Outback Graves Markers

Guiseppe VENOSTA

Burial Location:Leonora  (details...)
Occupation: Miner
Place of Death: Sons of Gwalia Gold Mine, Leonora
Date of Death: 10 January 1906
Date of Burial:11 January 1906
Age:22 years
Cause of Death:Gelignite explosion
OGM Ref#: 1481

Biography

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.
Parents:Josephine
Birth Details:Circa 1884, Italy
Death Certificate:4/1906, Mt Margaret
State Records Office: VENOSTA, Guiseppe - Gwalia (d.10/1/1906) AU WA S2323 cons5800 1906/021 Item 1906-02-10 - Part of INTESTATE FILES (PUBLIC TRUSTEE) Italian.