Outback Graves Markers

Ronald Bertram Alfred MCKEOWN (more)

Cause of Death: "Teething" and very hot weather

(no grave marked) B\

The deceased was buried by Gustav Sievers, witnessed by Kenneth Beaton and William Roberts. He died of "teething" and very hot weather, near the Baron Mine. His parents had two daughters: Lillian Beryl, born 1899 in Claremont and Winifred Florence, born in Claremont in 1902.

The parents of this child were married in Derby in 1894 (Marriage Registration 111/1894).  They had two daughters: Lillian Beryl, born 1899 in Claremont (Birth Registration 357/1899) and Winifred Florence, born in Claremont in 1902 (Birth Registration 335/1902).

In 1917, Florence sued for divorce from Alfred citing desertion over 15 years.  Decree Absolute was granted in October 1917.  In 1918. Florence married Enoch Edward Brooke at South Fremantle (Marriage Registration 2700159/1918, Fremantle).

Florence, who was born in 1876 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, died 12 September 1950 in East Fremantle.

The child's father, Alfred, who was believed to have been born about 1858, died in the Mount Magnet Hospital on 24 April 1922 (Death Registration 4400008/1922, Murchison), aged 66 years.

Edward Henry OLIVER (more)

Cause of Death: Pneumonia

Known as Ned.

Edward Henry Oliver died at the Baron Rothschild Mine at Pinyalling in the Yalgoo district.  He was buried by William Back at the Mine site.  Witnesses present at the burial were Alexander Rower and John Dickerson. The informant of the death was George Oliver, brother, at Baron Mine.

Ned died of pneumonia brought on by exposure at the Baron Mine. Edward and his brother, George, married Booth sisters. Edward, George and Thomas, travelled from Greenough as far as Lake Barlee.  During their expedition, they discovered a spring they called Wydgee Spring.  In 1882, George and Edward set out from Dongara for Wydgee Spring with a flock of sheep and settled on five small leases.  Five years later, they sold these holdings and developed another property to the west, which they called New Gullewa.

Three Oliver brothers,

Robert TAYLOR (more)

Cause of Death: Thirst

Mr Taylor died about 6 March 1896 and was buried near Pinyalling Soak by Thomas Craddock in witness of Police Constable Frederick R. Fox (Regimental Number 134), of Yalgoo. He was last seen alive on 29 February 1896 by Henry Varley, who was one of the men who discovered gold at Pinyalling in 1894.

Taylor was found in the bush three miles from Pinyalling Soak. The body was greatly decomposed, having finally been found in early April of 1896.