Alias Joso Pascov.
Poskovan was killed whilst following a rake of trucks up the sand dump at the Oroya Black
Range Mine. The accident occurred through the rope breaking and the trucks running
back and crushing Poskovan against some timber.
He was engaged in removing sand from the cyanide vats to the dump at the Oroya Mine at the time the accident occurred. He was badly crushed and was removed to the hospital but only lingered a few minutes.
He had only been in the district a few weeks.
The deceased is buried in plot number 23 of the Roman Catholic portion of the cemetery.
Birth Details:Circa 1884, Austria
Death Certificate:10/1913, Black Range
State Records Office: AU WA S2323- cons5790 1914/011 Title PASKOV, Joseph - Sandstone. - Intestate Files