The Coroner's verdict was that he died by cutting his throat while temporarily insane. He died intestate, leaving £20.

Informant of the death was Miles Coverdale LEWIS, father, carrier.

Miles Lewis was the manager of Cobb & Co coach service in Malcolm.

John Leyland had come south from the Kimberley and Pilbara goldfields to the Murchison. In 1893, in company with John Doyle and Bill Cutmore, Leyland was among the first to venture into the Northern Goldfields from Cue. They found the "Little Wonder" gold mine close to what was later the Diorite King - Kurrajong townsite. In April of 1898, whilst managing the mine, Leyland gave assistance to Constable Breen of Lawlers in helping to track some Aborigines who had been spearing horses. They were set upon and Leyland was hit over the head with a waddy. He was taken to the Malcolm Hospital where he died soon after. John Leyland had lived in Victoria and Queensland for 40 years.

Deceased previously lived in New South Wales. Informant of his death was his brother-in-law, H Holland, Fremantle. Deceased had pneumonia followed by cardiac failure.

Deceased lived in Queensland for 5 years before coming to Western Australia.

At Mount Malcolm, Jules Henri Behrix, a hawker, was committed for trial on a charge of wilfully murdering his partner, John Malone. The men were mates, both fruit hawkers. Behrix reported that Malone has been kicked to death by a horse but all the evidence presented to the inquest pointed to the fact that Malone had been beaten about the head with a stick and the body then moved. Behrix was committed for trial. However, at the trial, after half an hour of deliberation, the jury could not agree. The judge spoke to them and they returned to reconsider the verdict. An hour later, they re-appeared and proclaimed Behrix not guilty. He was acquitted.

Also known as Borto. Borto Marinoni and Joe Marinoni left Anaconda Copper Mine, where they were employed, with the intention of visiting a relative who was in the Malcolm Hospital, the victim of a recent accident at the mine, who was very severely burned with copper slag. They set out about 10 am on bicycles and, as they had only 16 miles to travel, did not carry any water with them. Neither of them had travelled on the road before. They rode for some distance before turning off on to an old road which runs from Bummer's Creek to Dingo Creek and soon became lost. Their bicycles had broken down and Borto took off in search of water. The following morning he had not returned and Jo took a track which led to a camp about eight miles south-east of Malcolm. By 10am he reached the camp in a terribly exhausted condition to the point where he was unable to even take water. After being made more comfortable, bathed and gently revived, he was taken into the hospital. On the way, although his scant English knowledge made it difficult to understand him, he was able to explain that another man had been with him and was out there in the bush. After being admitted to hospital, a search was made for the man, who was found dead on the Bummer's Creek road. only about a mile from where the track turned off to the camp. And inquest was held the next day, at which the jury recorded a verdict that the deceased perished in the bush from want of water. They added a rider that they considered it would he advisable to have finger posts at all cross roads and junctions, stating where such roads led to and what distance it was to water. His death was registered by his brother, Palmiro Marinoni. A considerable amount of family and historical information is lodged at the grave of this man - a scroll of papers written in Italian.

The deceased was a well known and popular representative of Messrs. W. D. Moore and Co., Merchants, on the northern goldfields. He was found dead in his bed at Malcolm. At an inquest into his death, held on 26 August, it was determined that a small quantity of liquid found in a glass in the deceased's room, had been submitted to the Government analyst, also a portion of the stomach, with the result that traces of cyanide were revealed. The jury returned a verdict of death by cyanide self- administered. He had been associated with the northern goldfields for four years and was considered to be was a genial, good-hearted, straight-forward fellow. Mr McHarg had been appointed to a municipal office near Perth and a sendoff was to have been accorded him. He had lived in Malcolm for nearly four years.

Mr G W Hall, Manager of the North Star Gold Mine, Malcolm, was informed of the accident which had taken place below the 300ft level on 5 June, which resulted in the loss of life of Mr Matthew Cobley and Colin McInnes. Down to that level the cages are provided with the usual appliances to prevent them from falling, even in the event of the rope breaking, but below 300ft, the shaft is only in the course of sinking. The rope, however, is said to have been a new one. Mr Hall says that the men killed were two of the very best he had on the mine, one of them—Mathew Cobley—having been brought by.him from South Wales. A police blunder in putting an employee of the North Star on the coroner's jury to inquire into the accident at the North Star Mine, resulting in the deaths of Mathew Cobley and Colin McInnes, a blunder which was not discovered until nearly the end of the inquiry, caused the inquest to be adjourned indefinitely. The whole proceedings were feared to be illegal and the bodies of the unfortunate men were expected to be exhumed and reviewed, and the evidence re-heard. Cobley was in the cage when the robe broke and crashed on top of McInnes, crushing him. Both men were dead when pulled out and McInnes badly crushed. At the final inquiry, the jury brought in a verdict of accidental death, adding to their verdict that no blame could be attached to the company.

Died about 28 January 1906 Previously, he had been employed at the Princess Alix Mine at Murrin and left his camp in late January, 1906, presumably to go out prospecting. When he failed to return, a search party was organised, numbering about 40 - with no success. The police were informed and Constable Woolf and a black tracker left to conduct a search. His highly decomposed body was found by a shooter 22 September that year about 14 miles north-west of Murrin and two miles from the Federation Well. It was identified by the hat and clothes.

Living in Broad Arrow 1903, Patrick is working as a Woodcutter

Living in Broad Arrow 1903, Patrick is working as a Woodcutter