Buried by Thomas Andrew. Witnesses present at the burial were J Ogle Moore and John Errington. The informant of his death was TC Andrew, of Mt Ida.

Buried by Allan Buchanan and J Coen (Roman Catholic layman). Witnesses present at the burial were JJ King and J Neilan/Neileen. His death was certified by WE Brouder, his brother, of Mt Ida. Eveline May Brouder died 17 November 1903, aged 6 months, on the Mt Ida to Menzies road and was buried in the Menzies Cemetery. The cause of her death was acute "Iles colitis, septic intoxication, broncho-pneumonia". Daniel lived in Tasmania for 22 years before moving to Western Australia and was one of the early identities of Mt Ida. His parents were married in Deloraine, Tasmania, in 1869. He left to his widow an estate valued at £1834 1s 4d.

Byrne was involved in the erection of the Copperfield battery. He started work there on Saturday, December 31. On January 5th he and the mechanical engineer, Frederick Maskell, were shifting mortar blocks preparatory to their being placed in position and were preparing the second section. While moving the logs by means of levers, one of the levers appeared to strike the deceased. Maskell said he did not see it occur as he was on the other side of the logs watching the skids. Deceased was buried by Peter Mooney. Witnesses present at the burial were J Ogle Moore and F Stephenson. His death was certified in writing by H Gregory, Acting Coroner, Menzies. It was decided to hold an inquest and H Gregory, JP, with Constable Harris, left for Mt Ida for that purpose. Arrangements were made to exhume the body the following morning. Henry Gregory empanelled James Ogle Moore, leaseholder, Auguste Jules Luck, miner, and Arthur Vickers, carpenter, and obtained traps. The jury, with Holmes, who was alongside Byrne when the accident happened, proceeded to the cemetery, located about one and a half miles east of the township. As it was necessary under the statutes that the body should be viewed by the coroner and the jury, the body had to be exhumed. As Byrne had died some days earlier, the task was a repulsive one. Disinfectants were freely used but were of little avail. After about half an hour's labour, the lid of the coffin was raised, the body viewed and identified and the grave quickly filled in again. The jury returned the following verdict: That the deceased, John Byrne, came to his death on the 5th day of January, 1899, through being struck with a lever, while assisting in the removal of heavy mortar blocks for the Copperfield battery, and from the evidence adduced no blame is attachable to anyone."

In the prime of his life, Collins was riding on a spirited horse in a race with a man named Wilson when he struck his head against an overhanging bough, breaking his neck. He died a few hours afterwards. At the time he was killed, he was in the process of erecting the battery at Copperfield.

Also known as Maggie. The child was buried by Alfred Uren. Witnesses present at the burial were John Jones and J Nixon. Her death was certified in writing by Auguste (Gus) Jules Luck, father, Mt Ida. Gus Luck was apparently born 1867 in Alsace, France. He came to WA from Victoria in 1888. After this trip, he returned to Victoria and married Emma Bees in Footscray on 3 November 1894. (Marriage Reg.No.5811/1894). As an Alsatian camel handler and friend of David Wynford Carnegie, he became a member of Carnegie's first exploring and gold prospecting expedition in 1894 for the Hampton Plains Pastoral Company. Other known children in the family were Marie Louisa (born 623/1897), Eva May (born 1241/1900), Augustus Julius 917/1902, Florence Eugini (797/1904) and another four children. In 1899, Marie Louise died near Menzies and is buried in the Menzies Cemetery. Speaking of Margaret Florence, Luck wrote: "While I was working on the battery (on the Copperfield) our second child became sick. We were 75 miles from a doctor and nothing to soothe the child could be bought for love nor money. The weather being against us, the child died. We then sold everything for what we were offered and left the field for Kalgoorlie where I got a job on the State batteries, which took me all over the place, forcing me to leave my wife again. After several months on the various Eastern and Northern fields, I gave it up and took a job on the Boulder Perseverance Mine."

The deceased was buried by John Walmsbury. Witnesses present at the burial were FW Morrison and Arthur Henry Dunkley. His death was certified in writing by Police Constable Arthur Henry Dunkley (Regimental No 606), of Menzies. The deceased and his mate, William Sharman, were working on a prospecting area known as the Old Boodie Holes. Mr. Sharman told the police that his mate, John McRae, had been working on the show together and McRae left Sharman to work in an open cut about 100 yards away at about 3 o'clock. At a quarter past 4, Sharman walked towards the open cut and, when within 50 yards of it, he noticed that some of the ground had broken away. He hurried to the spot, but could not see McRae. After removing some 3 feet. or 4 feet of dirt, he discovered McRae's body, life being extinct. McRae was, at one time, a sailor who had sold out his interest in the Sandstone mine some time before, to a Mr J Moore. Half interest in a Prospecting area at Mt Ida

Always light-hearted and of a most genial nature, it appears, that the deceased had been suffering keenly from mental worry and indulging more freely than wisely in wine; that his mind became unhinged to the point where he shot himself with a revolver and thus terminated tire career of one more unfortunate prospector. In the early history of the gold fields, he was attracted by an offer of £1,000 for the discovery of payable gold in the eastern division and he and a party proceeded to Golden Valley at the time Burnet Colreavy and Annesty had gone to Perth to report that find. From that field he proceeded further and was the actual discoverer of Southern Cross. Even before Bailey discovered Coolgardie Mr. Toomey had been in that district, but was unfortunate enough to miss the Golden Eldorado. Being one of our greatest bushmen and of a free and easy roving nature, he was well known all oyer the fields, where he had spent a rough life in searching for nature's wealth. But like many more of the good old pioneers, he simply opened the gates to let others enter and enjoy untold wealth. Latterly he had been resident in Mount Ida, and being a good sportsman, was the life and soul of meetings. In his youth, Toomey lived in Northam with his parents before heading to the wider regions of this state. His name is perpetuated in Toomey's Hills, near Parkers Range. He is remembered as one of the best bushmen that ever faced an unknown scrub.

The child's parents were married in 1902 at Kalgoorlie - Marriage Reg.No.513/1902. A son, Joseph, was born to the couple in 1905, birth registration No. 398/1905, Boulder.

Gwendolyn Doris was one of only two girls born in a family of boys. Her mother, Mary Jane O'Brien, married John William on 26 September 1890 in Melbourne, Victoria.  Their known children were: Percival Thomas Wilson (aka Charles Cosgrove) born Victoria 1893 (Birth Registration 8051/1893, Timor); Annie born 1895 (Birth Registration 1627, Coolgardie); Christopher Edwin born 1897 (Birth Registration 645/1897, Menzies); Possibly James Lesley born 1899; Walter Norman born 1902 (Birth Registration 1734/1902, Menzies); Twins Henry George (Birth Registration 2396/1904, Fremantle) and Reginald Arthur (Birth Registration 2397/1904, Fremantle) born 1904; Gwendoline Doris born 1905 (Birth Registration 1298/1905, Cottesloe); Harrold Huxham born 1910 (Birth Registration 18/1910, North Coolgardie), died 1910 (Death Registration 5/1910, North Coolgardie).

In 1915, Mary Jane Wilson (nee O'Brien) married Edward George Huxham at Kalgoorlie (Marriage Registration 6/1915, East Coolgardie). They had a further three children: Francis H born 1906; George B possibly born 1916 in Fremantle; a daughter, possibly Gladys P, born 1918 in Fremantle. When Mary Jane Wilson married Edward George Huxham, apparently a son, Albert, was born in the East Coolgardie region in 1915 but died aged 4 months. No record has been found of this child.  The other children listed on the death certificate of Gwendolyn Doris included four males and two females deceased.

Mary Jane and John Wilson may have moved to Western Australia about 1895.

The stories of two of Gwendolyn's brothers also appear in this website.  They were Norman Walter Wilson and Harrold Huxham Wilson. 

The child was buried by J Walmsley. Witnesses present at the burial were JJ King, A Waters and Edward George Huxham, his father. His death was certified in writing by his mother, Mary Jane Wilson, of Mt Ida. The child was a brother to Gwendolyn Doris Wilson, who died in 1906, aged 6 months, and to Norman Walter Wilson, both of whose stories appear in this website.

The children's mother, Mary Jane O'Brien, married John William on 26 September 1890 in Melbourne, Victoria.  Their known children were: Percival Thomas Wilson (aka Charles Cosgrove) born Victoria 1893 (Birth Registration 8051/1893, Timor); Annie born 1895 (Birth Registration 1627, Coolgardie); Christopher Edwin born 1897 (Birth Registration 645/1897, Menzies); Possibly James Lesley born 1899; Walter Norman born 1902 (Birth Registration 1734/1902, Menzies); Twins Henry George (Birth Registration 2396/1904, Fremantle) and Reginald Arthur (Birth Registration 2397/1904, Fremantle) born 1904; Gwendoline Doris born 1905 (Birth Registration 1298/1905, Cottesloe); Harrold Huxham born 1910 (Birth Registration 18/1910, North Coolgardie), died 1910 (Death Registration 5/1910, North Coolgardie).

In 1915, Mary Jane Wilson (nee O'Brien) married Edward George Huxham at Kalgoorlie (Marriage Registration 6/1915, East Coolgardie). They had a further three children: Francis H born 1906; George B possibly born 1916 in Fremantle; a daughter, possibly Gladys P, born 1918 in Fremantle.  When Mary Jane Wilson married Edward George Huxham, apparently a son, Albert, was born in the East Coolgardie region in 1915 but died aged 4 months. No record has been found of this child.  The other children listed on the death certificate of Gwendolyn Doris Wilson included four males and two females deceased.

Mary Jane and John Wilson may have moved to Western Australia about 1895.

The story of Harrold's siblings, Norman Walter and Gwendoline Doris, appear in this website.

Deceased was buried by Allan Buchanan. Witnesses present at the burial were JO Moore and SW Ebsarry. A former town councillor of Menzies and a storekeeper at Mt Ida, there were frequent references found to Wohlherr's Hotel - but further details are not known.