Edward Hicks was picked up on the Hannan's - Whitefeather (Kanowna) Road and taken to the Coolgardie Hospital in a most terrible state of paralysis. He died there on 6 October 1894.
Coolgardie Miner reported: "An old man named Edward Hicks was picked up on the White Feather road towards the end of last week in a most
deplorable condition. He had been travelling along the road when he was struck down with paralysis and in a most exhausted state he lay until a teamster came along, took him aboard, and carried him into Hannan's. There he was received by kind hands, and arrangements were at once made by Mr. Geoghegan, the Chairman of the Progress Committee, for his removal to-the Coolgardie Hospital."
He was reported as being an "old man".
Death Certificate:943/1894
Comments:Death Certificate states the date of death as 6 October 1894. Other reports show 22 September.
Edward Hicks posibly arrived in South Australia in 1858, aged 21 years. Also on the same ship was a Martha Hicks 42, Henry Hicks 39, Henry Hicks 19, Martha Hicks 17. It has not been proven that this is the correct Edward Hicks nor if this is the same family.
