Harry Tedge and Jane Hannah Pearce were married in Leonora in 1907 (Marriage Registration 4300001/1908, Mt Margaret). Their other twelve children were born between 1908 and 1922. They were: John Thomas born 1908 in Perth (Birth Registration 100984/1908, Perth); Harry born 1911 in Gwalia (Birth Registration 4300061/1911, Mt Margaret); Alfred Edward born 1913 in Gwalia (Birth Registration 4300066/1913, Mt Margaret), died 1917 in Boulder, aged 17 months (Death Registration 700014/1915, Boulder); Margaret Lillian born 1915, Gwalia (Birth Registration 4300004/1916, Mt Margaret); Phyllis Edna born Leonora 1918 (Birth Registration 4300040/1918, Mt Margaret); Frederick born 1922 in Leonora (Birth Registration 4300013/1922, Mt Margaret); Nancy born 1924; Doris Joyce (Joy) born 1927; Elizabeth (Betty) born 1930; Dorothy born 1933; Roberta born 1935; Donald Robert born 30 July 1937.
The children's father, Harry, who was born in South Melbourne in 1886, died 3 December 1871 in Maylands, aged 87 years (Death Registration 104546/1971, Perth). His widow, who was born in Durham, England, in 1890, died at Maylands 28 March 1981 aged 91 years (Death Registration 101150/1981, Perth).
The child's father, Norman Leonard Teede, was born 19 March 1893 at Bunbury. His mother, Kathleen Sarah Gasmier, was born at Kalgoorlie on 19 September 1898. Kenneth was the first of their three known children. The others were Leonard Norman Teede born 1923, Perth (Birth Registration 1167/1923, Perth) and Margaret Mary born 1931, Kalgoorlie (Birth Registration 221/1931, East Coolgardie). The children's father died 30 March 1948 in Coolgardie. Their mother died at City Beach on 2 October 1981.
Bortolo is buried in the Roman Catholic portion of the Leonora Cemetery, plot number 165.
Known as Jack.
Jack and his son, Peter, appeared in the newspapers quite frequently for various minor breaches of the law, including the death of a child after an accident in a sulky which Jack Togni was driving, in November 1913; ill-treating a horse in January 1914; and dealing in illicit liquor in August 1916. His daughter, Elizabeth, married in the Mt Margaret district in 1934, to Lorenzo Tongnali (Marriage Registration 16/1934, Mt Margaret).
Lucia Togni became a naturalized Australian citizen in 1925.
The deceased died from shock caused by a fractured skull which he suffered in a motor accident on the Leonora- Gwalia Rd.
An inquest was held at the Leonora Courthouse on 10 May 1935 concerning the death of Pietro Tognolini, the victim of the motor accident on the Leonora-Gwalia road on 4 May. Constable Trekardo conducted the inquiry and Mr. G. T. Mofflt acted as coroner.
Known as Bob,
Apparently the deceased had descended the winze after coming on afternoon shift. The day shift had fired the cut about an hour before, and had left a jet of compressed air turned on in the winze, to dispel the fumes. There was a short cross cut in about six feet from the bottom of the winze, and it was evident that a pocket of gas had collected in this crosscut. The presence of carbon-monoxide would indicate that some of the blasting gelatine had burnt. There was no suggestion that the men had departed from the usual routine of work.
The deceased is buried in Plot 179 of the Roman Catholic portion of the Leonora Cemetery.
Giuseppe Venosta and Giuseppe Trinca were killed by an explosion in Gwalia mine. They had fired a number of charges and returned to one that had missed. Whilst they were doing so, the charge exploded unexpectedly and both men were killed instantaneously.
Mary Mulligan and John Tyler were married in Ashfield, New South Wales, in 1900 (Marriage Registration 3246/1900, Ashfield). Some of their children were James Reginald Eric born 1903 Leonora; Grace Patricia May born 1905 in Leonora; Reginald born 1908 in Leonora; Veronica Susan born 1915.
Known as Joe.
Mr Varischetti was considered to be one of the pioneers of the district. He had suffered for some years from the occupational disease contracted at his work as a miner. Married in Italy in 1908, Joe Varischetti came to Gwalia in 1910 and had lived there since that time.
The child's father, Giuseppe Varischetti, was born 1888 and his wife, Modesta, about 1889. They married in Gorno, Italy, 12 October 1910. Their family of ten included: Luigi born 1910, died Leonora 1920, aged 10 years (Death Registration 4300041/1920, Mt Margaret); Rosa Maria (Rosie) born 1914 in Gwalia (Birth Registration 4300030/1914, Mt Margaret), died 1945 in Leonora District Hospital, aged 30 years; Joseph Peter born 1915 in Gwalia (Birth Registration 4300079/1915, Mt Margaret); Luigi (Louis) born 1921 in Sons of Gwalia Lease (Birth Registration 4300012/1921, Mt Margaret) ; Henry born 1923 (aged 7 years); Victor born 1924 (aged 17 years); Peter born circa 1926 (aged 15 years); Mary born circa 1927 (aged 14 years); Stella born 1930 (aged 10 years); Deceased 1 male, 1 female
Giuseppe died 1941 of silicosis in Leonora and Modesta died 4 May 1961 in Leonora. They both appear in this website.
Giuseppe Venosta and Giuseppe Trinca were killed by an explosion in Gwalia mine. They had fired a number of charges and returned to one that had missed. Whilst they were doing so, the charge exploded unexpectedly and both men were killed instantaneously.
Mr Vistarini was found dead in his camp at Lawlers. He had been prospecting on the Northern Goldfields for over 48 years.
The deceased had a brother, Emerico, who died at Coolgardie in 1946, aged 77 years.
The deceased's father, Hannibal Vistarini, was born about 1828 in Lodi, Milan, Italy. In 1852, possibly in Piedmont, Italy, he married Hannah Gallimberti, with whom he emigrated to Australia in 1853. The couple had six children between 1854 and 1863, including sons Achilles (Birth Registration 9124/1860) in Victoria and Emerico Ernesto, born 1863 (Birth Registration 16330/1863) in Victoria. In 1869, in what is believed to have been a de facto relationship with Isabella Burton, a further 10 children were born of which Hugh was the third of 5 sons and 5 daughters.
Hannibal died 28 December 1908 at Alma St, Maryborough, Victoria. Isabella died 07 June 1927 in South Melbourne,
Aka Wundagee.
This story comes from Penny, in Carnarvon, who is the daughter of Esau Wanadji: As a young man, he would go out to work but lived with his cousins, Topsy and Billy Shaw. When Penny was born, Topsy and Billy became her foster parents. "Esau joined the boxing team. They had a big truck. He used to come and visit me at New Norcia Mission where I was at school. He had to pay the nuns 1 Pound to get me out to go to the Royal Show for a week. He was working as a boxer at the Stewart’s Boxing Troupe. Esau won the Golden Gloves and belt for boxing. Later on I heard he had passed away at Leonora”. George Stewart ran the Stewart Boxing Troupe which toured around the country towns and featured some of WA's most renowned Noongar fighters. George Stewart was one of the toughest men around at the time. He was no shrinking violet and not one to take a backward step, which testifies to the tough life that Esau must have led in the Boxing Troupe.