Mr Abdy is buried in Plot Number 236 of the Methodist Portion of the Wiluna Cemetery.
Mr. Abrahams had been in hospital for a fortnight, suffering from a very severe attack of GastriI, Ulcer and Gallstones and although everything possible was done for him, he succumbed to the illness. The deceased had spent many years on the fields at Lawlers, Sandstone and lately at Wiluna. He was of a kindly disposition and always ready to help at any function in any way he could. He will be missed greatly, especially at the kiddies' picnics, as he was always to the fore to boil the billy. The funeral the next day was largely attended, with a beautiful wreath made by the school children, presented as a token of sympathy from the State School. Mr. Abrahams' relatives were mostly residing in the eastern States, in Victoria and New South Wales, at the time of his death. Lionel's father was born in 1825 in Kent, England. He first married Malwina Eulalie Nathusius in 1854 in Melbourne, but not before they had started their family of nine children born between 1850 and 1865. Two years later, on 2 January 1856, he married Lionel's mother, Chana Hannah Sarah Levy, known as Hannah, and between them, they had a further eleven children between 1856 and 1875, of which Lionel was the second youngest. Interestingly, in those times when so many little children didn't survive childhood, only two children failed to thrive - one from the first marriage and the youngest one from the second marriage. Hannah died in 1896 in Carlton, Victoria, aged 74 years. Malwina died on 26 November 1896 in Collingwood, Victoria, aged 65 years. Yosef died 8 January 1898 at Carlton, Victoria, aged 73 years.
The deceased was an employee on a Public Works Department railway construction gang. On Thursday 11 February 1932, an inquest was held at the Wiluna Courthouse before the Acting Coroner, Mr J. E. Coombes to investigate the circumstances of the death of Mr Adrian, whose badly mutilated body was found on the railway line about 33 miles west of Wiluna on 6 February. Evidence given by several witnesses disclosed that the deceased was riding on a train between Meekatharra and Paroo and that he had left the engine to return to the brake van. Apparently, while walking along the footboards of the train, he fell between two trucks and was run over, his body being subsequently found some distance back along the line. The Acting Coroner returned a verdict that Arthur Adrian came by his death by being run over by a train near Paroo.
This little boy was buried in the Roman Catholic portion of the Wiluna Cemetery - possibly plot number 159 but this could be in error.
The child's parents were married in Fremantle in 1933 (Marriage Registration 2700079/1933, Fremantle). It is not known if there were other children born to this marriage.
This gentleman died intestate with assets valued at under £2.
In September 1894, the deceased was possibly at the IOU claim, according to a letter written by his cousin, Charles Atkin. He was mining at or near Black Flag throughout 1896; working with Charles' brother, Samuel Haman Atkin at Bonnie Vale in 1897, then at King Solomon mine in Coolgardie October 1897. The family have tracked him to possibly being at Lawlers in 1903 but by May 1908, he was deemed by his family to be missing, having been last known at Kohinoor Mine, Black Range (Kalgoorlie Miner, 12/5/08). By 1910, it appears he was at Kathleen Valley, some 45 miles north of Leinster and, four years later, at Lake Darlot. William was working with his brother, Louis, at the British King East Mine at Darlot, in 1914. Louis' death that year was particularly sad as it took his brother three days of travelling - 85 miles in a sulky - from Darlot to get him to the hospital in Leonora, where he died shortly thereafter, of pleuro-pneumonia (Leonora Miner, 21 February 1914). From this article it is presumed that the brother in question was William, as the other brother, Ernest, was at Wiluna not Darlot at that time.
In 1916, William was at Lawlers. At the time of his mother's death, in 1924, he was known to be at Wiluna where he died six years later. William's father, Samuel Atkin, was born in Timberland, Lincolnshire, England, in 1844. On 3 July 1856, he migrated from England, landing in Melbourne on 13 September 1856 on the "Almora". He was a farmer and married Elizabeth Maria Webb at Castlemaine, Victoria, on 7 March 1867. Their eleven children consisted of four girls and seven boys. William was their first born child. His siblings were: Susan Ann born 4 July 1870; Emma born 17 December 1873; Henry born 1 December 1875; Louis Henry born 23 July 1876; Ernest Samuel born 30 December 1878; Gertrude May born 3 May 1881; Samuel Foss born 1883, died 1884; Florence Foss born 19 March 1885; Charles born and died 1888; Ruby Constance born 10 December 1889; Clifford Vernon born 1893.
Elizabeth Maria died 26 October 1924 at Creswick North, Victoria. Her husband died there on 4 June 1926. William's sister, Emma, and brothers, Louis and Ernest, also came across to WA during the goldrush and made their homes here.
William is buried in Plot 60 of the Church of England portion of the Wiluna Cemetery.
Ayles was caught in the driving belt of a Berdan pan at the state battery, Wiluna, and crushed. He had been employed at the State Battery for two months. His first wife died in May1913 and he remarried, his second wife bearing him two children. The deceased left an estate valued at £329 11s. 4d.
The deceased was buried in Plot number 150 of the Church of England portion of the Wiluna Cemetery. His funeral was very large and well-attended.
This little girl was buried in Plot number 145 of the Methodist portion of the Wiluna Cemetery.
Her parents were married in Margaret River in 1932 (Marriage Registration 6000016/1932, Sussex). In 1937, the couple lost a little boy, aged 3 hours. His name was Matthew (Death Registration 4500013/1937, Wiluna) and he died at the Wiluna District Hospital. His story appears in this website.
In 1939, they lost a 3 year old boy named Noel (Death Registration 4500006/1939, East Murchison), also at Wiluna. There were a further two boys and two more girls born to this couple.
The child's father, George Dickinson Bainbridge, was born 13 November 1907 at Stanley On Crook, Durham, England. He arrived in Fremantle in August 1928 and married Minnie Chamberlain at Margaret River in 1932 (Marriage Registration 6000016/1932, Sussex). Other children born to this couple were: an unnamed female stillborn at Wiluna in 1934, whose story appears in this website; Noel born 10 December 1935 at Wiluna, died 28 March 1939 at Wiluna. There were two more sons and two more daughters born to this marriage, names unknown.
George Bainbridge died 14 July 1982 at Leederville.
His wife, Minnie, was born 17 September 1906 at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. She arrived in November 1923 on the Balranald with her parents and siblings. Minnie died on 23 April 1993 in Perth.
Mary Jane was the second youngest of 14 children in the family, born between 1891 and about 1915. Their parents were married in Victoria in 1890 (Marriage Registration 6397/1890). Their father died in 1916 in Victoria, mother in 1949 also in Victoria.
Mary Jane was buried in Plot number 144 of the Church of England portion of the Wiluna Cemetery.
The deceased is buried in Plot number 119 of the Church of England portion of the Wiluna Cemetery.
The deceased is buried in Plot 81 of the Wiluna Cemetery, probably in the Roman Catholic portion.
Known as Billy.
Mr Begg's death pointed to being caused by self-administered cyanide, which conclusion was drawn by the Coroner upon hearing evidence at the inquest which followed the death. A post-mortem had been completed prior to the inquest.
William Beggs was the eldest of thirteen children born to Mary and William Beggs in Victoria. William senior was born about 1829 in Ayrshire, Scotland. His wife was born about 1837 in Sydney, New South Wales. The couple were married in Victoria in 1866 (Marriage Registration 1060/1866). After their eldest, William, was born, came Mary in 1868; Jane born 1870, David born 1871; Rose born about 1873; Angas born 1874, Margaret born 1876; Walter born 1878; Henry born 1880; John Thomas born 1882, died 1887; Arthur Ernest born 1884; James born 1886; Lily Dorothy born 1889.
William Beggs senior died in 1914 in Kerang, Victoria. His wife died there in 1936.
The child's parents were married in Wiluna in 1937 (Marriage Registration 4500037/1937, East Murchison).
The little boy is buried in Plot Number 264 of the Church of England portion of the Wiluna Cemetery.