Biography

The deceased was walking with Messrs Coggan and Isaid at Yinnietharra Station when he suddenly collapsed and, upon examination, life was found to be extinct.  Police Constable Slater of Gascoyne Junction was notified and proceeded to Yinnietharra Station. He was buried near the homestead by Police Constable Harold Charles Slater (Regimental Number 1234), of Gascoyne Junction.  Witnesses to the burial were Robert Denby Coggan and George Isaid.

The deceased was employed at the  Mien Mine, of which Mr Coggan was manager.

It is understood that Albert Clode was a long term associate of Robert Coggan and went to Yinnietharra with him to start the mica mines.  He and Coggan were experienced mica miners from India (via London).  Coggan had an OBE.

Clode had previously been out to Western Australia during the gold rush in the 1890s and one of the places he was at was Kintore.  His wife was still in London at the time of his death and, presumably, she planned on coming to Western Australia when he had established himself.