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Andrew James “Tony” STRAW

Age at Death38

Date Of Death4 December 1959 : Reg 237/1959 East Coolgardie (Kalgoorlie)

Place Of BirthCollie, Western Australia

OccupationPlatman

Spouse's NamePhyllis Ruby GRAY

ChildrenJoan, Gail, Ron and Tony

  • Extract from the Dept of Minerals and Petroleum Annual Report for 1959

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

  • Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia - photo Danelle Warnock

  • Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia - Photo Danelle Warnock

  • Andrew James STRAW - Photo Ancestry.com

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

Diagnosis or cause of accident
Fell 130ft down a shaft.

Place Of Burial
Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia

Submitted by
David McMillan - Volunteer

MSW
Married

Cause of Death
Mine Accidents

Father
Andrew James STRAW

Mother
Mary Susanna BROWN

Place of marriage
Kalgoorlie Wesley Methodist Church, 14 July 1948

Other Information
There is a street named after him in Somerville, Kalgoorlie - Straw Street

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