Giovanni "Jack" TAGLIAFERRI - Leonora Cemetery, Western Australia - Photo Find a Grave
Giovanni “Jack” TAGLIAFERRI
Age at Death29
Date Of Death12 November 1936 : Reg 25/1936 Mt Margaret
Place Of BirthPezzolo, Italy
OccupationMiner
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA
West Australian, Saturday 14 November 1936
Leonora Cemetery, Western Australia
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA - Photo Paul Doust
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Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Sons of Gwalia GM, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
Died in hospital from injuries he received on November 10th in the Gwalia Gold Mine. Tagliaferri was working in the main south drive at the No. 28 level and had apparently fired four holes and was retreating to safety when one hole exploded while he was 90 feet from the face. Tagliaferri suffered lacerations to the back and broken ribs but his condition was not at first regarded as dangerous. He died at the Leonora District Hospital on November 12th, 1936.
An inquest was held at the Leonora Courthouse on Tuesday November 17th. Verdict was accidental death.
Place Of Burial
Leonora Cemetery, Western Australia
Submitted by
Tracey Miller - Volunteer
MSW
Single
District
Wiluna
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
Luigi TAGLIAFERRI (Farmer)
Mother
Elizabeth ARRIGONI
Other Information
His brother, Alessandro Tagliaferri, was killed at the same mine in 1924.
Story: The Tagliaferri Brothers- miner profiles
