Canberra Times, Thursday 28 April 1977, page 1
Ivan LOKAS
Age at Death35
Date Of Death27 April 1977 : Reg 8/1977 Mt Margaret
Place Of BirthRoslina, Yugoslavia
OccupationMiner
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA
The Canberra Times, Thu 21 Jul 1977
Mines Department Annual Report 1977.
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA - Photo Paul Doust
Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria. - Photo Find a Grave
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Agnew Nickle Mine, Leinster, Western Australia, No 1 shaft, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
1977 Agnew nickel mine, WA. Fall Down Shaft. The men were in a kibble at the surface ready to be lowered underground when, due to a malfunction of the winding engine mechanism, the kibble was raised at excessive speed and crashed into a beam at the top of the skyshaft, causing the rope supporting the kibble to break and the kibble to plunge to the surface brace. P. Zekic (Miner) I. Lokas (Miner) R. W. Barclay (Miner) Z. Matovinovic (Miner) D. Miladinovic (Miner)
Place Of Burial
Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria.
Submitted by
Shari-Lei McLean. Updated by D.McMillan (volunteers).
MSW
Married
District
Leinster
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
Kris LOKAS
Mother
Anna ANORTAVIC
Other Information
Came from Geelong, Victoria.
