Biography

The child is buried in plot number 33 of the Church of England portion of the cemetery. Her parents were married in Swan in 1907. They had four children: Twins Myrtle and George William born 1907 at Black Range, and Emily Gertrude born 1908 at Black Range and Jack, possibly born 1910. It appears that the two children, Myrtle and Jack, found some detonators at some old workings in the vicinity of their home and, whilst playing with them, one exploded, inflicting terrible injuries to the little girl's hands and abdomen. The unfortunate child was at once taken to the hospital by Mr and Mrs O'Grady and there she received the unremitting attention of Dr. O'Brien, Matron Spaven and Nurse Latta up to the time of her death. The children's mother died at Cue in 1921 as the result of a Red Back Spider bite on the bottom while at the toilet. She is buried at Day Dawn. Her husband also died at Cue in 1941.