Western Mail, Saturday 6 April 1901, page 53
Timothy O’REGAN
Age at Death33
Date Of Death27 March 1901 : Reg 1461/1901
Place Of BirthKinsale, Ireland
OccupationMiner
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Surprise Lease, Paynesville GM, Paynesville, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
The rope holding a bucket broke, causing it to fall down the shaft upon him.
Place Of Burial
Paynesville Cemetery, Western Australia
Submitted by
David McMillan - Volunteer
MSW
Single
District
Mt Magnet
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
James O'REGAN
Mother
Elizabeth KELLY
Other Information
O'Regan, Timothy. "More Lonely Graves of Western Australia". (2000) Coate, Yvonne & Kevin. Hesperian Press. Page 300.
Referred to as Timothy Ryan in the newspaper reports.
Timothy O’REGAN died 27 March 1901 age 33yrs, buried at Paynesville by Arthur Otto Peck. Witness John O’Regan and Thomas Payne. A miner, whose death came about by the breaking of a rope which caused a bucket to fall down the mine shaft upon him. He was born at Kinsale, Ireland – the son of Elizabeth nee Kelly and James O’Regan (farmer).
