Upon his return from service he worked at farming and then he ran a billiard saloon and boarding house with his brother Mr A R Harvey in Albany. When times became tough he decided to try his hand at mining, and got a position at the Beryl GM at Ravensthorpe. Not long after the started there he was to be killed in an accident. He and a workmate, Stephen DANIELS were being hauled to the surface in a skip, when it was 100ft from the bottom of the shaft the counter weight dropped from a height into the skip knocking Harvey out and injuring Daniels.
He was buried in the Lake Grace Cemetery with full Military and Masonic honours.
Researched – Eric Chamberlain
