Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA
James HILLAND
Age at Death27
Date Of Death11 February 1899 : Reg 167/1899.
Place Of BirthIreland
OccupationMiner
Norseman Times, Wednesday 15 February 1899, page 2
Coolgardie Miner, Friday 17 February 1899, page 6
Goldfields Morning Chronicle, Wednesday 12 January 1898, page 3
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum, Kalgoorlie WA - Photo Paul Doust
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
New Victoria Consoles, Bonnievale GM, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
Death was from suffocation in a slime pit after suffering an epileptic fit.
Place Of Burial
Coolgardie Cemetery, Western Australia
Submitted by
Eric Chamberlain - Volunteer
MSW
Single
District
Coolgardie
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
When James Hilland was born in 1872 in Ireland, his father, Patrick, was 28
Mother
Bridget, was 26 when James was born.
Other Information
Brother: Thomas Hilland
Sisters:
Hilland Charlotte Female Mallock Alexander Henry Male Coolgardie 91 1898
Hilland Mary Agnes Female Atherton Frederick Charles Male Cottesloe 114 1903
