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Kunanalling Graves:

07/11/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

KUNANALLING — The town grew up on the goldfields, located 32 kilometres north west of Coolgardie. It was gazetted in June 1893 just a few months before Kalgoorlie. Originally known as 25 Mile, the name was changed later to Kunanalling which in the Aboriginal dialect of the area means place of the eagle hawk. The […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Kunanalling, Western Australia

Irish Mining Deaths in WA

31/10/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Irish born men killed on Mine Site Accidents in Western Australia. 1892 to Present = 70 men ASHCROFT Thomas – Born Antrim, IRELAND – 27yrs – Died 14 Apr 1898 – at Hands Across the Sea GM, Kunnalling (near Coolgardie), Western Australia.  https://www.wavmm.com/listing/thomas/ BARRY Phillip – Born Bauravilla, Cork, Ireland – 56yrs – Died 28 […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

Thomas O’Donnell – grave tales

17/10/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Kalgoorlie Western Argus –  25 December 1900, page 50 The Grave of Thomas O’Donnell one of the Ullaring Pioneers. O’DONNELL Thomas M, died 12 May 1898 aged about 41yrs, at the Mountain Daisy Lease, Ullarring. He was buried by Police constable Alfred Thompson HOY, Witnesses were John JENNINGS and William LAMB. His occupation was Prospector […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Pioneers, ullaring, Western Australia

James and Amelia Saunders – grave tales

10/10/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

One of the many impressive memorials in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery is of the grave of James and Amelia SAUNDERS.  Grave 5262 in the Anglican section. This is part of their story. James Archibald SAUNDERS was born Malmsbury, Victoria 29 June 1873 to James and Catherine (nee Williams) Saunders. He married Amelia Elizabeth FLEXMORE in Boulder, […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Mining Accidents, Western Australia

Alistar Douglas Calder – grave tales

03/10/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

CALDER Alistar Douglas, d 2 Mar 1907 at Berrigin via Black Range, Age 14 months: Father:- Neil CALDER (Mine Manager) Mother:- Mary Jane Priestly, Cause: Natural Causes. Born: Perth WA, buried Nungarra Cemetery. Sacred to the memory of Alistar Douglas Calder The Beloved son of Neil and Mary Calder Died at Birrigrin Black Range March […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Birrigrin, Black Range, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Western Australia

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