The deceased was buried one mile from Government Tank on the Yanrey Station road by JJ Hooley, witnessed by W Anderson.  The informant of his death was Police Constable William James Fogarty (Regimental No 635), of Onslow.

An unemployed labourer, who was looking for work, Best at one time resided in Boulder with his mother and 2 sisters.  One of his sisters, Mrs Fouracre, lived in Boulder.  A local resident who knew Best in Boulder City described him as a young man of reddish complexion, sandy hair with fringe well-curled over the forehead, a small 'downy' moustache, slight in build about 5 ft 51/2 inches in height, somewhat bow-legged and was in the habit of  his hat well on the back of his head.  Years later, a sister came to visit the graves and left a wreath of brightly coloured paper flowers in the centre of the scalded flat.

Fred Best and John McGrath left Onslow on 23 January for Yanrey Station in search of employment, walking and carrying their swags.  They purchased food at Minderoo Station 6 days later but found the Government Tank dry and perished from thirst 18 miles from Yanrey Station.

On 31 January, Mr Wright, part-owner of Koodarrie Station, saw fresh tracks of two men walking side by side about ten miles on the Onslow side of the spot where the first body was found and he felt sure that the tracks were made that morning.  McGrath was familiar with the country as he went through to Yanrey only a few weeks earlier.

The unfortunate affair, therefore, was attributed not to the ignorance of the track, but to a mistake often made by sundowners, and through which many narrowly escape perishing.  It is believed that at Forrest Tank, a thunderstorm broke over them and they assumed that the Government Tank, 10 miles further on, would have benefitted.  As a matter of fact, rain did fall at the Government Tank 2 days before they reached it, but rather lightly, and it had soon soaked away.  Having gone through their water, they threw away their swags and resolved to get to Yanrey homestead, 17 or 18 miles distant.  After 4 miles, Best gave in and sat down under a bush, and McGrath, after resting with his young companion for a time and finding him unable to continue the journey, resolved to return and thoroughly search the waterholes near the tank.  While McGrath was racing among the dry waterholes, Best dragged himself from bush to bush until his strength gave out.  The contents of the swags showed one belonged to McGrath, who was a native of Ireland, 55 years of age, and had been some years in the district.

Best was a comparative stranger on the Ashburton,  His mate in Onslow, a man named Gooding, who travelled overland with him, identified the clothing and some of the swag's contents.

Best's body was found 30 miles from Onslow by the driver of the Onslow mail coach, who reported the matter to the Onslow police on 5 February.  Constable Fogarty was sent out to investigate and, from the spot where Best's body was found, he followed McGrath's tracks a distance of 4 miles to where he had collapsed in a dry creek and died from exhaustion.  

Lucy was buried by her father and mother and Dr CG Thorp near the homestead on Yanrey Station.

Lucy's parents were married in Perth on 6 December 1906 (Marriage Registration 100649/1906, Perth).  Their other children were Maude Fenwick born 1908 in Perth (Birth Registration 100478/1908, Perth); Patricia Marion born in King's Park Road, Perth on 16 April 1912 (Birth Registration 100743/1912, Perth).

Hebe Marion, born 11 May 1871 in Castlereagh, New South Wales, died 4 March 1957 in Perth.  Her husband, who was born in Lamesley, Durham, England, on 24 August 1867, died 1 August 1965 in Perth. aged 97 years.

John McGrath died on or about 31 January 1912 on the road between Onslow and Yanrey Station in the Ashburton district.  He was buried about one miles from the Government Tank on the Yanrey road, Yanrey Station, by JJ Hooley, witnessed by W Anderson.  The informant of his death was Police Constable JW Fogarty (William James Fogarty, Regimental No 635), of Onslow.

McGrath and Frederick Best left Onslow for Yanrey Station in search of employment.  They purchased food at Mindaroo Station 6 days later but found the Government Tank dry.  Throwing away their swags, they resolved to get through to Yanrey homestead, a distance of about 18 miles.

When McGrath found that Best was unable to continue the journey, he resolved to return and thoroughly search the waterholes near the tank.  When found, his body was lying in the dry bed of a watercourse, full length on its back with arms stretched at its sides.   Although his body was much decomposed, the face was intact.  Traces showed where McGrath had lain down several time before he finally settled himself to die.  Other traces pointed to him running distractedly from one dry hole to another in the vicinity in search of water.

Best's body was found 30 miles from Onslow and McGrath's tracks went on a distance of 4 miles before he collapsed in a dry creek bed and died from thirst and exhaustion.

Known as Harry.

Henry joined the merchant navy in the United Kingdom when he was 14 years of age and some time later, jumped ship at Fremantle.  Then he went to Yanrey Station where he stayed until he died.  He had no family in Australia.

The deceased was buried on Yanrey Station in the Ashburton district. Witnesses present at the burial were J Cook, W Abbot, Ah Sing, Ah Chow and J Mannsell.

Stewart was an old settler in the Ashburton district and was well and favourably known throughout the Nor-West.  The Yanrey lease, covering 270,000 acres, was taken up in the early 1880s by John Stewart.  Eleanor and John enjoyed racing and raced horses around the district.  However, disaster struck the district with a severe outbreak of typhoid fever.  Many Aboriginals fell victim and, while trying to save their lives, John caught the disease.

Just over 12 months later, Mrs Stewart died.  She had returned on the Sultan to Onslow from the south suffering an attack of paralysis from which she never rallied.  The funeral was the largest ever witnessed in the district, all the residents attending to pay their last tribute of respect to a lady who was widely respected and love.  Great sympathy was extended toward the three little orphans.  George Gooch, of Wandagee Station, upon hearing of his sister's serious illness, started on horseback for Onslow covering a distance of 200 miles in 3 days.  Her brother-in-law, D Stewart, who was on Balmoral Station, took the orphaned children back to Victoria.

In 1864, Eleanor married William Frederick Waldeck at Toodyay (Marriage Registration 2104/1864).  He died at Greenough in 1884 (Death registration 12490/1884), aged 44 years. 

In August 1895, John Stewart was appointed an honorary inspector of sheep and inspector of brands.

John's mother, Aria, died 20 June 1892, in Victoria.  Her husband died 26 June 1898 on Lyne Station, in Victoria, aged 80 years.

The deceased had lived in Victoria for 6 years and South Australia for 19 years before arriving in Western Australia.

Known as Harry or Henry.

The deceased was found dead at the Government Well on Yanrey Station, 50 miles from Onslow.  He was buried by Police Constable F Pilkington (Regimental No 1033) near the Perry's Creek on Koordarrie Station (now part of Yanrey Station) in the Ashburton district.  Witnesses present at the burial were Albert John King and AE Stenning.

Harry was a contractor who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest.  This old well-known identity was found shot through the head at the Government Well near Koordarrie Station homestead.  Mr Albert John King reported the matter to the police by phone and Dr Stenning and Constable F Pilkington left for the scene of the tragedy.

An inquest in connection with the death of Heinrich Tischer was held at Onslow on July 21st, before Dr. A. E. Stenning, E.M.

The verdict was that Heinrich Tischer died of an accidental death caused by gunshot wound to the lungs.

Wilhelmina Grace was a twin to Norman William.  Sadly, Norman William Waldeck died 6 February 1892 on Yarraloola Station.

The children's father, William, was born in Northam in 1858 (Birth Registration 4172/1858), the son of George Woolhouse and Priscilla King.. He married Mary Kneist Waldeck in Greenough in 1883 (Marriage Registration 5475/1883). William and Mary's other children were: Cecil Gordon Minilya born Roebourne 1888 (Birth Registration 1169/1888); twins born Yarraloola 1891 - Norman William died 1892 and Wilhelmina Grace (buried on nearby station Yannanney); and Thelma Melvina Waldeck born Northam 1897 (Birth Registration 1970/1897). 

In 1893, Mary and William left Yarraloola and first went to Northam and then took up land at Goomalling.