Victorian Express, Fri 7 Apr 1893 Page 3 CLIPPINGS FROM THE MURCHISON MINER.
Francis “Frank” POTOKY
Age at Death60
Date Of Death16 March 1893 : Reg 477/1894
Place Of BirthGermany
OccupationMiner
Spouse's NameHarriet EADE (1835-1910)
The W.A. Record, Thu 20 Apr 1893
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Attwood & Ford's Claim, Mt Magnet, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
Potoky had lighted the fuse of a charge and, while being hauled up, he slipped from the rope and falling a distance of 20 feet reached the bottom of the shaft just as the shot exploded. He was much injured about the head and body.
Place Of Burial
Mt Magnet area, Western Australia
Submitted by
David McMillan - Volunteer
MSW
Married
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
Francis POTOKY
Place of marriage
4 December 1859 England
