Coolgardie Cemetery. Photo: MK at findagrave.com.
John Samuel WALLACE
Age at Death50
Date Of Death25 May 1897 : Reg 269/1897
Place Of BirthIreland
OccupationMiner
Goldfields Morning Chronicle, Wednesday 26 May 1897, page 3
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA
Golden Age, Tuesday 18 May 1897
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA - Photo Paul Doust
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
South Londonderry GM, Coolgardie, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
Killed when a bucket of dirt fell on his head while working in a winze. He died in hospital a week later.
Place Of Burial
Coolgardie Cemetery, Western Australia
Submitted by
David McMillan - Volunteer
District
Londonderry
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
Samuel WALLACE born 1822
Mother
Sarah born 1827
Other Information
The victim had a brother in Gympie, Qld.
