The child's parents were married in Kookynie in 1902 (Marriage Registration 559/1902). Their other children were Francis William born 1 June 1904, Kookynie; Elizabeth Irene born 1905, Kookynie; John Henry born 1907, died 1907; Kookynie; William Henry born 1909 died 1910; William born 1912, died 1913; Alfred Wilmott born 12 November 1915, Richmond, Victoria. died 1915 in Victoria. Elizabeth Veronica Jones died in 1925 in Victoria. Her husband died in Richmond, Victoria, in 1944, aged 76 years. John Henry's story also appears in this website. He and Emily Veronica are buried together in Plot number 4 of the Roman Catholic portion of the Kookynie Cemetery.

The child's parents were married in Kookynie in 1902 (Marriage Registration 559/1902). Their other children were Emily Veronica born 1903, Kookynie, died Kookynie 16 April 1903; Francis William born 1 June 1904, Kookynie; Elizabeth Irene born 1905, Kookynie; William Henry born 1909 died 1910; William born 1912, died 1913; Alfred Wilmott born 12 November 1915, Richmond, Victoria. died 1915 in Victoria.

Elizabeth Veronica Jones died in 1925 in Victoria. Her husband died in Richmond, Victoria, in 1944, aged 76 years. Emily Veronica also appears in this website. She and John Henry are buried together in Plot number 4 o the Roman Catholic portion of the Kookynie Cemetery.

The deceased worked as a pilot in Liverpool. He is buried in Plot 6 of the Presbyterian portion of the Kookynie Cemetery.

This little boy is buried in the Presbyterian section of the Kookynie Cemetery, Plot number 11.

It is believed Sarah was born in 1885 and her partner / husband, in 1880 but no further details have been identified.

George Kauiers was born in Victoria about 1879. His wife was born in Sandhurst, Victoria, in 1883. Her parents came from Hanover, in Germany. They married on 11 July 1900 in Bendigo (Marriage Registration 4519/1900 - in the name of KANIERS). Little Doris was their firstborn child. Others were: George Raymond born 20 November 1904, in Kookynie; Ivy May born 6 December 1905; Fredrick Charles born 1907 in Bendigo, Victoria; Lilian born 7 January 1909, In Bendigo, Victoria; Stanley Charles born 1 December 1910 in Bendigo, Victoria; Ronald Leslie born 3 March 1912 in Victoria. George died in 1912 in Bendigo and his wife in 1963 in Fitzroy, Victoria.

The deceased died by a fall of earth in the Champion Gold Mine at the No.3 level. This was the verdict of the jury at the inquest into his death held at Kookynie 7 March 1910 by S.G. Fleming, JP, Acting Coroner.

Kennedy was born in New Zealand. Mr. Dugald Kennedy was in the act of barring out stone at the north end of the No. 3 level in the Champion mine when a fall of about six tons of earth occurred, causing his death. From the appearance of the injuries death must have been instantaneous. On 12 November the following year, a monument was unveiled which had been erected to the memory of Dugald Kennedy. The ceremony, which was under the auspices of the combined Loyal Orange Lodges of Gwalia, Leonora and Kookynie, was conducted by Sir Knight Bro. T. Pollard, W.M. of the R.B.P. King's Watch, .No. 586, Gwalia, assisted by Sir Knight Bro. W. H. Willcocks, W.M. of Lord Roberts Lodge, No. 21, Kookynie. The "Old Hundred" was sung by the assemblage at the graveside, after which Sir Knight Bro. W. Jones read the solemn ritual of the order, appointed for such occasions. He was ably assisted by Sir Knight Bro. A. Haddow. Sir Knight Bro. Haddow then unveiled the stone and in so doing bore eloquent testimony to the high respect in which their deceased brother was held by all the community. In feeling terms, he spoke of the manly and kindly actions that had endeared their late brother to all with whom he had come in contact. His hand was ever extended to help a brother or friend in distress and he had passed from this life beloved by all, leaving behind a memory that would ever be cherished by all those who had been privileged to know him.

The deceased's father, John Kennedy, was born in 1836 at Lochaber, Inverness, Scotland. Sarah Cameron was born 2 May 1841 at Kilmallie, Inverness-shire, Scotland. The couple married 06 March 1860 at Portland Bay, Victoria (Marriage Registration 766/1860). Each of the thirteen children born to this couple were born in New Zealand. They were: Angus born 1861; Dugald 1862; John Jack born 1863; Catherine born 1866; Sarah born 1869; Donald born 1871; Margaret born 1873; Mary born 1875; Malcolm born 1877; Angus born 1879; Ella born 1880; Charles born 1883; Olive born 1885. John Kennedy died in 1910, his wife on 5 October 1917 in New Zealand.

The child is buried in the Roman Catholic portion of the Kookynie Cemetery, Plot number 25.

Her parents, John Ambrose Kiss and Annie Elizabeth Thompson, were married in Kookynie in 1904 (Marriage Registration 526/1904).  John Ambrose was born in 1870 and died in Northam in 1940.

The father of this child, Robert Stephen Leach, is believed to have been born 1879, his wife in 1884.  The couple are believed to have been married in 1903.  But the whereabouts of each of these events is not known and have not been verified.

The child died of atelectasis, which is a failure of the lungs to expand at birth.  No further records have been identified for this couple or their child.

Little Emily's parents were married in Kookynie in 1910 (Marriage Registration 4/1910, North Coolgardie).

Her father, Francis, was born in New South Wales, about 1884. His wife was born 1891 in Collingwood, Victoria.  Francis died 11 August 1961 under the name Lehne and is buried at Karrakatta. His wife pre-deceased him when she died on 28 April 1935 while they were living in Kalgoorlie. She was 43 and is buried in Karrakatta Cemetery. The couple appear to have had at least one more child, a son, but no further details are available.

George Frederick worked at a prospecting area at Niagara. The owners, Messrs G. Leipold and party, were having crib in the drive when a quantity of mullock fell out of the roof, crushing Mr. Leipold, who was immediately underneath. He was removed to the Leonora Hospital, where his injuries turned fatal. He apparently suffered several broken ribs, severe internal injuries and a broken thigh. The body was removed to Kookynie for burial the following day. The deceased left a wife and five grown-up children. One son, who had recently enlisted, was, at the time of his father's death, at the Blackboy Hill camp. Sadly, the lad, John James, aged 24 years, died from wounds on active service in France on 2 August 1916.

George left an estate valued at £543 9s to his wife, Elizabeth. Somewhere between 1894 and 1904, the family had moved to Western Australia and by 1903 were living in Kookynie. George Frederick Leipold was the eldest child and first son in a family of nine boys and two girls born to a German father and an English mother. Johannes Leipold was born in Hintersteinau, Hessen, Germany, on 1 June 1836. He arrived in Melbourne on 13 March 1862 and married Jane Pearce on 15 September that same year. After the birth of George, their other children were Johannes Adam born 1867; Albert born 1868; William Anton born 1870; Edward born 1871; Frederick Wilhelm born 1873, died 1887; Elizabeth born 1875, died 1882; Christina born 1876; Henry Nicholas born 1878, died 1879; James born 1880, died 1905; Henry born and died 1882.

Jane Pearce died 9 April 1883 at Daylesford, Victoria. Johannes died at Basalt Hill, Victoria on 2 June 1902.

John Thomas had spent 6 years in Queensland before arriving in Western Australia with his parents and younger siblings. He enlisted on 11 January 1916 at Eidsvold, Queensland, listing his trade as an engineer's fitter. He joined the 5th Reinforcements of the 4th Field Company Engineers. He was wounded early in his service and in 1918 received a "through and through" (bullet went straight through the arm, in and out the other side) machine gun bullet wound to the upper portion of the forearm of his left arm, from which he suffered temporary loss of sensation but the wound improved greatly according to his records. Having been promoted to Lance Corporal, John Thomas returned to Australia on 4 June 1919. Interestingly, the Family Notice inserted in the West Australian on Friday 13 October 1922 by his mother, states that he was gassed during the war. There is no direct reference to this in his service record.

The deceased's parents, John Adam Leipold and Amelia Black, were married in Queensland on 24 December 1889 (Marriage Registration 1889/C/203). John Thomas was their first child, the first of their three sons and seven daughters.

The deceased had been listed as suffering from inguinal hernia for 2 days prior to his death. An inguinal hernia occurs when tissue, such as part of the intestine, protrudes through a weak spot in the abdominal muscles. This had then led to peritonitis, which, in those days before antibiotics, could not be successfully treated. His death was certified to in writing by George Natt, Undertaker of Kookynie.

Peter had been battling cancer for about 10 years and religiously attended and supported the "Biggest Morning Tea" every year fundraising for cancer research.  Sadly, he missed the 2008 one because he was in hospital and died that month.

The child's parents were married at Malcolm in 1902 (Marriage Registration 1044/1902, Malcolm). Their other known child was Edith Dorothea born 1905 at Boulder (Birth Registration 516/1905, Boulder).

The deceased had spent 33 years in Victoria before coming to Western Australia.

Sophia was the ninth of eleven children born to Stephen Wellington and Hester Andrews, who married 7 November 1825 at St. Pauls Church, Portland Square, Bristol, England. He was born on 1 August 1802 at Westbury on Trym, Gloucestershire and his wife was born 15 May 1808 at Newport, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, Their other children were: Stephen Christopher born 1828; Mary Andrews born 1830; Esther born 1831; William Andrews born 1833; Elizabeth Russell was born 1834; Sarah Anne born 1836, died 1836; Thomas Andrews born January 1838; Sarah Anne born December 1838, died 1839; Nelson born 1842; Henry Augustus born and died 1844.

Sophia arrived in Melbourne on 10 February 1863 on the ship Lincolnshire with her husband, William, a victualler. Her sister, Esther, had arrived the previous month on 15 January 1863 on the ship British Empire. The couple had five children in Ballarat before the death of William Morley on 19 January 1880 at Ballarat. Sarah married Charles William Mackintosh in 1882 in Victoria but there were no children of this marriage. Charles William Mackintosh died in 1921 in Perth (Death Registration 485/1921, Perth).