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The fatal accident occurred at the East Murchison United mine through the premature explosion of some gelignite with which Tognolini was charging a hole. At the East Murchison United Mine, an Italian named Giovanni Piantoni was working on the 30th November at the No. 4 level, along with Tognolini, who commenced putting a hole in the face and then went up to get some fracture. After coming back he told Piantoni to get two packets of dynamite and five lengths of fuse. Piantoni remarked that the hole was too small and that the plugs would not go in. Tognolini told Piantoni that he had put two plugs in the hole and then commenced to tamp them. He was using a wooden tamping stick and had only tamped twice when the charge blew out. At the inquest, the Inspector of Mines, Mr J Crabb, stated that in his opinion, the accident was caused either by a concussive blow or through particles of quartz or some other hard substance adhering to the tamping bar and thus creating friction which resulted in the conducting of a spark to the explosive. Tognolini and Piantoni were both admitted to the hospital. Deceased was suffering from burns of the skin on the abdomen, chest, neck, and both arms. The extent of the injuries to the surface of the skin was large, and his condition was grave. He was unconscious while in hospital, but regained consciousness for a while. He again became unconscious and delirious and died at 6 pm. Cause of death was high temperature and the absorption of poison from the wounds, which led to heart failure. The wounds could have been caused through an explosion of dynamite. The deceased died at 6pm on the Monday night and was buried at midnight on the Tuesday night amid considerable disquiet about the practice of midnight burials taking place. The deceased was buried in Plot 38, Section C, in the 5th row west.
The deceased is buried in Plot number 39, section A of the cemetery but no information is known as to the identify of this person.
The deceased is buried in plot number 1 of section C in the Lawlers Cemetery. Due to lack of information, the identity of this person is unknown.
Urquhart was found dead at Scotty's Well, on the Sandstone road. He was described as being "an old man". Urquhart is buried in Plot 33, Section B, Church of England section of Lawlers Cemetery.
A newspapers reported the death of a Japanese woman named Yeoni who died at Lawlers and "was accorded by her country people a funeral in keeping with their custom".
Yone is buried in Plot 22, Section A, Roman Catholic section of Lawlers Cemetery.
The deceased had suffered from illness of varying kinds for some time and was known to be nursing a "rupture". On his final journey to seek medical attention, he repeatedly asked as to how much further the journey would be. Finally, he was told "about two hours". He then begged the driver to see that he had a Christian burial, turned on his side and passed away without uttering another word. On Monday 26 July, the deceased was very ill and a fellow-prospector decided to take him to Lawlers to see the doctor. He was taken in on Wednesday 28 July but at 5.30pm, collapsed and died. Arthur Albert Crooke, medical practitioner at Lawlers, conducted a post mortem at the Lawlers Hospital morgue and found the cause of death to be shock and exhaustion, arising from strangulated femoral hernia. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony. The deceased is buried in Plot 21, Section A, Roman Catholic section of Lawlers Cemetery.
Deceased lived in South Australia for 17 years before moving to Western Australia. A newspaper article refers to the young man as Joseph Waldron but it is believed to be the same man. He was brought in from Mount Sir Samuel, suffering from paralysis of the spine and remained in hospital for some six weeks before his death. He is buried in Plot 19, Section B, Church of England, Lawlers Cemetery.
The deceased was working at the Waroonga South Gold Mine when he fired a hole at about 7pm. While engaged shovelling the ore into a pass, a portion of lode matter from the roof of the stope fell on him, hitting him on the head and knocking him to a kneeling position, from which he rolled over onto his back. The 'fall' struck him on the left side, breaking all his ribs and rupturing the heart. Death was instantaneous. Mr Walker was buried in Plot 42, Section C, 5th row west of the cemetery.
The deceased was an old and respected identity of the East Murchison, whose health had been in decline since being kicked in the ribs by a horse. seeking relief at the hospital some six months before his death. Wallis came from a from a very old family in the prosperous agricultural settlement of Seymour. His late father once enjoyed a high reputation in his agency dealings. His mother had died a short time previously but the news was purposely kept from her ailing son owing to his state of health at the time. The deceased's brother held a position in the Council at Seymour. John is buried in Plot 29, Section A, Roman Catholic section of Lawlers Cemetery.