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John McRAE

Age at Death37

Date Of Death11 September 1908 : Reg 166/1908 Boulder

Place Of BirthAldinga, South Australia

OccupationLabourer

Spouse's NameSusan Jane ATTWOOD (nee BOLT) - 1870-1929

  • Evening Star, Friday 11 September 1908

  • The Evening Star, Sat 12 Sep 1908

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

  • Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA - Photo Paul Doust

  • Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia - Photo Find a Grave

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

Diagnosis or cause of accident
John McRAE and Edward SNELL were engaged unloading a truck by means of a crane when the latter swung round and came in contact with a live electric wire, with the result that the current, equal to 550 volts, passed through their bodies.

Place Of Burial
Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia

Submitted by
David McMillan - Volunteer

MSW
Married

Cause of Death
Mine Accidents

Father
John McRAE (1845-1912)

Mother
Jane WHITELAW

Place of marriage
Boulder, Western Australia. 8 Jan huj1907.

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