Outback Graves Markers

Wendy Denise WARD (more)

Cause of Death: Tumour of the Brain

Jack Ward and Odette Antoine were married at Cottesloe in 1937 (Marriage Registration 100115/1937, Perth). 

Little Wendy had a brother names Lawrence, who was born in 1943 and a sister named Laurie.

John Charles Ward was born 6 March 1922 at Wiluna.  He died 5 October 2004 in Perth.

James Corbyn WARREN (more)

Cause of Death: Arteriosclerosis, Morbus Cordis, Chronic Nephritis

The deceased's father, James Green Warren, married Elizabeth Boyd in 1861 at York (Marriage Registration 1717/1861, York). James Corbyn was the second of six known children born to this couple. The others were: Elizabeth Madeline born 1862; Louisa Jane born 1866; Rebecca born 1868; Minnie born 1871; Andrew Boyd born 1873. James Green Warren died on 24 March 1883 in Adelaide.

Emil WEBER (more)

Cause of Death: Enteric fever

Emil was one of 8 cases of typhoid reported in the few days before he died. The deceased is buried in Plot 49 of the Roman Catholic portion of the Leonora Cemetery.

Ernest Wilfred WHITE (more)

Cause of Death: Carcinoma of the Bladder, secondary anaemia, silicosis

Ernest Wilfred White was buried in Plot Number 298 of the Roman Catholic portion of the Leonora Cemetery.

William Edmond WILLIAMS (more)

Cause of Death: Alcoholism

The deceased's father was born on 18 January 1830 at Pembrokeshire, Wales. His wife was born in 1832 at Tipperary, Ireland. They married on 5 August 1854 at Newcastle, New South Wales. The marriage produced 11 children: 10 boys and 1 girl. They were: John born 1855, Thomas born 1856; Winifred born 1858; twins Levi and James born 1860 (James died in 1862); James born 1863; David Rees born 1866; William Edmond born 1868; Aaron born 1871; Ebeneezer born 1873; Francis Patrick born 1875. Their mother died in 1902 and their father in 1903, both in the Newcastle area of New South Wales. The deceased has spent 28 years in New South Wales before moving to Western Australia.

Joseph John YOVICH (more)

Cause of Death: Croup, Broncho Pneumonia, Convulsions

The headstone for little Joseph John Yovich is written in both English and Croatian.

 

John Andy YUROVICH (more)

Cause of Death: Malformation of the Heart

This little boy is buried in Plot number 276 of the Roman Catholic portion of the Leonora Cemetery.

Bortolo ZAMPATTI (more)

Cause of Death: Influenza, Broncho Pneumonia

Known as Bob.

In May 1919, an Italian miner called Luigi Morelli, contracted broncho pneumonia influenza and died within six days. Eight more cases were diagnosed in rapid succession. The Public Health Board placed Gwalia and Leonora under quarantine. The town was isolated from its nearest town, Malcolm, and all occupants, including visitors, were confined, with passenger traffic by road and rail blocked. A fine was instituted from £5 – £30 for people going beyond the 3 mile limit. Bortolo was one of those caught up in this health crisis.

Bortolo ZANGA (more)

Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis, broncho pneumonia

In 1934, Bortolo applied for naturalization.  He had been home to Italy in 1924, arriving back in Fremantle on the Citta de Genova on 11 October 1924, aged 39 years, when he was listed as being a miner, and again on 24 June 1930, he arrived on the Oronsay from Naples, at the age of 45 years.  On that trip, he was listed as being a coal miner.

Bortolo is buried in Plot Number 292, of the Roman Catholic portion of the Leonora Cemetery.

Andrea ZANOTTI (more)

Cause of Death: Fell Down a Shaft

Known as Andy.

Andy Zanotti sustained a fractured skull from falling down a mine shaft. At the inquest held on 10 November to investigate the death of Andy Zanotti, at the Sons of Gwalia Gold Mine that day, viewed the body and adjourned the hearing.  On the resumption of the enquiry, evidence was heard from Dr H.E. Clarke that: "1 arrived at the conclusion that deceased died of shock, as a result of injury to the skull and damage to the brain substance.

Other evidence was heard and, after a short retirement, the jury recorded "...that Zanotti was accidentally killed through shock and injuries to skull by falling down the shaft from No. 8 to No 9 plat and that no blame was attachable to anyone."

The deceased, with others, was engaged in doing some repair work about the No. 7 level when by some means he lost his footing and fell to the No. 9 level, where he struck the skip.

Andy Zanotti had several brothers in the district.

Joseph Samuel ZANOTTI (more)

Cause of Death: Enterocolitis, Exhaustion

Luigi ZANOTTI (more)

Cause of Death: Shock, from Amputation of the Leg

Known as Louis. On 5 September, Luigi Zanotti sustained severe lacerations of one leg while working on the Sons of Gwalia mine. He and another miner were lowering a kibble attached to a rope, but the kibble proved to be too heavy and they were unable to hold it. The running rope passed around Zanotti's leg which was cut to the bone and on 10 September, it became necessary to amputate the limb. Zanotti died shortly after the operation was performed. In late September, the Acting Coroner, Mr J.C. Semken, received instructions to hold an inquest concerning the death of Luigi Zanotti, who had died in the Leonora Hospítal seven weeks before, following an amputation of his leg. The body was exhumed on Wednesday 7 October and the inquest was formally opened. At the inquest, Dr. N. B. Watch medical officer for the Gwalia Medical Fund, said that on the 5th September, he saw the deceased lying on the plat at the Sons of Gwalia mine. He was suffering from a severe laceration of the left thigh, which extended :round two-thirds of the circumference of the limb. The Doctor attended to the wound and had the deceased conveyed to the surface. He was further treated at the surgery and removed to the Leonora Hospital. There. Dr Watch operated on the deceased, assisted by Dr. McCall, R.M.O. From September 6 to 10, the deceased gradually grew worse and the wound becoming dangerous, it was decided to amputate. The operation was performed by Dr Watch, assisted by Dr. McCall. After the operation, the deceased sank and died within half an hour. The jury, after a brief retirement, returned the following verdict: "That the deceased, Luigi Zanotti, met his death by means of a laceration of the thigh by a rope, which necessitated amputation, and that no blame was attachable to anyone."