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The Fields Find Tragedy-

27/05/2018 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The worst accident ever to happen on the Yalgoo Goldfields at Fields Find was on the 31st Aug 1899. On this date, four men were working in the No. 1 shaft of the Fields Find GM. Fields Find is located between Yalgoo and Paynes Find, approximately 54km northwest of Paynes Find. They were Daniel HOGAN […]

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Filed Under: Grave Tales, People, Places Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Fields Find, Goldfields History, Pinyalling, Western Australia

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