In mining areas it was very common to have deaths occur from accidents and miners lung conditions, and Lawlers is no exception. In the Lawlers Cemetery there are 19 mining related deaths out of a total of 164 burials. It is sad that none of them have a headstone. Their details are all recorded on […]
To be or not to be – Lawlers Suicides
In this last edition of the Lawlers Cemetery Snapshots we look at suicides. Suicide was a sad but common cause of death in the early days of the Goldfields. Sometimes it was a release from a certain and horrific death by thirst or heat. Other times it was due to hopelessness and despair. In most […]
Lawlers Cemetery- Snapshot – all the little children
As to be expected in these early times, the child mortality rate was very high. If you lived away from a large population, it was even higher. The risk was not just for the babies and young children, but for the mothers as well. It is said, that if you were pregnant and living in […]
The Great Western Woodlands – a verse by John Terrell
It’s special out here, connecting with nature Surrounded by bush, acre upon acre It’s quiet here too, as I suck in fresh air No sound of machinery or thoughts of despair Salmon gums and gimlets they shine in the sun Once raped for mine timber, and railed out by the ton Gone are the […]
Lawlers Cemetery – Snapshot – The Irish
Over the next few days I will be publishing the results of my work on the update of the Lawlers Cemetery records and photos. I have been careful editing and researching for the past three weeks. This cemetery is quite small, with only 164 burials. Like all cemeteries, it’s a snapshot of the people who […]
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