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Bortolo CAMADINI

Burial Location:Leonora  (details...)
Occupation: Machine Miner
Place of Death: Mullock Open Cut, Sons of Gwalia Gold Mine, Leonora
Date of Death: 14 February 1938
Age:35 years
Cause of Death:Fall of Rock
OGM Ref#: 2894
Headstone:OGM Aluminium
This is a photograph of plaque number 2894 for BORTOLO CAMADINI at LEONORA

REF 2894 BORTOLO CAMADINI LEONORA

Biography

While boring in the Mullock open cut mine, a pile of stone fell from the head on top of Bortolo Camadini.  Horrified work-mates saw Bartolo kllled at the bottom of the open cut at the Sons of Gwalla Mine.  Camadini was a machine miner and was putting In a borehole when a big piece of rock fell and crushed his head In. Death was Instantaneous.  It was understood that Camadini's neck had been broken and that he died instantaneously,

The adjourned inquiry into the circumstances connected with the death of Bartolo Camadini was held at the Leonora Courthouse on 25 February before Mr. R. B. Millar. J.P., acting-Coroner, and a Jury. The verdict was that Camadini came to his death in the mullock open cut at the Sons of Gwalia Gold
Mine, Gwalia, on February 14, from injuries received from being struck by a piece of falling stone whilst working In the open cut; no blame was attachable to anyone. 
The person who identified the body of Bortolo Camadini was Bonaventura Piazraoi, who stated that he was a second cousin to Camadini.

Bortolo arrived in Fremantle at the age of 22 years, listed on the passenger list as a farm hand.  It appears he took a trip back to Italy and returned on 24 August 1935 on the Remo, aged 31 years.  On that passenger list, he was listed as being a labourer.

He is buried in the Roman Catholic portion of the Leonora Cemetery, Plot number 257.

Parents:Maria (nee ZANI) and Bortolo CAMADINI
Spouse:Unmarried
Birth Details:Born circa 1903 in Incudine, Provence of Bressia, Italy
Death Certificate:4300007/1938, Mt Margaret