Mr William Pitts, who recently opened a restaurant in Malcolm, was taken to the hospital on Tuesday in a very low condition, suffering from brain fever. never rallied after admission, and succumbed yesterday. William Pitt; late of Malcolm, eatinghouse keeper to Charles Pitts, £56 16s 4d.

The informant of the baby's death was the father.

"An old resident of the fields, Captain Thomas Porter, who managed a number of mines in the early days, passed away on Monday evening, 29 January, was well known on the Ballarat goldfields, where he resided for many years prior to coming to the West. He had a son engaged in mining on the Golden Mile, and another who was having some success as a jockey. Before going to Mertondale, he spent several months at Burtville, Laverton and Morgans, in each of which places he was well known."

Deceased had lived for 36 years in South Australia. The informant of her death was John Blampey, telegraph messenger, grandson.

Late of Melbourne Cafe, Kalgoorlie and formerly of Clunes, Victoria. Deceased was a restaurant keeper in Kalgoorlie and possibly was facing bankruptcy a few months prior to his death.

Edward Roberts walked from Tampa on Sunday. He got work at the North Star mine and was to start on the afternoon of 15 February. He was erecting his tent the day before when he dropped dead at 2 o'clock. He is from Mount Lyall, Tasmania.

Edith showed signs of alcoholism at the time of her death and also had been assaulted. All of this contributed to her heart failing and subsequent death. At the inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Edith Robertson, Constable Woulfe stated he was called to Mrs. Robertson's camp on the night of the 24th October and found her dead. He examined the body and found several bruises on it, but there were no traces of a struggle. He removed the body to Malcolm. Dr. Loughran, resident medical officer Malcolm Hospital, stated he had held a post mortem examination on the body under instruction from the Acting Coroner. He had been called on the 24th by one Joseph Perfetti to attend the deceased, and found her in a state of collapse and apparently dying. She had been vomiting for twenty-four hours and was very weak. On examination of the body, he found several bruises on the shoulder, arm, right breast, left thigh and lower abdomen. The latter he considered a serious one. The heart was in a state of fatty degeneration, as was also the liver extremely so. The stomach was ulcerated and inflamed, and all the symptoms of alcoholic poisoning were present. The kidneys showed signs of early Bright's disease. Death was due to heart failure, caused by excessive vomiting. He said the body was in a very unhealthy state. There were no traces of poison in the stomach. Joseph Perfetti admitted he had kicked her about in the past but not recently. He said he stayed with her while she died. She had visited the Railway Hotel, Murrin, on the morning of 24 October and she told Edwin Jessop, the Yardman, that she had been ill-treated by Perfetti, who had kicked her and knocked her about. He said she showed him several bruises and was sober at the time. Theodore Hillier stated he was a bootmaker residing in premises adjoining the Railway Hotel, Murrin. He said, "She told me she was ill and felt like dying; that Joe Perfetti had kicked her and she said she was black and bruised all over." He said she was sober at the time. The jury returned the verdict that: "In the opinion of the jury, death was due to syncope or heart failure, the result of vomiting caused by alcoholic poisoning, and may have been accelerated by injuries received, but there was not sufficient evidence to prove by whom those injuries were inflicted." Mrs Robertson's daughter, Lyle Gwendolen, married married Lancelot Reuben SNALLEY in Brighton, Victoria, in 1927 (Marriage Registration 7017/1927, Brighton).

Alias William John BULLOCH or BULLOCK. Alias William John ROBERTSON.

The deceased lived in Victoria and was aged 3 years when his mother remarried to a Mr Robinson. From that time he used any one of those surnames as his own. He was married in South Australia under the name of Bulloch and his wife and first two children took that surname. After the death of William John, his widow returned to South Australia where six months later, a third child was born under the name of Robinson. Sadly, this child lived just 18 days. She died in South Australia.

The deceased had been employed as a cooper at Malcolm Brewery for two years prior to his death. Some months prior to his death, he contracted a severe attack of influenza which it was believed led to his death from consumption. Donations to assist the widow and two children were called as one of the little girls was crippled. The second child, Emily, died aged 6 years, in South Australia.

"Two deaths occurred in the Malcolm hospital during the week, Mr Patrick O'Farrell and Mr Scott. Both patients came from Diorite King."

The deceased was considered to be a man of great medical skill. That, combined with his tact and affability in his intercourse with the residents of the district, were great factors in bringing the Malcolm Hospital to a very creditable state of efficiency. He also took great interest in local affairs, being president of the debating society and an enthusiastic member of the rifle club. When he first became ill a week before, no one considered it to be of a serious nature, then dangerous complications set in. Dr Shackell's death still came as a severe shock to all who knew him as he was a remarkably strong and healthy man and was only 30 years of age. It appears that the doctor recently seized the opportunity to explore the underground workings of a mine, where (as is always the case with persons not used to underground) he became overheated and, on ascending to the surface, was visited with a severe chill which, to use his own words, "penetrated his very bones". Quite suddenly, pneumonia set in. Dr. Miskin, of Kookynie, almost lived at the hospital for the final days and during the last 24 hours, hardly left the bedside for a minute. Sadly, Dr. Shackell was only married a few months previously to Miss Nickolls, who had been the nurse of the Malcolm Hospital for four years. Percy Shackell was appointed Officer of Health at Malcolm in August 1903. He came with high recommendations and good records from Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, and Geelong and Kapunda (S.A.) Hospitals.