Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA
Malcolm Wayne FOWLIE
Age at Death59
Date Of Death15 February 2014
OccupationMiner
Spouse's NameRaewyn
ChildrenThree children.
Wayne Fowlie with his wife Raewyn, and family members. (http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/family-of-dead-miner-lose-bid-to-claim-his-life-insurance-after-payroll-mistake-20161109-gsls7i.html)
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Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA - Photo Paul Doust
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Harlequin Mine, Central Norseman, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
Fowlie was killed when a six metre wall collapsed on him while he was cleaning a bogger at Central Norseman Gold's Harlequin underground mine.
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Married
District
Norseman
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Other Information
A 59-year-old man died at Central Norseman Gold's Harlequin mine at the weekend in an underground rock fall accident. New Zealand father of three, Wayne Fowlie, was fatality injured at the site on Saturday morning. The West Australian reports Fowlie moved to the mining town of Norseman in mid-2012 but was months away from retiring and planned to return to New Zealand.
"He was one of the nicest guys in town," neighbour Sharne Pietersen said "Everybody knew him. He would give you the shirt off his back."
The WA Department of Mines and Petroleum said inspectors were sent to the site on Sunday from Perth and Kalgoorlie. Mining operations at the site have been suspended while the investigation is underway.
