Boulder Pioneer Cemetery. Photo Danelle Warnock.
Henry DOUPE
Age at Death51
Date Of Death9 July 1903 : Reg 571/1903
Place Of BirthRathkeale, Limerick, Ireland
OccupationMiner
Spouse's NameMary Ann WALSH (1856-1935)
ChildrenNone
Evening Star, Saturday 11 July 1903,
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA -
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA - Photo Paul Doust
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Julia Mary GM shaft, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
While removing timber from a shaft, the ground around the windlass gave way, carrying DOUPE and William VIAL 160ft down the shaft.
Place Of Burial
Old Boulder Cemetery, Western Australia
Submitted by
David McMillan - Volunteer
MSW
Married
District
Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
John DOUPE (1809-1888)
Mother
Rebecca Caroline Blanche DELMEGE (1809-1856)
Place of marriage
Sydney, NSW - 1892
Other Information
A distressing sight was the grief of Mrs. Doupe, who lived not far from the shaft. She was so unstrung that she attempted to hurl herself into the shaft but was prevented from doing so by Constables Pope and Fortescue.
- The Evening Star, Fri 10 Jul 1903
