The child's parents were married in Victoria in 1895 (Marriage Registration 5367/1895). There were just two known children of this marriage: Lucy and an older brother named William Henry, who was born 5 July 1897 in Kalgoorlie.

William Reid was killed by a fall of earth at the Euroa Gold Mine, Niagara. At the time, he was prospecting with a mate, David Bright, in the Euroa Lease, near Niagara.  They were working the drives leading east and west. After firing a round of holes in each end, they worked them out, which took about one hour. The deceased came to Bright's end and asked him how the face was looking. Bright said, 'No good,' and stepped back for him to have a look at it. Reid had nearly reached the face when about half a ton of mullock came away and fell on him, striking him upon the head and neck. Reid called out that it had got his head and Bright endeavoured to lift the stone from him but it was too heavy. He tried to split the lump of rock but could not do so. He then picked in the hanging wall behind Reid's head to relieve the pressure and to get the head free.

At the inquest, held at Kookynie 29 August 1913, before H.C. Harvey. J.P., Acting Coroner, Bright described how he tried to lever the stone from Reid but had to break up the lump to get him free. Reid was knocked hard against the hanging wall, resulting in his neck being broken and his skull fractured. Bright then climbed the shaft 150 ft. for assistance. His brother, John, came to the shaft as he reached the surface. He informed his brother what had happened to his mate and then sent John for assistance. In his opinion, death was almost instantaneous. John Bright and John Miller Hartley, prospectors, gave evidence of being lowered below to where the deceased was lying. He was then quite dead. The deceased was hauled to the surface with a sling and boatswain's chair. The jury returned the following verdict: 'We find that the deceased William Reid, came to his death by an accidental fall of earth in the Euroa gold mine, Niagara, on the 23rd day of August, 1913. There is no blame attached to anyone.'

The deceased had lived in Victoria for 24 years before moving to Western Australia. His father, Thomas Bailey Reid, was born in Belfast, Ireland. His wife, Sarah Anne Thompson, was born 8 May 1856 in Timor, Victoria. She married Richard Reed on 16 February 1873 at Redbank, Victoria. The marriage produced one child, Richard, born 1873, before the death of Richard senior in 1874. Sarah Anne married Thomas Reid in 1878 and that marriage produced a further five children, of which William was the eldest. The others were: Thomas James born 1880; Ethel Maud born 1882; John born and died 1884; James born 1885, died aged 1 day. Thomas Bailey Reid died 26 March 1929. Sarah Anne died 3 October 1948.

George Renwick was playing football for Menzies in 1905 at the age of 55 years in the Menzies QM team. He is listed in the Electoral rolls of 1927 and 1928 as still living in Kookynie, his occupation was a miner.  At his death, he was listed as being a pensioner.

The child had suffered from tuberculosis for 4 years before finally succumbing to the disease.

The child's parents were married in Kalgoorlie in 1899 (Marriage Registration 270/1899, Kalgoorlie). Their other children were: Una Olive  and Ruby May born 1907 (Birth Registration 115/1907, North Coolgardie).

The deceased had lived the first 32 years of his life in Italy before migrating to Western Australia. His death was certified to in writing by Francesco Baffi, a friend, of Kookynie. Guiseppe is buried in Plot 35 of the Roman Catholic portion of the Kookynie Cemetery.

The child is buried in Plot 9 of the Methodist Portion of the Kookynie Cemetery. The little chap's parents were married in Kookynie in 1908 (Marriage Registration 11/1908, North Coolgardie).

For six days, Master Routley had suffered from the illness that led to his death.

His father, George Routley, was born in 1864 in Braidwood, New South Wales. He married Marion Brown Frame on 5 July 1895 in Queensland (Marriage Registration 1895/C/262). Marion was born 15 December 1874 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Their family of seven consisted of three girls and four boys. The other children were: Richard Henry born 1896 Queensland; Marion Vera born 1899 in Menzies (Birth Registration 1185/1899) ; Jessie Isabel born 28 January 1901, Queensland; George born 1902, Menzies; Maude Josephine born 1909 Kookynie (Birth Registration 43/1909, North Coolgardie); Herbert born 12 December 1912 at Leonora (Birth Registration 3/1913, Mt Margaret).

Sadly, Edgar's older brother, George, died a few months after Edgar. His story also appears on this website and the two boys are buried together in Plot 16 of the Presbyterian Portion of the Kookynie Cemetery.

Their father died 12 August 1919 in Swan district, Perth. Their mother died in 1960 in Rockdale, New South Wales.

Young George had been suffering from bronchitis for 6 days before his death.

George Routley senior was born in 1864 in Braidwood, New South Wales. He married Marion Brown Frame on 5 July 1895 in Queensland (Marriage Registration 1895/C/262). Marion was born 15 December 1874 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Their family of seven consisted of three girls and four boys. The other children were: Richard Henry born 1896 Queensland; Marion Vera born 1899 in Menzies (Birth Registration 1185/1899) ; Jessie Isabel born 28 January 1901, Queensland; George born 1902, Menzies; Edgar James (or Jason) born 1902, Menzies; Maude Josephine born 1909 (Birth Registration 43/1909, North Coolgardie); Herbert born 12 December 1912 at Leonora (Birth Registration 3/1913, Mt Margaret).

Sadly, George's younger brother, Edgar James (or Jason), died a few months before George in 1908. His story also appears on this website and the two boys are buried together in Plot 16 of the Presbyterian Portion of the Kookynie Cemetery.

Their father died 12 August 1919 in Swan district, Perth. Their mother died in 1960 in Rockdale, New South Wales.

The deceased's father, Carl (Charles) Raymond Fredrick von Rucks, as the family knew him to be, married Margaret Beatrice Walker in Perth in 1903. Their known children were: William Thomas born 1902; Helen Marion; Elsie Helena born in November 1904; Cyril Frederick born 1906. Helen Marion died of pneumonia in Kookynie on 8 August 1904. Her story is also told in this website. She is buried in Kookynie Cemetery.

The deceased's father, Carl (Charles) Raymond Fredrick von Rucks, as the family knew him to be, married Margaret Beatrice Walker in Perth in 1903. Their known children were: William Thomas born 1902; Helen Marion; Elsie Helena born in November 1904; Cyril Frederick born 1906. Elsie Helen or Helena died in Kookynie on 27 May 1905, aged about 6 months. She died of gastro enteritis and diarrhoea. Her story also appears in this website.

The deceased was found by Peter McLaughlan with his throat gashed, half a mile from Gaffney and party's camp, where he was staying on his way to Linden. He was thirty-nine years of age. Salmon was found alive, but was unable to speak, and at 7.30 on 12 September, he died. He had been brought in from Mount Remarkable.

The jury of the Coroner's Inquest held at Kookynie on 17 September 1908, brought in a verdict of "Suicide while of unsound mind."

The deceased had spent his first 25 years living in South Australia before arriving in Western Australia. His father, Manus Salmon, was born about 1865 in Ireland. He married Ellen Vaughan on 3 June 1857 and his second marriage, in 12 February 1881 was to Mary Neagle. The children born to the first marriage were: Margaret born 25 December 1865; Michael 19 December 1868; Minnie born 18 May 1872; Edward born 7 July 1874. A further ten children were fathered by Manus in his second marriage. Manus died 23 February 1922 at Croydon, South Australia. Ellen died 29 January 1915 at Hindmarsh, South Australia.

Rose was the daughter of two Irish immigrants, both hailing from County Cavan, Ireland, Rose was the youngest of nine children, all of whom were born in South Australia. The young woman's father, Patrick Smyth, was born in County Cavan, Ireland, in 1841. He married Margaret Dowd in 1869 in Mintaro, South Australia. Their family of nine included fouorn 1871; Patrick born 1873; John Joseph born 1875; Michael Francis born 1876; David Ambrose born 1878; Mary Josephine born 18r girls and five boys, of which Rose was the youngest, born in 1885. The others were Annie Philomena born 1870; Bridget born 1880; Andrew Aloysius born 1881.

At some stage between 1885 and the turn of the century, the family moved to Boulder.  Patrick Smyth died 1901 in Fremantle (Death Registration 1093/1901, Fremantle - in the name Smith) and his wife died 30 March 1907 in Perth. Henry Oliver Savage died in 1952 in Northam.

One report shows that "At the inquest held on the body of John Scully, the verdict returned by the jury was that the man met his death by having his skull fractured, being the result of a blow delivered by Stephen Scott on Saturday, November 29, at Edjudina. The jury added a rider to the effect that, in their opinion, Stephen Scott did not strike the blow with a stick with any intent to seriously injure the deceased, but was endeavoring to prevent bodily injury being inflicted on James Dwyer, with whom Scott was fighting. The accused was committed for trial, bail being allowed himself in one hundred pounds and two sureties of fifty pounds each. Another report advises that "The deceased was drinking at Edjudina with a mate, several other persons being present, when a stranger picked up a piece of wood and struck Scully on the head, inflicting a serious wound." Having been charged with unlawfully killing John Scully, Scott faced his trial in March 1903. The case for the Crown, was that Scully had Dwyer on the ground, pummelling his face with his fists. when Scott hit the deceased a heavy blow on the forehead with a stick. Scully fell to the ground after having been struck but afterwards walked to his camp and subsequently went to Kookynie, 70 miles away, and had the wound in his forehead dressed by Dr Miskin, who did not regard the wound as serious. A few days later, however, he became worse and died nine days after the blow had been struck. Dr Miskin, who made a post mortem examination of the body, said that death was due to an abscess pressing on the brain and this was apparently the result of this blow received by the deceased from Scott. The jury found a verdict of not guilty and the accused was discharged. The deceased's siblings were: Margaret Malone, Bridget Stafford, Anne Dooley, Malachy Scully, Joseph Scully, Francis James Scully, Hugh Michael Scully.

The deceased arrived in Kookynie three months before his death and was employed by the Electric Light Company for a few weeks. He then went to Niagara and remained at the Great Western Hotel until the time of his death. Deceased was in Kookynie late on the Sunday night and although apparently in his usual health, he insinuated that he contemplated suicide. Shortly after six o'clock on Monday morning, he was heard to call out and Mr Thompson and Mrs Moore entered his room and found him lying on the floor. They lifted him on to the bed, where he soon expired. When Constable Dunkley searched the body of William Shackell, he found a piece of cyanide, a number of letters, a watch chain. A small piece had been cut out of the cyanide. A letter addressed to Constable Dunkley was found on the body, stating that he had been driven to commit suicide and also enclosing his wife's address in Sydney. Dr Miskin, District Medical Officer, examined the body and performed a postmortem. In his opinion, death resulted from failure of the heart, produced by cyanide of potassium poisoning. The jury returned a verdict of suicide by means of cyanide poisoning, self-administered. The deceased had lived at Mrs Moore's hotel for the previous three months. His wife, Fanny, died in 1924 in Neutral Bay, New South Wales.

Martin Skahill had been suffering from a cancerous growth on the left lung for six weeks and three weeks before his death, he was taken to the hospital, where he passed quietly away at the early age of 32. A little over six months before, he purchased the blacksmithing business of Niels Sorrenson and had just succeeded in working up a good connection. His genial manner won him many friends. The deceased had spent 23 years in Victoria before arriving in Western Australia. His parents were both born in Ireland. His father emigrated to Australia, arriving on 25 February 1861 on the "Hotspur'. His mother, Bridget, arrived in Victoria in 1860. She married James O'Loughlin in 1861 in Victoria. They had two children before his death in 1867. Bridget then married Patrick Skahill in Yackandandah on 19 September 1968. Their family consisted of Thomas born 1870; Martin born 1872; Edward Bernard born 1874; John born 1878; Mary Agnes born 1881; Bridget Veronica Yackandandah born 1883. Patrick Skahill died on 17 Sep 1910 at Yackandandah. His wife died in 1917 at Yackandandah.