The deceased had been suffering for 55 days before he finally succumbed to his illness.

According to the Death Certificate, the convulsions, brought on by excessive heat, lasted just 5 minutes before this little girl lost her fight for life.

The child's father, Mr. Ernest James Beart, owner of Bamboo Springs Station, near Nullagine, died at the station. The late Mr. Beart came to this State in 1894 and went to Menzies, where he built a pipeline about seven miles long to serve the mines. A few years later he worked as an engineer for Smith and Timms in building the railway from Kalgoorlie to Menzies. After that he entered business as a forwarding agent and timber merchant and in 1906 acquired Bamboo Springs.

For many years he divided his time between his station and his home in Claremont.  Ernest was in Port Hedland hospital in 1938 and, knowing he was dying, he requested that he be allowed to die on a property that he owned.  So his family chartered a plane and he died several days later at Bamboo Springs.

His wife (formerly of Menzies) died in 1929 but he left two daughters, one of whom was Mrs. 0. A. Beattie, the wife of the Commonwealth Architect at Canberra, and the other was Mrs. M. J. Quin, whose husband became the manager of her late father's station. 

Kathleen Marjorie's siblings were Kathleen Mary (later Mrs 0scar Alexander Beattie, the wife of the Commonwealth Architect at Canberra), who was born  23 November 1899 at Kalgoorlie, and Dorothy Kingsbury (later Mrs. M. J. Quin, whose husband became the manager of her late father's station), who was born 12 March 1906 at Claremont (Birth Registration 1600101/1906, Claremont).   An unnamed brother to little Kathleen was born in 1904 at Claremont (Birth Registration 1158/1904) but lived just 12 hours (Death Registration 449/1904).

The deceased's father, Robert Beattie, was born about 1845 at Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland.  His wife was also born about 1845.  William was the third child in their family of two daughters and five sons.  They were: Alexander Kennedy Cowan born 1866 in Carlton, Victoria, died 19 July 1867; Jemima Ellen born 1869 in Melbourne;  William; Edith Eleanor born 1873 in South Yarra; Walter Russell born 1876 in Melbourne; Robert Bruce born 1879 in Melbourne; Harold Whyte born 1883 in Melbourne.  

Sadly, Ellen BELL died in Menzies General Hospital just over a week after the death of her daughter, Lavinia, who died on 21 March 1898.  Lavinia also died of enteric fever.  At the same time, two of Ellen's sons, brothers to Lavinia, were also laid up in hospital but both boys pulled through.  William lived until 1919 when he died of pneumonia and his brother, Robert John, died in Victoria Park, Perth, in 1949.

Ellen's husband, Robert James BELL, was born 7 December 1851 in  Kincardineshire, Scotland.  Following the death of his wife, he married Isabella SEDDON in Coolgardie on 25 August 1900 and a further three children were born to the marriage.  They were Richard Lionel born 1901; Alexander James born 1903 and Lavinia Emma born 1905.  He died in Perth on 7 August 1927, aged 75 years.

Ellen is buried in the Roman Catholic portion of the Menzies Cemetery.

James Bell left his estate to J. T. Bell, his brother.  The estate was sworn at £370.

This young lady is buried in the Roman Catholic portion of the Menzies Cemetery.

Her mother, Ellen FENTON, married Robert James BELL on 10 June 1880 in Thornborough, Queensland (Marriage Registration 1880/C/831).  Robert James BELL was born 7 December 1851 in  Kincardineshire, Scotland.  Their other children were: William born 1 November 1881; Robert born 2 July 1887, died 8 July 1887; and Robert James born 25 June 1892.

Sadly, Ellen BELL, listed as being a native of Watsonville, Queensland, but who was actually born in 1857 in Cork, Ireland, died in Menzies General Hospital just over a week after the death of her daughter, on 29 March 1898.  She also died of enteric fever.  At the same time, two of her sons, brothers to Lavinia, were also laid up in hospital.

Following the death of his wife, Lavinia's father, Robert James BELL, married Isabella SEDDON in Coolgardie on 25 August 1900 and a further three children were born to the marriage.  They were Richard Lionel born 1901; Alexander James born 1903 and Lavinia Emma born 1905.  He died in Perth on 7 August 1927, aged 75 years.

Monday 24 July 1905 was the tenth anniversary of the first Warden's Court held at Menzies.  Looking back on the events of that day, Warden F Grill had arrived a few days earlier and taken possession of a small wood and iron building at the south end of Shenton Street.  The courthouse consisted of one room unlined and without a floor and was furnished with a table and a couple of chairs.

During the sitting of the court, one of the numerous onlookers, unable to gain admittance, discovered in an adjacent tent, the body of a man.  His cries drew the attention of others and in a few moments, the courthouse was empty and the crowd had gathered round the tent.  It appeared that the deceased, Phil Bill by name,  had fallen a few nights previously on a stump and received internal injuries, although at the time it was not thought that he was seriously hurt.  His mate had left him that morning to go to work, on his assurance that he was feeling quite well.

A coffin was hastily made from such timber as was readily available, consisting principally of old cases and the Warden read the burial service over his body in a grave in the bush to the north of the town.

Apparently the young man had tripped upon one stump and fell onto another, rupturing his intestines, from the effects of which he died. 

It was believed the young man was a foreigner, hailing from Gippsland, and who had an uncle in Ballarat, Victoria.

Florence died very suddenly of a heart condition.  Miss Bingham was found dead in her camp near the Golden Rhine. Dr. Duncan was called in and attributed her death to syncope.  The deceased had been on the fields some time, both in Menzies and at Coolgardie. She was highly esteemed. Recently she had been suffering greatly from neuralgia and rheumatism.

Miss Bingham had been ailing for some time past, distressing attacks of neuralgia causing her great pain and suffering.  On Sunday, she was so distressed that she went to the hospital and remained there all day with Matron Sly.  There was a slight improvement the next morning and her lady friends were hoping that the attack had abated.   Late in the afternoon, she complained to Mr Durbridge of feeling very fatigued and he, noticing her low condition, induced her to go to see Mrs Webb, who administered a stimulant.  This revived her somewhat and she went home. 

Miss Penny, who has been most kind and attentive to the deceased all through her illness, thought that after she had finished and posted her letters for the eastern colonies, she would call in and see her friend before going home for the night.  Miss Penny was a little surprised, on reaching her friend's camp, to find the door open and the place in darkness.  So she called out, but got no response.  Looking in through the open door, Miss Penny then saw the deceased lying on the floor.  Thinking that she must have fainted, Miss Penny ran in and lighted a candle.  The moment the light came, she realised what had happened because she saw that Miss Bingham was lying on the floor with her hat on, evidently as she had fallen as she reached home after walking back from town.

Miss Penny swiftly passed her hands over the limbs of her dead friend and, finding them cold and stiffening, hurried down to Dr Le Messurier, who she knew was at work in his office, and detailed to him what had happened.  Doctor Le Messurier then communicated with Dr Duncan and Sergeant Mitchell.

Dr Duncan, after making a cursory examination of the body, said that he thought death must have been due to syncope or heart failure.  Dr Cave was the deceased's medical attendant, who was due back in Menzies that day and would provide a Death Certificate.

The deceased arrived on the goldfield about 18 months before and, after spending three months in Coolgardie, she arrived in Menzies and carried on her duties with the typewriter ever since.  She was wonderfully cheerful and courageous and very well informed on the current topics of the day.  It was understood that she had married sisters in Sydney, Goulburn and England and is supposed to have been a distant relative to C.Y. O'Connor, the Engineer-In-Chief at the time.

After the administration of probates and letters, the sum of £200 was left to William Lambden Owen from the estate of Miss Florence Bingham.

Also known as Miles Bjorkman.

By 1892, at the age of 31, Nils Bjorkman had done well for himself. He had asked the local council to build a sewer as he was about to build a terrace of houses in Paddington, NSW. The next year he was described as a 'gentleman' when he was appointed sole executer for his deceased uncle, Magnus Bronner. On 27th June, 1896, the Consul for Sweden and Norway requested information about the death of Nils Bjorkman from the WA government. In March 1899, the auctioneers had received instructions from the Consul for Sweden and Norway to auction the property of Nils Bjorkman, consisting of 7 houses in Paddington and a block of land. There were no beneficiaries named.

The deceased's siblings were: George born 1868 (Birth Registration 7789/1868, Buninyong); Mary born 1869 (Birth Registration 7258/1869, Buninyong); Margaret Ann born 1871 (Birth Registration 7639/1871, Buninyong); Eliza born 1872 (Birth Registration 21873/1872, Buninyong).  Their parents were married in Victoria in 1867 (Marriage Registration 1532/1867).

This young man was yet another victim of the typhoid epidemic which swept through the district.  In March 1896, the local council was doing all they could to keep the town clean, burning brush fences and clearing out scrub which surrounded the town, sweeping the streets regularly etc.  But without sufficient funds to create a closed pan system for sewerage, they expected this would continue for some time.  Evidence shows it was still rampant in 1899.

This young man suffered from a life-threatening inflammation of the inner lining of the heart's chambers and valves for 6 days before he died.  He was brought to the hospital from Mulline in a dying state. Brown was the first discoverer of fresh water from Mulline.  It was wrongly reported that he died of fever.

Known as Bob.

Bob Mullen for many years resided at Gympie in Queensland, where, upon receiving news of the death of Mr Bullen, The Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette newspaper correspondent wrote: "For many years, "Bob" Bullen was a familiar figure both in his business as a builder and contractor, and as a heavy speculator, while his famous lawsuit with the now defunct South New Zealand Company, in which he was successful, brought him both fame and gold.  He left the field about twelve months ago, but Mrs. Bullen still resides on Gympie."

In April 1882, in the Supreme Court of Queensland, the highly publicised case of Bullen v. the South New Zealand Gold-mining Company action was brought by Robert Bullen against the above company for the recovery of 1800 shares, which he previously held in the company, and which he alleged had been wrongfully declared forfeited, and for £2000 damages for their wrongful forfeiture.  Interestingly, the case was heard before His Honour Sir Charles Lilley, Chief Justice. The Attorney-General, with Mr. Noel instructed by Mr. Power, of Gympie (by his agent, Mr. Chambers), appeared for the plaintiff, Mr Bullen.

Known as Jack.

The deceased was the fourth of seven children born to Elizabeth and Richard Case who were married on 17 May 1867 in Sydney, New South Wales.  Richard was an able-bodies seaman, born 29 January 1843 in Kelling, Norfolk, England.  His wife was born 17 July 1850 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Their family were: Jane Elizabeth born 11 June 1868 in Sydney, died 11 November 1870; Sarah Ann Adamson born 10 April 1870 in Sydney; Ann Adamson Janes born 29 February 1872 in Sydney; John; Richard Nathaniel Cameron born 3 August 1877 in Sydney; William James born 1880, died January 1881; Emily Mary Mary born 18 September 1884 in Waverley, New South Wales.

Elizabeth died 29 January 1909 at Bronte, New South Wales.  Richard died 11 April 1916 in Waverley.