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Black Flag Cemetery - Reserve 3527

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Oresti NOBILE

Oresti NOBILI - Black Flag Cemetery - Photo Find a Grave

NOBILI Oresti - d 12 Apr 1897, 25yrs, Cause: Typhoid after being in Western Australia for only 12 months. Born in Geelong VIC, the son of Oresti Nobili - Reg Coolgardie 85/1897 (HeadstoneeErected by his sister), Buried Black Flag Cemetery.

NORTHEY David -  d 13 Feb 1900, 4 days, Father David NORTHEY (Cordial Manufacturer), Mother Annie Christina CHAMBERS,  Reg Broad Arrow  6/1900, Buried Black Flag Cemetery.

NUNN George Edmund Louis Giangiacomo -  d 13 Mar 1898, 11 weeks Cause: Enteritis, Father: Robert Edmund NUNN (jeweller), Mother Clementine M E A B GIANGIACOMO, Reg Broad Arrow 5/1898, Buried Black Flag Cemetery.

SHERLOCK Patrick - d 7 Dec 1896, 54yrs, Cause: Killed by an explosion on the Talisman GM at Black Flag. He had lived in New Zealand for 20yrs and had been in WA for 1 yr, Born: Tipperary, Ireland, the son of Maria O'Rourke and John Sherlock, (Farmer). At the age of 47 he married Mary Ann LLOYD in West Port, New Zealand. They had one child, Patrick aged 1yr 10mths, Reg East Coolgardie 1/1897, Buried Black Flag Cemetery.

TAGUCHI Fivhio/Futhio/Tivhio - Died 5 Jul 1897, 38yrs, Occ: Carpenter, Cause: Broncho Pneumonia after an illness of 4 weeks, Born: Japan, had been in WA for 2 years, Reg Broad Arrow 1/1897, Buried Black Flag Cemetery.

WOOLCOCK William - d 3 Jun 1896, 62yrs, Occ: Miner, Cause: Capillary Bronchitis, He had lived in South Australia for 30 yrs and had been in WA for 6 months, Reg East Coolgardie 89/1897, Buried Black Flag Cemetery.

NOTE 1:- There is a signboard at the Black Flag Cemetery which states there is also a person buried there by the name of E Tucker, 27 Feb 1896. In the Kalgoorlie Miner there is a news item on that date that states, E Tucker died on route to Coolgardie, this information was supplied buy the 'Black Flag' correspondent. However further research has show that this is Edward TUCKER, aged 53yrs, a carpenter, who died of peritonitis on the Black Flag Road on the 21 Feb 1896, he is buried in the Coolgardie Cemetery,Buried Black Flag Cemetery.

NOTE 2:- Also on the signboard is the name of Eric WATSON 26 Jun 1896. There is an article in the Kalgoorlie Miner of this date saying there was an accident at the Black Flap Proprietry GM and that a man called Eric WESTON was killed. He was taken to the Coolgardie Hospital where he died, he is buried also in the Coolgardie Cemetery. The following item is from:- TheCoolgardie Miner 24th June 1896

TheCoolgardie Miner 24th June 1896

NOTE 3: The sign also states that the only headstone is of Oresti NOBILE but the correct spelling is NOBILI:- See Below

Memorial to Oresti NOBILI
Memorial to Oresti NOBILI

NOTE 3: There is a James Heffernan on the sign, he is buried at British Flag near Laverton, and not Black Flag.


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