Streets named for Miners:

Streets named after miners who have been killed in workplace accidents in Kalgoorlie:-

In the mid 1990’s, the new subdivision of Somerville-O’Connor, started a trend to name new streets after miners who had been killed in mining accidents:- I have listed below 41 names, if you know if any that have been missed do let me know.

Two streets in Somerville, named after miners killed at work, Heaney Close and Sharp Road.

BATES DRIVE: Somerville – Thomas Bates – d 25 Mar 1904 – Great Boulder GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/thomas-2/

BUCHANAN COURT, Somerville – John Buchanan –  d 20 Aug 1934 – Great Boulder GM

John BUCHANAN

BULL WAY, Somerville –  Eli Bull – d 17 Mar 1898 – Hannans Star GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/eli/

COLGAN STREET, Somerville – Richard Colgan – d 16 Mar 1918 – Great Boulder GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/richard/

COX STREET,Somerville – Keith Cox – d 5 Apr 1968 – Great Boulder GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/keith/

CROWLEY GARDENS, Somerville – Cornelius Vincent Crowley – d 27 May 1958 – Lake View & Star GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/cornelius-vincent/

GALBRAITH STREET, Somerville – Hubert Roy Galbraith – d 10 Jan 1951 – Great Boulder GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/hubert-roy/

GOUGE STREET, Somerville – Ronald Joseph Gouge – d  19 May 1965 – Great Boulder GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/ronald-joseph/

GRAVIS STREET, Somerville – Arnolds Gravis – d 21 Sep 1973 – Lake View & Star GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/arnolds/

HEANEY CLOSE, Somerville- Andrew James (Andy) Heaney – d 2 May 2004 – Super Pit, Kalgoorlie
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/heaney-andrew-james/

HEFRON CIRCLE, Somerville – Michael Lancelot (Lance) Hefron – d 19 Jul 1952 – Lake View & Star GM https://www.wavmm.com/listing/michael-lancelot/

HERON RISE, Somerville – Arthur Heron – d 5 Oct 1951-  Lake View & Star GM

Arthur HERON

HITCHCOCK STREET, Somerville – John Edward Hitchcock- d 3 May 1955 – Great Boulder GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/john-edward-2/

LANGLEY PLACE, Somerville – Brian Allen Langley – d 2 Jul 1985 – Lake View shaft KCGM https://www.wavmm.com/listing/brian/

MAGUIRE STREET, Somerville – Frederick Maguire – d 19 Mar 1940 – Lake View & Star
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/frederick-10/

MAHER STREET, Somerville – Martin Christopher Maher – d 26 Aug 1905 – Lake View & Star GM https://www.wavmm.com/listing/martin-christopher/

 MANNERS WAY, Somerville – Edmund Manners – d 14 Apr 1899 – Great Boulder GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/edward-manners/

MATTHEWS WAY, Somerville – Charles James Matthews – d 20 Oct 1937 – Associated GM, Kalgoorlie
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/charles-james-matthews/

 McCARTHY STREET, Somerville –  Jack McCarthy-  d 3 Apr 1939 –  Hannans North GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/jack-mccarthy/

MCGILLIVRAY STREET, Somerville – George Hossack McGillivray – d 9 Jul 1968 – Perserverance GM – https://www.wavmm.com/listing/george-hossack/

MCKAY STREET, Somerville – Arthur Stanley McKay – d 24 Aug 1960 – Lake View & Star GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/arthur-stanley/

MOSCONI CIRCLE, Somerville – Stefano (Stephen) Mosconi – d 11 Jan 1945 – South Kalgurli GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/stefano-mosconi/

O’BYRNE CRESCENT, BROADWOOD – Neville John O’Byrne – d 7 Feb 1990 – Edwards Find GM, Marvel Loch  https://www.wavmm.com/listing/neville-john/

OSMETTI DRIVE, Somerville – Charles Osmetti – d 6 Dec 1921 – Golden Horseshoe GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/osmetti/

PEEK STREET, Somerville – Herbert Leslie Peek –  d 3 Sep 1954 – Great Boulder GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/herbert-leslie/

RAMUS CIRCLE, Somerville – Giacomo Ramus – d 4 Dec 1979 – Mt Charlotte GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/giacomo-ramus/

RISEBERRY STREET, Somerville – John Osmond Riseberry – 30 Jul 1952 – South Kalgurli GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/john-osmond/

 ROURKE COVE, Somerville – Michael William Rourke – d 10 Mar 1976 – Silver Lake NM, Kambalda
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/michael-william/

RULE COURT, Somerville – jack Rule- d 29 Apr 1952 – Enterprise GM, Kalgoorlie
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/jack-rule/

SANDERS STREET, Somerville – SANDERS EBENEZER – d 12 November 1930 – Chaffers GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/ebenezer/

 SOBOTA STREET, Somerville – Mieczyslaw (Mick) Sobota – d 7 Mar 1961- Enterprise GM Kalgoorlie
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/mieczyslaw/

SEINOR STREET, Somerville – Keith Hugh Seinor- d 22 Jun 1954 – Lake View & Star GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/keith-hugh-seinor/

SHARP STREET, Somerville – Robert Corbett Sharp- d 18 Aug 1910 – Great Boulder GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/robert-corbett/

SIMPSON STREET, Somerville – William Neillans Simpson – d 26 Mar 1963 – Oroya GM Kalgoorlie
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/william-neillans/

STEEL PLACE, Somerville – William Jameson Steel – d 22 oct 1955 – Great Boulder GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/william-jamieson/

STRAW STREET, Somerville – Andrew James Tony Straw –d 4 Dec 1959 – Great Boulder GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/straw/

TINKLER STREET, Somerville – Stephen Harold Tinkler – d 27 Jun 1947 – Lake View & Star GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/stephen-harold/

TREVASKIS STREET, Somerville – James Henry George Trevaskis – d 8 Mar 1923 – Golden Horseshoe GM https://www.wavmm.com/listing/trevaskis/

TURICH WAY, Victory Heights – Mark George Turich – d 11 Sep 1981 – North Kalgurli GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/mark-george/

VITALI STREET, Somerville – Michele Vitali – d 30 Apr 1991 – Mt Charlotte GM Kalgoorlie
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/michele-vitali/

WASLEY STREET, Somerville – Ernest John Wasley – d 18 Mar 1954 – Lake View & Star GM
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/ernest-john-wasley/

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My name is Moya Sharp, I live in Kalgoorlie Western Australia and have worked most of my adult life in the history/museum industry. I have been passionate about history for as long as I can remember and in particular the history of my adopted home the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Through my website I am committed to providing as many records and photographs free to any one who is interested in the family and local history of the region.

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