While recently researching the lives of those buried in the Peak Hill Cemetery, I came across this very sad and tragic story. Catherine Francis ‘Kitty’ and George Howard had married in Warriminnie near Minginew, WA, in 1895 at the home of Catherine’s sister. Both George and Catherine were from Victoria. Up to the time of […]
Blood on the Goldfields: The Katherine Cane Tragedy
In March 1909, a shocking murder at Meekatharra stunned the people of the Murchison district and became one of the most widely discussed crimes on the Western Australian goldfields. The victim was Katherine Jane Cane, also known in the district as Caroline Jane Scott, a well-respected young woman who had been living apart from Donald […]
One Bullet—Two Victims – The Fugitive Hector Shot During Arrest
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 […]
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