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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

Alice Jane Farquhar – grave tales

26/09/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

On the 15th November 1900 Alice Jane FARQUHAR nee NICOL, aged 41yrs, was buried in the Anglican section of the Kalgoorlie Cemetery. After 120 years you will see that her memorial has stood the test of time. Alice was the daughter of Alexander NICOL who was a shipowner and Lord Provost of Aberdeen and Jane nee […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Kalgoorlie boulder

Too Late to Say Goodbye – grave tales

26/09/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Fri 17th Jul 1942 Kalgoorlie Miner BOY SERIOUSLY INJURED ON WARBURTON RANGES TRACK LAVERTON AMBULANCE LONG TRIP About noon yesterday, the Laverton ambulance commenced a 200-mile trip each way along Warburton Ranges to attend a boy seriously injured when run over by a tractor trailer. The boy is John  William Wade, the 13-year-old son of Mr […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Mt Margaret, Western Australia

Samuel Slater Bentley – grave tales

29/08/2020 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

Samuel Slater BENTLEY was the son of Thomas Beverton BENTLEY and Annice SLATER. he was born in Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England in 1876. He married Rosalinda Violet Fox in Boulder on the 5th April 1905 at age 26yrs just a fortnight before his terrible death. Kalgoorlie Miner – 19 April 1905, page 6 PREMATURE EXPLOSION, […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Mining Accidents, Western Australia

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