Comments on: The Coolgardie Safe – a family story

By: Allen Gledhill

Allen Gledhill — Sun, 26 May 2024 05:28:32 +0000

Brilliant work once again Moya.

By: Allen Gledhill

Allen Gledhill — Sun, 26 May 2024 05:26:39 +0000

Mid fifties, 56-57, before we had an ‘STC’ electric fridge at my Grandmas home and all my memories before that were the ‘Coolgardie Safe’ and the old ice box but we survived okay. Brilliant invention.

By: Moya Sharp

Moya Sharp — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 09:45:23 +0000

Hi Carol If you contact the Kalgoorlie Archives they will be able to look up a possible death notice and an obituary which may give some more details about his death. You can email them on:- Timothy.Moore@ckb.wa.gov.au Failing this the only other way is to get his death certificate. As David said, if he does turn out to be a mine accident death we will definitely add him in.

By: Motoguzzimackers

Motoguzzimackers — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 07:27:18 +0000

In reply to Moya Sharp.

Carol and Moya,
I just did another check on Trove and found this:
Two Men Die At Work
KALGOORLIE, Mon.
Two men collapsed and died while in the Golden Mile today. William Gross (63), married, labourer, of Brownhill-road Kalgoorlie, was working on the crude ore conveyor platform of the Croesus Pro
prietary treatment plant this afternoon when he collapsed.
A 71-year-old Italian, Paul Marchensi, married, labourer,of Johnson-street, Boulder, collapsed while attending to the air-conditioning boiler near the survey office of the Lake View and Star mine.
West Australian, Tuesday 29 April 1952, page 4

By: Moya Sharp

Moya Sharp — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 09:39:07 +0000

In reply to Carol O’Neill.

Hi Carol I have looked up his death registration, I think this would be him.
Gross Arthur W Male Boulder 7 1952
I have checked the Mines Dep Annual report for 1952 which lists all mine accident but Im afraid Arthur isnt listed. I have tried to look him up in the online newspapers but the 1950 is the cut off date at the moment. Can you tell me what family details were told to you about him. If he does indeed turn out to be a mine accident we would be happy to add him to the memorial. Do you think anyone in the family would have his death certificate or wold you be willing to get a copy of it?
I looked up where he was buried and I find he is in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery:- GROSS Arthur William 65 METH 30/04/1952
As this give you an approximate date of death you could contact the Kalgoorlie Archives who have all of the newspapers on microfil and coukld look up this date for you to see if there are any article or mention in family notices of his cause of death. You can get in touch with them with the following email address. Tim.Cudini@ckb.wa.gov.au

By: Carol O’Neill

Carol O’Neill — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 01:06:53 +0000

Hi Moya I was wondering if you found any more information on my grandfather William Arthur Gross who died in a mine don’t know which one in 1952. Are you able to find out any information on which mine he died in and what he died of. I understand if you can’t and thank you anyway.

By: Esmae Southorn

Esmae Southorn — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 00:47:29 +0000

That is a great posting I have a treasured Coolgardie safe ( modern version ) and love it so much