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John Ivan PERICH

Age at Death30

Date Of Death6 December 1921 : Reg 102/1921 Boulder

OccupationMiner

Spouse's NameGerolima GERICEVICH

ChildrenAnthony - Jerolim - John

  • John Ivan Perich Accident Article

  • Inquest

  • Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum, Kalgoorlie.

Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Golden Horseshoe GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia

Diagnosis or cause of accident
A cage containing seven men was being hauled from the 3000 ft. level, and after it had been raised 400 ft., an eccentric rod on the winding engine broke, and the cage fell to the bottom of the shaft. Six men were killed: John NOLAN, Leslie KNOX, Charles OSMETTI, John PERICH, Stjepan ILICH and Joe BULJAN.

Place Of Burial
Boulder Cemetery, Boulder, Western Australia

Submitted by
Shari-Lei McLean

MSW
Married

District
Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Cause of Death
Mine Accidents

Father
Marko PERICH

Mother
Lucra BAUK

Place of marriage
1916, Murchison, Western Australia

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