Leonora Cemetery, Western Australia - Photo Find a Grave
John Edward FOLEY
Age at Death22
Date Of Death30 September 1906 : Reg 63/1906 Mt Margaret
Place Of BirthMaylando, South Australia
OccupationShoveller
Kalgoorlie Western Argus, Tuesday 9 October 1906, page 10
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie
Leonora Cemetery, Western Australia - Photo Find a Grave
Leonora Cemetery, Western Australia - Photo Find a Grave
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Sons of Gwalia GM, Leonora, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
Two men named James LEYDEN and John FOLEY were working on the surface at the foot of a huge sand dump, when the sand came away suddenly, and buried them. Over two hours were occupied by the relief party in digging out the men. When found, both men were dead.
Place Of Burial
Leonora Cemetery , Western Australia
Submitted by
David McMillan - Volunteer
MSW
Single
District
Leonora
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
Michael Joseph FOLEY
Mother
Elizabeth Ann FOUNTAIN
Other Information
James Peter LEYDEN also killed in the same accident - See page 220 in Lyman L. and Fitzgerald, C. (eds) (2012) "110 in the Waterbag. A history of life, work and leisure in Leonora, Gwalia and the Northern Goldfields". Western Australian Museum.
