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LEGEND: b = Buried, d = Died, Occ = Occupation, Mt Margaret = Mount Margaret, Reg = Registration.
RC = Roman Catholic, ANG = Anglican or Church of England, METH = Methodist/Wesleyan,
PRES = Presbyterian,
WA = Western Australia, NSW = New South Wales, VIC = Victoria, QLD = Queensland, SA = South Australia. TAS = Tasmania, NT = Northern Territory.


Note: The person registering the death is only listed if it was someone other than the police or an undertaker.

DOWDEN Steven Raymond — 35yrs, b 11 Feb 1992, Born: Geraldton WA, METH, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

DOWER Colin Robert 2mths, d 30 May 1949, at Leonora Hospital, Cause: Malnutrition, Broncho Pneumonia, Father: Lancelot Eric DOWER (Painter), Mother: Irene Francis CASTLES, Born: WA, Reg 10/1949 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

DOWLING William Joseph 26yrs, d 24 Nov 1905, Gwalia GM, Leonora, Occ Miner, Accidental death through fall of earth, Verdict of the Coroner, Father: Jeremiah DOWLING (Miner), Mother: Mary JORDAN, Born Victor Harbour NSW, In SA 10yrs, In NSW 8yrs WA 8yrs, Single, Reg 3/1906 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery. Mine Death — www.wavmm.com

DOWNIE Malcolm — 69yrs, d 19 Jan 1935, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Draper, Cause: Cardiac Valvular disease, heart failure, Born: Busby Scotland, In WA 35yrs, Single, Reg 2/1935 Mt Margaret, PRES, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

DOWSON Robert — 71yrs, d 17 Jun 1948, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Prospector, Cause: Chronic Myocarditis, Hypertension, Born: Daylesford VIC, In VIC 24yrs, In WA 47yrs, Single, Reg Mt Margaret 13/1948, Buried Leonora Cemetery. 2 ½


Bernard DOYLE - Murchison Times and Day Dawn Gazette 22 December 1903

DOYLE Bernard Joseph — 26yrs, d 17 Dec 1903, at Gwalia Street, Leonora, Occ: Brewers Agent, Cause: Suicide, Drowning while is a state of temporary insanity, Verdict of the Coroner, Father: Dennis DOYLE (Farmer), Mother: Unknown, Born: Tullow, Co Carlow, Ireland, 6 ½yrs in WA, Married to Matilda ‘Tilly’ Jane JONES at age 22 ½yrs at Coolgardie WA, Children: Eileen Margaret (dec), Reg 50/1903 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

STORY: Born of Grief and Despair

DOYLE Eileen Margaret 2 ½yrs, d 23 Sep 1903, at Gwalia Street, Leonora, Cause: Tonsilitis and Bronchitis, Father: Bernard Joseph DOYLE (Brewers Agent), Mother: Matilda Jane JONES, Born Coolgardie WA, Reg 35/1903 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

DOYLE John 51yrs, d 18 Dec 1912, at Mt Stirling, Occ: Prospector, Cause: Lost in the bush during excessive heat, thirst, Verdict of the Coroner, Buried Leonora Cemetery, Reg Mt Margaret 2/1913, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

DOYLE Patrick Joseph 75yrs, d 16th Apr 1959, Occ: Saddler, at Leonora Hospital, Cause: Carcinoma of Colon, Father: Patrick Joseph DOYLE, Mother: Amelia RIEBARA, Born: Laura SA, Divorced, Reg 5/1959 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

DREW Ernest — 62yrs, d 10 Feb 1947, at Leonora Hospital, Cause: Pulmonary Fibrosis, Reg Mt Margaret 2/1947, METH, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

DTAYUNGA (female) — 65yrs, d 5 Feb 1958, at Aboriginal Camp Mt Margaret Mission, Neoplasm growing in right lung causing massive haemorrhage, Reg 8/1958 Mt Margaret, Aboriginal Section, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

DUNCAN William Charles — 68yrs, about 29 Nov 1954, at his camp 5 Miles South of Laverton, Occ: Prospector, Cause: From injuries caused by his own act with explosive matter, Verdict of the Coroner after post-mortem, Father: William DUNCAN (Civil Servant), Mother: Charlotte Annie TOOGOOD, Born: Bendigo VIC, In VIC 11yrs, In WA 57yrs, Widower, Married to Catherine MacKay CUSSACK in London England in 1935, no children, Reg 2/1955 Mt Margaret, PRES, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

DUNSTAN Charles — 64yrs, d 3 Apr 1936, at Leonora Hospital, Occ; Prospector, Cause: Myocarditis & Hypostatic Pneumonia, Reg Mt Margaret 10/1936, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

DUNSTAN Frederick Charles 10mths, d 25 Jun 1916, at Gwalia Block, Cause: Gastro Enteritis, Father: Frederick Charles DUNSTAN (Tailor), Mother: Elizabeth KIDDLE, Born Gwalia, Reg 17/1916 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

DUNSTAN Jean Elizabeth 3 ½wks, d 9 Oct 1914, at Leonora, Cause: Peritonitis, Father: Frederick Charles DUNSTAN (Tailor), Mother: Elizabeth KIDDLE, Born Leonora, Reg Mt Margaret 40/1914, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery


Francis D DURBRIDGE

DURBRIDGE Francis Daniel 60yrs, d 29 May 1936, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Prospector, Cause: Bronchial Asthma, Born: Riverton, New Zealand, In WA 25yrs, Single, Reg Mt Margaret 14/1936, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

DURBRIDGE Harold 40yrs, d 23 Nov 1920, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Engine Driver, Cause: Abscess on brain, Chronic Pleurisy, Father: Charles Daniel DURBRIDGE (Engineer), Mother: Anne MELDRUM, Born: Riverton, New Zealand, In WA 25yrs, Married to Ethel May BOWDEN in NSW at age 27yrs, Children: Frank 19yrs, Alice May 18yrs, Ethel 15yrs, Charles Daniel 9yrs, Harold 7yrs, Edith 4yrs, Walter 2yrs, 1 male deceased, Reg 39/1920 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

DURBRIDGE Sydney — 27mths, d 23 Sep 1909, at Leonora Hospital, Cause: Acute Laryngitis, Father: Harold DURBRIDGE (Miner), Mother: Ethel May BOWDEN, Born Gwalia WA, Reg 35/1909 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.


Elizabeth DUTHIE

DUTHIE Elizabeth Mary 43yrs, d 11 Sep 1908, at South Gwalia GM Lease, Gwalia, Cause: Difficult labour, Toxaemia, Exhaustion, Father: REVILL, Married to Howard Alexander DUTHIE in NSW, Children: William 12yrs, Babs 8yrs, Roland 5yrs, Reg 52/1908 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

DUTHIE unnamed female d 20 Aug 1908, at South Gwalia GM Lease, Gwalia, Cause: Difficult labour, Father: Howard Alexander ‘Harry’ DUTHIE (Miner), Mother: Elizabeth Mary REVILL, Reg 51/1908 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

DWYER Dinnie Bindi 68yrs, b 29 Sept 1967, born Windidda WA, Reg 16/1957 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

DWYER George Martin — 77yrs, b 9 Sept 1961, Father: Patrick DWYER, Mother Francis A DWYER, from Laverton WA, Reg 25/1961 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

DWYER John Vinegar — 17yrs, b 16 Dec 1972, Aboriginal, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

DWYER Kitty — 69yrs, b 10 Dec 1968, Aboriginal, Born: Wongawol WA, Reg 10/1968 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

DWYER Nellie Nungala — 55yrs, b 5 May 1962, Born: Carnegie Station WA, Reg 24/1962 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.


Alfred E DYER

DYER Alfred Ernest — 59yrs, d 2 Sep 1934, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Mine Braceman, Cause: Disease of the coronary arteries, Influenza Myocarditis, Father: Thomas William DYER (Butcher), Born: Victoria, In VIC 26yrs, In WA 33yrs, Married to Isobel Agnes GIBB in Leonora WA at age 29yrs, Children: George Herbert 28yrs, Fergus Harry 27yrs, Alfred Noel 16yrs, Reg 26/1934 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

DYERS Rosalind — 68yrs, d 16 Jun 1937, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Household Duties, Cause: Cerebral haemorrhage, Hypostatic Pneumonia, Father: Francio DYERS (Mariner), Mother: Bridget REDDING, Born: Auckland, New Zealand, In WA 30yrs, Single, Reg Mt Margaret 16/1937, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

DYKE William — 45yrs, d 2 Sep 1903, at Leonora Hospital, Cause: Chronic Nephritis, Reg 34/1903 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.


West Australian 9 June 1908, page 5

EACOTT Samuel Henry 35yrs, d 5 Jun 1908, at the Challenge Hotel, Tower Street, Leonora, Occ: Prospector, Cause: Heart Failure from accidentally taking poison, Father: Joseph Henry EACOTT (Contractor), Mother: Ann Pike WESTICOTT, Born Glenlyon VIC, In Vic 22yrs, IN WA 12 years, Registered by George EACOTT (Brother), Reg 38/1908 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

EARLE Daisy — 86yrs, b 29 Jun 1996, Born: Mt Margaret, WA, METH, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

EARLE Stephen — 79yrs, b 30 Aug 1973, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

EARLE unnamed male — d 10 Mar 1948, at Leonora Hospital, Cause: Stillborn, Illegitimate, Mother: Rachel EARLE, Reg 6/1948 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

EASTMON Marjorie 1 day, d 14 Dec 1912, at Tower Street, Leonora, Cause: Premature birth, Father: Albert Andrew EASTMON (Hotel Proprietor), Mother: Marjorie THOMPSON, Reg Mt Margaret 39/1912, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

EATHER Hollie — 3 days, d 18 Dec 1905, at Hoover Street, Leonora, Cause: Cerebral harm, heart failure, Father: William Frederick Charles EATHER (Tram Conductor), Mother: Ann Jane HANCHETT, Born Leonora, Reg 60/1905 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.


William F C EATHER

EATHER William Frederick Charles 42yrs, d 26 Jun 1917, at Leonora, Occ: Electrician, Cause: Mastoid Disease, Cerebral abscess, Meningitis, Father: William Tobias EATHER (Contractor), Mother: Charlotte STRATFORD, Born Richmond NSW, In NSW 22yrs, In WA 20yrs, Married to Ann Jane HANCHETT in Perth WA in 1900 at age 24yrs, Children: Malcolm Alexander 14yrs, Leslie James 12yrs  Edward George 9yrs, Vera Ivy Florence 8yrs, Gwendoline Winifred Hope 6yrs, Alice Marjorie Leonora 4yrs, David Samuel 1yr, Reg 20/1917 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

EDGERTON James — 77yrs, d 1 May 1942, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Engine Driver, Cause: Cerebral Haemorrhage, Born: England, Single, Reg Mt Margaret 9/1942, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

EDWARDS Jimmy — 67yrs, b 9 Jun 1978, Born: Warburton WA, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

EDWARDS unnamed male — 5hrs, d 26 Apr 1960, at Aboriginal Reserve, Laverton, Cause: Broncho Pneumonia, Verdict of the Coroner, Father: Gordon EDWARDS (Labourer), Mother: Katie, Reg 6/1960 Mt Margaret, Aboriginal Section, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

ELANA Nellie — 80yrs, b 31 Mar 1972, Born: Warburton WA, from Banjawarn Station, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

ELLIOT James — 8mths, d 7 Jan 1958, at Leonora Hospital, Cause: Pulmonary Hemorrhage, Pneumonia, Debility from Gastroenteritis, Father: Alex ELLIOT (Labourer), Mother: Bessie, Reg 1/1958 Mt Margaret, Aboriginal Section, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

ELLIOT Lorelle 29yrs, b 18 Mar 2016, Born: Meekatharra WA, METH, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

ELLIOT Travis — 20yrs, B 26 May 2017, Born: Kalgoorlie WA, METH, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

ELLIOTT Alex — 58yrs, b 5 Apr 1973, Born: Mibbiga, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

ELLIOTT Bessie — 46yrs, b 19 Nov 1974, Born: Cosmo Newbery WA, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

ELLIOTT Colin — 30wks, b 4 Feb 1995, METH, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

ELLIOTT Daisy Nullabunja 53yrs, b 29 Dec 1978, Born: Carnegie Station, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

ELLIOTT Frederick Ambrose 69yrs, d 28 Nov 1927, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Bootmaker, Cause: Septic Cystitis & Nephritis, Father: Ormond ELLIOTT, Mother: Selina SHADBOCK, In WA 28yrs, Married in Warnambool VIC, Children: John, Frank, Ethel, Herbert, Robert, Winton, Reg 16/1927 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

ELLIOTT Gordon — 52yrs, b 6 Nov 1969, Born: Warburton, Reg 22/1069 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

ELLIOTT Laharnah — 3mths, b 28 Mar 2008, Born: Ningana Village, METH, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

ELLIOTT Rene — 52yrs, b 21 Mar 1971, Born: Laverton WA, Reg 14/1971 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

ELLIOTT Rita — 74yrs, Bur 3 Aug 2022, METH, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

ELLIOTT Ross — 47yrs, b 9 Jan 2004, Born: Yandal WA, METH, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

ELLIOTT Shirley — 57yrs, b 13 Mar 1993, METH, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

ELLIOTT Sylvia Anne — 29yrs, b 2 Aug 1979, Born: Warburton WA, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

ELLIOTT Willie — 62yrs b 23 Jun 1970, Born: Warburton WA, Father: Skipper, Mother: Yinnie, Reg 9/1970 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

ELLIOTT Jane — 52yrs, b 3 Apr 2013, Born: Meekatharra WA, METH, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

ELLSON James William 53yrs, d 24 Mar 1929, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Inspector of Water Supply Dept, Cause: Cerebral Haemorrhage, Father: George Henry ELLSON (Wool Classer), Born Melbourne VIC, In VIC 20yrs, In WA 33yrs, Married to Annie Olive SIMONS in Northam WA at age 34yrs, Children:  William 18yrs, Walter 14yrs, Crystal 12yrs, June 7yrs, Reg 5/1929 Mt Margaret, Ang, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

ELRIDGE John 37yrs, d 1 May 1907, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Carpenter, Cause: Carcinoma of the oesophagus, Reg 32/1907 Mt Margaret, PRES, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

ENCOTT Samuel H — 34yrs, b 7 Jun 1908, Reg Mt Margaret 38/1908, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

ENGLISH John — 8mths, d 2 Jun 1912, at Gwalia, Cause: Enteritis Marasmus, Father: William ENGLISH (Miner), Mother: Caroline LESTER, Born Gwalia, Reg Mt Margaret 20/1912, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.


Martino EPIS

EPIS Martino — 1yr, d 29 Jul 1956, at residence of C Fazioli’s, Manning St, Gwalia, Cause: Shock and Asphyxiation after falling into a drum of water, Verdict of the Coroner after post-mortem, Father: Attilo Giovanni Alberto EPIS (Miner), Mother: Umbertina RICUPERATI, Reg 9/1956, Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.


Peter EPIS

EPIS Peter d 21 Oct 1928, at Leonora Hospital, Cause: Stillborn, Prolonged labour, Father: Tony Valentino EPIS (Contractor), Mother: Maria EPIS, Reg 23/1928 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.


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