Murchison Times and Day Dawn Gazette – Cue 27 March 1913 – In the early months of 1913, the quiet goldfields town of Meekatharra was shaken by a dramatic and troubling incident that quickly became known locally as the “Meekatharra Shooting Sensation.” It was about nine o’clock in the evening when the disturbance occurred in […]
Blood on the Mulga Plains: The Last Day of John Sutherland
John Sutherland, better known as the ‘Duke of Sutherland’, died on the 26th of February 1895 in his own camp at Nannine, in the Meekatharra district. His age was not known. He was a miner who was shot dead by an old friend, Henry Augustus Muller, who then killed himself. Both men were old identities […]
Graves Beneath the Endless Sky – Meekatharra Cemetery
The following researched names for the Meekatharra Cemetery are the result of many months of dedicated and painstaking work by David Senn, whose contribution has been nothing short of invaluable. Through his commitment and generosity with both time and expertise, we now have far more than just basic burial details. Each entry includes a thoughtfully […]
Death of a Desperate Man –
Munarra Gully is located 52 kilometres from Meekatharra, close to Tuckanarra. On the old Munarra Station (now Byro Station), three graves rest within a fenced, ungazetted burial ground. Among them lies Michael Koningas, Suig AH, a labourer who passed away from natural causes on May 9, 1904, along with one unidentified individual. Michael KONINGAS Cause […]
Old Meeka Cemetery – ”are we now remembered?”
The original cemetery used before the town of Meekatharra was gazetted in 1903 and continued to be used until May 1907. The cemetery was located next to mining works and was deemed unsuitable. In 1907 the town council organised the creation of the Cemetery Board, which organised land cleared for a new cemetery. – With […]
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