WA; Child: Ione Catherine (1930); Buried: 15 Sep 1930, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 2/1930 Black Range).
LAWRY/LAWRIE William – died 30 May 1911, at Oroya Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 4 mths; Father: William John LAWRY (Miner); Mother: Annie ARNOLD; Born: Jan 1911, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 31 May 1911, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 9/1911 Black Range).
LEACH EDNA – died 9 Feb 1910, at Oroya Street, Sandstone, WA, age 4 mths; Father: Albert Edwin LEACH; Mother: Alice Charlotte OVINGTON; Born: 1909, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 10 Feb 1910, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 3/1910 Black Range).
LEE Lucy – died 1 Dec 1917, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 63 yrs; Father: George WILLIAMS; Mother: Sarah JONES; Born: 28 Sep 1854, Ettingshall, Wolverhampton, ENG; Married (1) Enoch FENN, 1875, Wolverhampton, ENG, (2) William LEE, 1901, Mount Barker, WA; Child: Mary Edith FENN (1880-1886); In WA about 42 yrs; Buried: 3 Dec 1917, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 4/1907 Black Range).
LEE Stuart – died 30 Jun 1984, in Geraldton, WA, age 82 yrs; Born: Winton, QLD; Buried: 4 Jul 1984, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 85/1984 Geraldton).
LEND Walter – died 13 Oct 1910, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age c. 21 yrs, Cause: Tuberculosis and Abscess of the Kidneys; Occ: Woodcutter; Father: unknown LEND; Mother: unknown; Born: Sweden; Buried: 14 Oct 1910, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 11/1910 Black Range). NOTE: Also recorded as LEAD or LENO.
LUSH unnamed female – died 1912, at Sandstone, WA, Cause: Stillborn; Father: Joseph Frederick Harold LUSH (Cobb and Co. Driver); Mother: Louisa LIPPIATT; Born: Sandstone, WA; Buried: 1 Jan 1912, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 1/1912 Black Range).
LUSH unnamed male – died 1912, at Sandstone, WA, Cause: Stillborn; Father: Joseph Frederick Harold LUSH (Cobb and Co. Driver); Mother: Louisa LIPPIATT; Born: Sandstone, WA; Buried: 1 Jan 1913, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 2/1912 Black Range).
Horace MAHOOD – Photo Find a Grave
MAHOOD Horace Arthur – died 4 Mar 1908, at Hack Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 10 mths 2 days; Father: Samuel Arthur MAHOOD (Draper); Mother: Maude Ethel CHRISTIE; Born: 2 May 1908, Black Range (Nunngarra), WA; Buried: 5 Mar 1908, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 4/1908 Black Range). Note: First burial in Sandstone Cemetery.
MALONEY Michael – died 7 Apr 1924, at Sandstone, WA, age 57 yrs; Occ: Labourer, Buried 8 Apr 1924, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 3/1924 Black Range).
McCARTHY Ada MELVENA – died 11 May 1911, at Green Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 37 yrs; Occ: Housewife; Father: William James RANSOME (Labourer); Mother: Margaret LYONS; Born: 1874, Lexton, VIC; Married: John Martin McCARTHY (Miner), 5 Apr 1893, Ballarat, VIC; Children: Mary Melvina (1893), John Martin (1895), Margaret Cecelia (1897), Thomas William (1898), Robert Ransome (1900), Kathleen (1902), Bartholomew Bernard (1906), Leonard Lenane (1907), Francis Joseph (1908), Patrick Bernard (1911); In WA for 2 yrs; Buried: 12 May 1911, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 6/1911 Black Range). Note: Ada’s sons, Leonard and Bernard, are buried with her in the same plot.
McCARTHY John – died 27 Sep 1908, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 42 yrs, Bachelor, Cause: Succumbed to injuries (ribs and lacerated lung) sustained in a cart accident near Yallawon Pool; Occ: Carrier; Born: South Australia; In WA for 12 yrs; Buried 28 Sep 1908, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 19/1908 Black Range). Note: A sister was living in Eastern Goldfields at the time of his death.
Black Range Courier and Sandstone Observer 2 October 1908, page 2
A Bush Tragedy
MAN FALLS FROM A CART.
INJURIES CAUSE DEATH. A man named John M’Carthy, 42 years of age, met his death in a simple manner during the week. M’Carthy, who came from South Australia in 1896, had resided at Maninga Marley for about 18 months, and until five or six weeks ago was engaged in mining. He then undertook the care of stock for Messrs. Connolly and Green, butchers, and on Tuesday of last week, in company with another man, he proceeded to Yallawon Pool for the purpose of watering cattle. After reaching camp and unloading their outfit, they decided to drive a couple of miles southwards in order to ascertain if there was any surface water available. M’Carthy, who had been drinking heavily, was not himself at the time, and it seems that when driving over some rough ground he fll from the cart, the wheel of which passed over his body. Nothing serious was apprehended at the time, but during the night M’Carthy became very ill On Wednesday the horse could not be found, but on Thursday the men were able to return to Maninga Marley, and on Friday the injured man was brought to the Sandstone hospital, where,Dr. Stead examined him. It was then found that two of M’Carthy’s ribs had been badly broken and the lung lacerated to such an extent that Dr Stead held out but little hope of his recovery, M’Carthy lingered until a little after noon on Sunday, when he succumbed to the injuries so simply received.
McCARTHY Leonard Linane – died 27 May 1911, at Green Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 3 yrs; Father: John Martin McCARTHY (Miner); Mother: Ada Melvina RANSOME; Born: Jun 1907, Lexton, VIC; In WA for 2 yrs; Buried: 28 May 1911, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 8/1911 Black Range). Note: He is buried with his mother, Ada and brother, Patrick, in the same plot.
McCARTHY Patrick Bernard – died 30 Jun 1911, at Green Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 10 wks; Father: John Martin McCARTHY (Miner); Mother: Ada Melvina RANSOME; Born: 1911, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 1 Jul 1911, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 10/1911 Black Range). Note: He is buried with his mother, Ada and brother, Leonard, in the same plot.
McINNES Peter – died 17 Mar 1909, at Green Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 52 yrs, Cause: Heart failure; Occ: Builder and Contractor; Father: Charles McINNES; Mother: Mary unknown; Born: 7 Apr 1857, Ballachulish, SCOT; Married: Amy Ann McAllister, 27 Aug 1884, Geelong, VIC; In WA since 1897; Buried: 19 Mar 1909, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 3/1909 Black Range).
McQUEEN John William – died 9 Jul 1914, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 15 mths; Father: James McQUEEN (Miner); Mother: Maud Ellen PEARCE; Born: 1913, Daylesford, VIC; Buried: 10 Jul 1914, PRES, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 8/1914 Black Range).
McSHEA Maurice (aka Morris McSHEEHY) – died 5 Dec 1910, at Paynes Street residence, Sandstone, WA,
age 29 yrs, Bachelor, Cause: Suicide by taking cyanide; Occ: Livery Stable Keeper (at Oroya Palace Hotel); Father: John McSHEEHY (Miner); Mother: Mary HEALY; Born: 14 Oct 1875, Wallaroo, SA; In WA about 5 yrs; Buried: 6 Dec 1910, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 14/1910 Black Range).
Mount Magnet Miner and Lennonville Leader 17 December 1910, page 2 – A feeling of deep regret passed over the citizens of Sandstone on Monday morning of last week, when it became known that Mr Maurice McShea, of the Oroya Livery Stables, had been found dead at his residence. He was quite well that morning, but when some friends called on him a few minutes after seeing him in the street they were shocked to find him dead. Dr. Cameron was immediately sent for, bat when he arrived on the scene there was nothing for him to do but to order the removal of the body to the morgue for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of death. On Tuesday, the deceased who was very popular and respected by everyone for his many good qualities was buried in the Roman Catholic portion of the Sandstone cemetery, the burial service being impressively read by the Very Rev. Dean Drayne. The funeral was very largely attended.
MILLANE Charles – died 9 Jul 1908, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 56 yrs; Cause: Pneumonia; Occ: Miner; Father: unknown MILLANE; Mother: unknown; Buried: 10 Jul 1908, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 13/1908 Black Range).
MITCHELL Isabella – died 23 Jan 1916, at Mingah Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 64 yrs, Cause: Paralysis of the spinal cord; Father: William GRAY; Mother: Janet MacQUEEN; Born: c. 1852, Old Monkland, Lanark, SCOT; Married Clarke MITCHELL (Labourer), 2 Jun 1876, Baillieston, Glasgow, SCOT; Children: Janet (1879), William (1880), James Forrest (1884); Arrived QLD in 1883, In WA about 23 yrs; Buried: 24 Jan 1916, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 3/1916 Black Range).
Monica Patricia MOFFIT – Photo Find a Grave
MOFFITT Monica Patricia “Pattie” – died 6 Dec 1911, at Sandstone, WA, age 9 mths; Father: Gilbert Tickle MOFFITT; Mother: Sarah Emmeline CONNOLLY; Born: 1911, Lawlers, WA; Buried: 6 Dec 1911, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 18/1911 Black Range).
Mary Hannah MOODY – Photo Find a Grave
MOODY Mary Hannah – died 23 May 1908, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 29 yrs, Spinster, Cause: Haemorrhage of the Stomach; Occ: Housemaid and Waitress; Father: George MOODY; Mother: Martha WILLIAMSON; Born: 28 Sep 1878, Grimsby, Lincolnshire ENG; Arrived in Albany, WA on 21 Jul 1906 from England; Buried: 24 May 1908, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 11/1908 Black Range).
Black Range Courier and Sandstone Observer 29 May 1908, page 2 – A sad death occurred at the hospital on Saturday night last, when Miss Mary Hannah Moody succumbed to a hemorrhage of the stomach. The deceased, who was 29 years of age arrived from England about two years ago and had been a resident of this district for over twelve months, being employed as a housemaid at the National Hotel since early in January and was held in high esteem by all who knew her. When she became so ill a fortnight ago that her removal to the hospital was necessary, all that was possible was done – for her. Dr Keenan and Matron Sutton were unremitting in their attentions, but the patient gradually sank and died at about 10 o’clock on Saturday night Her brother arrived from Bunbury by the coach a few hours before the end came. The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon at the Sandstone cemetery in the presence of a large number, of friends.
MORGAN Arthur James – died 14 Dec 1914, at Black Range Mine, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 46 yrs, Bachelor, Cause: Fell under a driving wheel; Occ: Engine Driver; Father: James MORGAN; Mother: Matilda KING; Born: 1868, Redhill, Somerset, ENG; Buried: 15 Dec 1914, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 14/1914 Black Range).
MORGAN Thomas Charles – died 29 Nov 1914, at Sandstone, WA, age 32 yrs, Bachelor, Cause: Heart Disease; Occ: Woodcutter; Father: Martin MORGAN (Railway employee); Mother: Ann JONES; Born: 20 May 1882, Macalister, QLD; In WA 7 yrs; Buried 30 Nov 1914, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 11/1914 Black Range).
Nellie Irene NEELANDS – Photo Find a Grave
NEELANDS Nellie Irene – died 27 Dec 1913, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 19 yrs, Cause: Complications from childbirth; Occ: Housewife; Father: John SCOTT; Mother: Ann Kershaw; Born: 11 Jun 1894, Ballarat, VIC; Married Robert John NEELANDS (Miner), 1913, Montague Range Goldfield, Sandstone Shire, WA; Child: Nellie Irene (1913); Buried: 28 Dec 1913, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 11/1913 Black Range).
NOSKE Mary Jane – died 29 Jul 1909, at Hack’s Reef Gold Mine, Sandstone, WA, age 35 yrs, Cause: Nephritis Uraemia (Kidney dysfunction); Occ: Housewife and Private Teacher; Father: Barnett George PORTER (Miner and Woodcutter); Mother: Euphemia CASSON; Born: 1874, Hill End, NSW; Married: Carl August NOSKE (Miner); Children: Dorothy Myrtle Euphemia (1901), Alice Levina Lydia (1903), Carl August (1905), Victor Arnold (1907); In WA for 16 yrs; Buried: 30 Jul 1909, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 9/1909 Black Range).
OLIPHANT George Edward – died 8 Nov 1909, at Mingah Street residence, Sandstone, WA, Cause: Stillborn; Father: John Douglas OLIPHANT (Miner); Mother: Lynda Evelyn MOORE; Buried: 8 Nov 1909, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 12/1909 Black Range).
PARK John – died 22 Nov 1930, age 63 yrs; Occ: Prospector from Jonesville; Buried: 23 Nov 1930, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 1/1930 Black Range).
PASCOE John Thomas died 1 Jun 1944, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 76 yrs; Occ: Prospector; Father: John PASCOE; Mother: Elizabeth MARTIN; Born: 18 Jun 1868, Moonta, SA; Married Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, 22 Apr 1891, Wallaroo Mines, SA; Children: Ruby Myrtle (1892), Rudolph (1893), Lilly Irene (1894), Edward (1897), Myrtle Silveretta (1906); In WA about 47 yrs; Buried: 2 Jun 1944, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 1/1944 Black Range).
Eric PAUL – Photo Find a Grave
PAUL/PAULL Eric – died 19 Jan 1982, at the Kalgoorlie Hospital, age 65 yrs, Bachelor; Occ: Stationhand; Father: George Robert Baden POWELL (Labourer); Mother: Agnes Mary PAUL; Born: 27 Oct 1917, Perth, WA; Buried: 23 Jan 1982, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 25/1982 East Coolgardie).
PEARSON Sydney Montgomery – died 12 Dec 1910, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 27 yrs, Bachelor, Cause: Typhoid Fever; Occ: Cooper (from Sandstone Brewery), Father: Thomas David PEARSON (Commission Merchant); Mother: Margaret Barclay NIVEN; Born: 23 Feb 1883, North Adelaide, SA; In WA since 1906; Buried: 13 Oct 1910, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 15/1910 Black Range).
PIERCE Elizabeth – died 12 Sep 1923, age 71 yrs, at the Sandstone Hospital, Cause: Paralysis and Stroke; Father: Alfred WILSON; Mother: Sarah WALKER; Married: William Bushell PIERCE (Hotelier); Children: Cecilia (1877), William (1887), Michaelmas Henry (1889); Buried: 13 Sep 1923, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 2/1923 Black Range). Note: Her son, William, is buried in the same plot.
PIERCE William – died 13 Jul 1945, at the State Battery, Sandstone, WA, age 58 yrs, Bachelor; Occ: Miner; Father: William Bushell PIERCE (Hotelier); Mother: Elizabeth WILSON; Born: 1887, Auckland, New Zealand; Buried: 15 Jul 1945, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 1/1945 Black Range). Note: He is buried in the same plot as his mother.
PIKE George Franklin – died 21 Mar 1922, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 65 yrs, Bachelor, from Danderega Station; Father: Frederick PIKE; Mother: Mary Ann FRANKLIN; Born: 1857, White Hills, VIC; In WA since 1897; Buried: 22 Mar 1922, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 1/1922 Black Range).
PITMAN John – died 23 Jan 1913, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 60 yrs, Cause: Cancer; Occ: Prospector; Father: unknown PITMAN; Mother: unknown; Buried: 24 Jan 1913, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 2/1913 Black Range).
William POLLARD – Photo Find a Grave
POLLARD William – died 26 Jan 1911, at his residence at the Oroya Mining Lease, age 56 yrs, Cause: Alcoholic Poisoning, Toxaemia and Cardiac Syncope; Occ: Mine Superintendent; Father: William POLLARD; Mother: Mary CLYINO; Born: 1855, Penstraze, Cornwall, ENG; Married: Mary Jane GRAY, 18 Mar 1876, Baldhu, Cornwall, ENG; Children: William Henry (1876), Eusebius “Sid” Gray (1890); In WA for 9 yrs; Buried: 27 Jan 1911, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 1/1911 Black Range).
POSKOVAN Joseph (aka Joso Pascov) – died 17 Dec 1913, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 29 yrs, Cause: Crushed between truck and timber; Occ: Miner; Father: Ante PASCOV; Mother: JAKA MIZAT; Born: Nikola Joso PASKOV, 5 Apr 1884, Prvic Šepurine, Sibenik-Knin, Croatia; Married: Franka SKROZA, 22 Jun 1908, Prvic Šepurine, Sibenik-Knin, Croatia; Buried: 18 Dec 1913, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 10/1913 Black Range).
PRENDERGAST Edmond – Died 30 Oct 1940, at Sandstone, WA, age 87 yrs, Bachelor, Cause: Heart Failure; Occ: Miner; Father: Patrick PRENDERGAST; Mother: Catherine ANGLIM; Born: Coolmoyne, Fethard, Tipperary, IRE; In WA since 1896; Buried: 31 Oct 1940, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 5/1940 Black Range). Note: he is buried in the same plot as his brother, Thomas.
Thomas and Edmond PRENDERGAST – Photo Find a Grave
PRENDERGAST Thomas – died 26 Jun 1926, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 70 yrs, Bachelor, Cause: unknown; Occ: Miner; Father: Patrick PRENDERGAST; Mother: Catherine ANGLIM; Born: Coolmoyne, Fethard, Tipperary, IRE; In WA since 1897; Buried: 27 Jun 1926, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 1/1926 Black Range). Note: His brother, Edmond, is buried in the same plot as him.
PROUT Madeline – died 4 Feb 1912, at Green Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 50 yrs, Cause: Chronic Heart Disease; Father: unknown; Mother: unknown; Married: unknown PROUT; Buried: 7 Feb 1912, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 4/1912 Black Range).
READ William Henry – died 15 Jul 1928, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 58 yrs, Bachelor; Father: William READ (Expiree/Farmer); Mother: Sarah SHERRY; Born: Bowes, Northampton, WA; Buried: 17 Jul 1928, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 5/1928 Black Range). Note: He was originally from Dandaragan, WA.
Richard C ROBERTS – Photo Find a Grave
ROBERTS Richard “Dicky” Charles – died 5 Jun 1937, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 78 yrs, Bachelor, Cause: Senility; Occ: Miner; Father: Richard ROBERTS; Mother: Mary BURNS; Born: 3 Mar 1859, Karkulto, Burra, SA; In WA since 1895; Buried: 6 Jun 1937, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 4/1938 Black Range).
ROCHESTER Frank – died 26 Nov 1908, at Green Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 7 days, Twin of Mabel, Cause: unknown; Father: Thomas James ROCHESTER (Miner); Mother: Alice Georgina HUMPHREY; Born: 19 Nov 1908, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 27 Nov 1908, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery Reg: 23/1908 Black Range. Note: Hilda and Mabel are also buried in the same plot.
ROCHESTER Hilda Elizabeth – died 22 Apr 1908, at Green Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 5 mths, Cause: unknown; Father: Thomas James ROCHESTER (Miner); Mother: Alice Georgina HUMPHREY; Born: Nov 1907, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 23 Apr 1908, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 10/1908 Black Range). Note: She is Buried with Frank and Mabel in the same plot.
ROCHESTER Mabel – died 24 Feb 1909, at Green Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 3 mths, Twin of Frank, Cause: unknown; Father: Thomas James ROCHESTER (Miner); Mother: Alice Georgina HUMPHREY; Born: 19 Nov 1908, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 25 Feb 1909, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 2/1909 Black Range). Note: She is buried with Frank and Hilda in the same plot.
ROWE Amy Christine – died 1 Mar 1912, at Sandstone, WA, age 23 mths, Cause: Poisoning from sucking on a Daisy Fly Catcher; Father: Edward Heesom ROWE (Fish and produce dealer); Mother: Elizabeth Rosina CROSS; Born: Apr 1910, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 2 Mar 1912, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 5/1912 Black Range).
RYAN Joseph Gerard – died 1 Oct 1909, at Sandstone, WA, Cause: Stillborn; Father: Jeremiah Joseph RYAN (Publican); Mother: Sarah Jane TULLY; Buried: 2 Oct 1909, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 11/1909 Black Range).
RYAN Patrick – died 10 Jun 1909, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 44 yrs, Cause: Pneumonia and Bronchitis; Occ: Prospector; Father: unknown RYAN; Mother: Dora CUMMINS; Buried: 11 Jun 1909, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 6/1909 Black Range).
RYMER Ethel Mary – died 1 Feb 1911, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 25 yrs, Cause: Intestinal Obstruction, Toxaemia and Cardiac Syncope; Father: Nicholas George GEORGE; Mother: Janet GARDINER; Born: c.1885, QLD; Married: Arthur RYMER, 5 May 1902, Boulder, WA; Children: Arthur Charles RYMER (1903-1966); In WA for 17 yrs; Buried: 2 Feb 1911, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 2/1911 Black Range).
SAMPEY Unnamed Male – died (on or before) 9 Sep 1912, at Sandstone, WA, Cause: Stillborn; Father: William Thomas SAMPEY (Miner); Mother: Caroline Julia TOOMEY; Buried: 9 Sep 1912, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 13/1912 Black Range).
SAMPSON Unnamed Male – died 6 Sep 1910, at Sandstone, WA; Cause: Stillborn; Father: Alexander Gillies SAMPSON (Restaurateur); Mother: Sarah SOLOMON; Buried: 7 Jan 1910, JEWISH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 12/1911 Black Range).
SASS John – died 14 Jul 1917, at Gum Creek (20 km South of Sandstone), age 81 yrs; Buried: 15 Jul 1917, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 3/1917 Black Range).
SCHAFER Ernest Herbert – died 25 Mar 1912; at Sandstone, WA, age 52 yrs; Occ: Chemist and practising as a doctor; Father: Jacob William Henry SCHAFER; Mother: Jessie BROWN; Born: Greater London, ENG; Buried: 25 Mar 1912, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 7/1912 Black Range).
SCHERINI Guilis – died 5 Sep 1911, at Black Range Hospital, age 28 yrs, Cause: Died from loss of blood from a stab wound (attacker, Ambragio AMBROSINI); Occ: Miner from Oroya GM; Born: Genoa, Italy; In WA for 8 yrs; Buried: 6 Sep 1911, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 14/1911 Black Range).
SCOTT John – died 21 Oct 1908, at the State Battery, Sandstone, WA; age 42 yrs, Cause: Crushed in a work accident by chimney stack; Occ: Contractor; Father: unknown; Mother: unknown; Reg: 21/1908 Black Range; Born: England; Buried: 23 Oct 1908, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery.
SHANNON John Noel – died 4 Aug 1915, at Meelah Street, Sandstone, WA, age 2 mths, Cause: Bronchitis, due to impact of measles; Father: John Noel SHANNON (Amalgamator/Millman); Mother: Kathleen Mary DREW; Born: 1915, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 4 Aug 1915, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 8/1915 Black Range).
SIMPSON John Law Downie – died 1 Dec 1909; at Sandstone Hospital, age 42 yrs; Occ: Publican; Father: Thomas SIMPSON; Mother: Jane DOWNIE; Born: 15 Nov 1867, Ballarat, VIC; Married: Jemima “Minnie” NICHOLLS, 22 Dec 1890, South Melbourne, VIC; Children: Claude Downie (1891); Bertram John (1896); Buried 2 Dec 1909, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 19/1909 Black Range).
Maurice SOLOMON – Photo Find a Grave
SOLOMON Maurice – died 17 Oct 1908, at Sandstone Hospital, age 50 yrs, Bachelor, Cause: Paralytic Stroke; Occ: Book-keeper from Nunngarra (Black Range); Father: Isaac Saul SOLOMON (Clothier); Mother: Frances Amelia SLOMEN; Born: 1858, Sydney, NSW; In WA for 15 yrs; Buried: 18 Oct 1908, JEWISH section, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 20/1908 Black Range).
SONNENSCHEIN Frederick – died 2 Nov 1925, at Maninga Marley, age 59 yrs; Cause: Drowned in a mine; Occ: Miner; Father: unknown; Mother: unknown; Married: Rebecca Agnes MATTHEWS nee SUNSHINE, 9 Jul 1891, Launceston, TAS; Children: No Children, six step-children; In WA for 27 yrs; Buried: 4 Nov 1925, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 4/1925 Black Range).
THOMAS Joseph James – died 4 Nov 1947, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 86 yrs, Cause: Heart attack; Occ: Prospector; Father: Joseph Thomas; Mother: Mary Ann MOLLAND; Born: 9 Feb 1861, Castlemaine, VIC; Married: Jane Maria TRESIDDER, 28 Mar 1888, Wallaroo Mine, SA; Children: Eveline (1889), Joseph (1890), Cicely (1893), Olive (1898), Frank (1900), George (1904); In WA for 47 yrs; Buried: 5 Nov 1947, WES, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 1/1947 Black Range).
THOMSON James William – died 6 Jul 1908, at Meelah Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 44 yrs, Cause: Miner’s Complaint (Phthisis); Occ: Minier; Father: John THOMSON; Mother: unknown KERR; Born: 1864, Hamilton, NSW; Married: Maria MILLER, 7 May 1890, Armidale, NSW; Children: Gordon William (1890), Evelyn Elizabeth (1892), Mabel Ada (1894), Harriett Eva (1896); Buried: 7 Jul 1908, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 14/1908 Black Range).
THORNTON George Joseph – died (on or before) 21 Apr 1912, at Sandstone, WA, age 7 mths Cause: unknown; Father: George Frederick THORNTON (Miner); Mother: Mary Agatha O’SHEA; Born: 1911, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 21 Apr 1912, RC; at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 9/1912 Black Range).
TRENERRY Bertram – died 18 Dec 1911, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 34 yrs, Bachelor, Cause: Burnt by scalding pressured water; Occ: Miner from Youanmi Gold Mine; Father: James TRENERRY; Mother: Eliza Ann BATTEN; Born: 12 Jul 1877, Kapunda, SA; In WA about 11 yrs; Buried: 19 Dec 1911, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 20/1911 Black Range).
Frank TURNEY – Photo Find a Grave
TURNEY Arthur “Frank” – died 10 Jul 1909, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 45 yrs, Bachelor, Cause: Heart Failure; Occ: Store Manager; Father: George TURNEY; Mother: Eliza Rebecca ELKINGTON; Born: 1864, Liverpool, Lancashire, ENG; In WA for abt 7 yrs; Buried: 12 Jul 1909, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 8/1909 Black Range).
UNKNOWN BIDDIP (Aboriginal) – died Sep 1912, at Sandstone, WA; Death not Registered; Buried at the Sandstone Cemetery.
UNKNOWN Dingo (Aboriginal) – died 23 Nov 1918, at the Aboriginal camp near Sandstone, WA, age 58 yrs; Buried: 24 Nov 1918, ABORIGINAL section, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 3/1918 Black Range).
UNKNOWN Jenny A. “Granny” (Aboriginal) – died 30 May 1919, at the Aboriginal camp near Sandstone, WA, age 57 yrs; Buried 31 May 1919, ABORIGINAL section, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 3/1919 Black Range).
UNKNOWN Peter (Aboriginal) – died 11 Sep 1911; at the Sandstone Hospital; Cause: Pneumonia; Buried 13 Sep 1911, ABORIGINAL section, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Death not Registered).
Samuel URE – Photo Find a Grave
URE Samuel “Sam” – died 25 Apr 1932, at Old Oroya Gold Mine, age unknown, Cause: Fall of Earth; Occ: Prospector; Father: unknown; Mother: unknown; Buried: 1 Oct 1995, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery Reg: 84/2000 Perth. Note: Samuel’s bones were uncovered and interred in 1995. His death was not registered until the 2000 inquest.
WALLACE Rene (aka Rene NICHOLLS or Rene MELLI) – died 14 Sep 1911, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 28 yrs; Lived on Oroya Street; Father: unknown; Mother: unknown; Buried: 15 Sep 1911, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 15/1911 Black Range).
WALSH Patrick George – died 9 Aug 1908, at Nurse Cox’s Private Hospital, Sandstone, WA, age 36 yrs, Cause: Pneumonia; Occ: Carpenter, at Black Range Gold Mine; Father: Patrick WALSH (Rope Maker); Mother: Catherine McCARTHY; Born: 1872, Geelong, VIC; Married: Alice Pricilla DENNING, 11 Feb 1903, St Mary’s Church, Colac, VIC; Children: Herbert Patrick (1903-1903), John (1904-1904), Eileen Boronica (1905-1985), Christopher (1907-1907); In WA for 5 yrs; Buried: 11 Aug 1908, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 18/1908 Black Range).
WALTERS Laura – died 22 Jul 1915, at Mingah Street, Sandstone, WA, age 34 yrs, Spinster, Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Occ: Home Duties; Father: Laurence Albert WALTERS; Mother: Robina Sarah JOYCE; Born: 1880, Panton Hill, VIC; In WA for 8 yrs; Buried: 24 Jul 1915, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 7/1915 Black Range).
Thomas Hustler Walton – Photo Find a Grave
WALTON Thomas Hustler – died 28 Jun 1914, at Black Range Gold Mine, Nunngara (Black Range), WA, age 24 yrs, Bachelor, Cause: Crushed by the descending skip; Occ: Mine Trucker; Father: Robert Hunton WALTON; Mother: Sarah Corner HUSTLER; Born: 1890, Norton, Durham, ENG; In WA for 2 yrs, arrived aboard the ship “Belgic” on 27 Apr 1912 with his brother, John; Buried: 30 Jun 1914, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 7/1914 Black Range).
William Henry WATERS – Photo Find a Grave
WATERS William Henry – died 9 Oct 1910, at the Sandstone racecourse, Sandstone, WA, age 53 yrs, Cause: Heart Failure; Occ: Miner and Teamster; Father: William WATERS; Mother: Elizabeth ADAMS; Born: 8 Jul 1857, Yatta Creek, SA; Married: Frances “Fanny” Harriet WILSON, 9 Apr 1885, Terowie, SA; Children: Elden William (1886), Villitta Jane (1889), Olivia (1891), Frank Roy (1893), William Stanley (1899), Edwin Wilson (1902); In WA for 12 yrs; Buried: 9 Oct 1910, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 12/1910 Black Range).
Mount Magnet Miner and Lennonville Leader 12 November 1910, page 2 – The many friends of Mr William Waters in this district will learn with regret of his death which occurred at the Sandstone racecourse at 6 o’clock on Wednesday morning. It appears that Mr Waters took his horse, Hiawatha, onto the course for exercise, and practically died in the saddle, as, after giving the horse some little work, he was seen to fall from its back and was dead when picked up. The deceased was for many years a teamster on the Mt. Magnet-Lawlers road in the early days but latterly has resided at Sandstone. An inquest was held, and a post-mortem examination showed the cause of death to be heart disease. The funeral took place on Thursday morning at 10 o’clock, and was largely attended, the remains being interred in the Sandstone cemetery.
WATSON John Robert – died 9 Dec 1914, at the Sandstone Hospital, Cause: Stillborn; Father: John Robert WATSON; Mother: Minerva Marie SPADIER (Miner); Buried: 9 Dec 1914, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 12/1914 Black Range).
WEEKS Roy Charles – died (on or before) 8 Oct 1911, at Hack Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 14 mths; Father: Leonard Arthur WEEKS (Restaurateur); Mother: Enrica Anna BAUM; Born: Aug 1910, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 8 Oct 1911, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 16/1911 Black Range).
WEST Ernest – died 24 Oct 1927, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 45-50 yrs, Cause: Cardiac Failure due to exposure and exhaustion; Occ: Labourer; Father: unknown; Mother: unknown; Buried: 24 Oct 1927, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 2/1927 Black Range). Note: He is also recorded as Ernest WEBB.
WILLIAMS Myrtle Emily May – died 6 Aug 1915, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 8 yrs, Cause: Injuries from an exploding detonator; Father: George Edward WILLIAMS (Miner); Mother: Matilda ADOLPH; Born: 22 Aug 1907, Nunngarra (Black Range), WA; Buried: 7 Aug 1915, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 9/1915 Black Range).
WOINAR John – died 17 Oct 1912, age 3 days; Father: Anthony WOINAR (Storekeeper); Mother: Annie BOHANNA; Born: 14 Oct 1912, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 18 Oct 1912, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 15/1912 Black Range).
Sandstone Cemetery Sign Board – Photo Find a Grave
DID YOU KNOW??? – The town was the inspiration for the mining town in Randolph Stow’s novel Tourmaline which Stow described as “rust-red roofs, the skeletal obelisks of headless windmills … It is not a ghost town. It simply lies in a coma. This may never end.”
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It would help if you got your information right on John Bennett
Perhaps you could supply the correct infoamtion if it is wrong, that would be helpful dont you think?
amazing and sad storys
There is so many stories from cemetery’s and some so very sad thank you Moya for this post
Hello, just wondering if you have a grave location for John Woinar at the Sandstone Cemetery? I can’t see his name on the photo of the registry sign – it could be there but I can’t seem to see it. Thank you.
Hi Suzanne I dont think that there is a plan for the Sandstone cemetery but you could check with the Sandstone Shire. John Woinar would have been my husbands GT GT Uncle.
What sad stories you have shared here but it paints a picture of the times and places. Thankyou for your research.
This gives me a look at some of my relatives from the past, many from sandstone. Thank you