Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA
William PURCELL
Age at Death48
Date Of Death28 September 1901 : Reg 627/1901
Place Of BirthKilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
OccupationLabourer
Spouse's NameMary
ChildrenJohanna Purcell (1879), Michael Purcell (1881), Thomas Purcell (1882), Ellen Purcell (1884), Gerald Purcell (1885).
Kalgoorlie Western Argus, Tuesday 1 October 1901
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA - photo Paul Doust
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Golden Horseshoe GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
While Purcell was working at the face of the slimes heap, it began to run and buried him.
Place Of Burial
Old Boulder (Pioneer) Cemetery, Western Australia
Submitted by
David McMillan - Volunteer
MSW
Married
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
Michael PURCELL
Mother
Catherine MALONE
Other Information
Family lived in Bendigo, Victoria.
