Mullewa Burial Records (Working Document)
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Mullewa Burial Records (1889 - 1987 ) Please note: These records have been gathered with care. However, if any mistakes or inaccuracies are noted, or additional information is available, please email [email protected]. City Reference - D-18-057760 Burials at the Mullewa Pioneer Cemetery (1895-1955) took place during a time when historical colonial practices meant that Aboriginal people were often buried in a separate area, known as the Native Section. This wording is reflected in the historical records below. This section is today known as the Yama(t)ji Section. EVENT REGISTRATIONY DEATH DATE BURIAL DATE BURIAL PLACE BURIAL SECTION PERSON FAMILY NAME PERSON GIVEN NAMES BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ADDITIONAL SOURCES EAR 2 years, 5 months. Fourth son of A. Gregg who was Manager of the Mullewa 1889 16/01/1889 No. 1 Burial Ground Gregg Alexander Edmund Store. Died after being kicked in the stomach by a horse. 1891 October 1891 No.1 Burial Ground Wheelock Edmund 14 years. Accidentally shot himself in the head at Carlow (Tallering Station). Infant son of William and Sarah-Anne Keeley of Mullewah. Aged 2 years, 2 24/10/1892 No.1 Burial Ground Keeley John Charles months Victorian Express, 11 November 1892 16/11/1892 24/11/1892 No. 1 Burial Ground Allender Walter Joseph 11 years. Lost in bush near Mullewa under tragic circumstances. Victorian Express, 2 December 1892 1894 16/7/1894 No. 1 Burial Ground Orr Janet 70 years. Native of Paisley, Scotland. 1894 28/12/1894 No. 1 Burial Ground Colgegate Ada 20 years. Only child of J.J. and L. Colegate. 1895 27/01/1895 No. 1 Burial Ground Diddams Samuel Fever. Son of baker (Samuel Diddams Snr) who lived in Perth. 1895 February 1895 No. 1 Burial Ground McClure Robert Allen 62 years 1895 27/11/1895 27/11/1895 Mullewa Cemetery Keats Thomas 55 years, former convict, arrived in Colony, 9 June 1862, aboard Norwood 1895 30/12/1895 31/12/1895 Cemetery, Mullewa Edhouse Alfred Robert 15 months, son of Alfred and Catherine. 1896 03/01/1896 04/01/1896 Mullewa Cemetery Wilson Andrew 57 years 1896 19/03/1896 20/03/1896 Mullewa Cemetery Patience Henry Augustus Child of Joseph John Patience and Elizabeth Barndon. Brother of Val, 6 weeks. Died at his mother's house in Mullewa of Typhoid Fever. Teamster from the 1896 28/03/1896 28/03/1896 Mullewa Cemetery Roman Catholic Brady Patrick Goldfields. Son of James and Bridget Brady. Ex Bootenal, 19 years. Daughter of Thomas Madigan and Ann Greatly. Died of typhoid fever. 1 week 1896 11/04/1896 12/04/1896 Cemetery, Mullewa, WA Madigan Mary old. 1896 21/04/1896 22/04/1896 Mullewa Cemetery Lucey Michael John Child of Michael John Lucey and Elizabeth Rowland, 8 weeks old. 1896 28/04/1896 28/04/1896 Mullewa Cemetery Allen Elizabeth Daughter of William Allen and Alice Anne Truran, 3 months old. 1896 20/05/1896 21/05/1896 Mullewa Cemetery Walker Marian Originally from NSW, 25 years. 1896 30/05/1896 30/05/1896 Cemetery, Mullewa, WA Tonkin Bessie 38 years. Father Enoch. 1897 18/04/1897 18/04/1897 C of E Cemetery, Mullewa, WA Church of England Patience Walter Isaac Child of Joseph John Patience and Elizabeth Barndon, 6 weeks old. 1897 03/08/1897 03/08/1897 Mullewa Junction Near Geraldton, WA Eacott Alice Child of Robert Thomas Eacott and Annie McDermott, 1 day. 1898 16/02/1898 17/02/1898 Mullewa Cemetery Madigan Charles William Son of Thomas Madigan and Ann Greatly, 5 months old. 1899 03/10/1899 03/10/1899 Near Mullewa, WA Smith Unnamed Stillborn son of William Francis and Margaret McClure. Child of James Newland and Katherine Kelly, 4 years buried on parents 1901 12/08/1901 13/08/1901 Parents residence, Greenough River, Mullewa Railway crossing Martin Mary Lelia residence, near rail crossing on Greenough River. 1901 12/09/1901 13/09/1901 Mullewa, WA Roberts Gordon Frank Child of Frank Roberts and Martha Jane Robin, 12 days. 1902 14/10/1902 15/10/1902 RC Cemetery, Mullewa, WA Roman Catholic Allender Johanna Born in Kilkenny, Ireland - aged 57 years. 1907 21/07/1907 22/07/1907 Mullewa Cemetery Boylan Unnamed Infant 60 years. Employed by the Public Works Dept. in Carnarvon and Shark Bay 1908 06/10/1908 07/10/1908 Mullewa, WA Church of England Palethorpe James Campbell before taking up a selection 9 miles out of Mullewa. Possibly a later grave marker installed at same time as wife in 1944? Farmer at Beatty. 1909 18/04/1909 20/04/1909 Mullewa, WA Boylan Victor Augustus Infant 1910 23/08/1910 24/08/1910 Mullewa Cemetery Hall John Burnett Infant. Child of Enos Williams Hall and Alice Ruth Reid. 1912 20/10/1912 22/10/1912 Catholic Cemetery, Mullewa, WA Roman Catholic Brady James 79 years. Teamster ex Bootenal. Geraldton Express, 28 October 1912 Killed during construction of the Mullewa-Wongan Hills Railway and buried at 1912 12/12/1912 13/12/1912 Warraminnie, 25 miles from Mullewa Byrnes Edmond site of accident (Warraminnie). Exhumed 2 years later and reburied at Mullewa. 45 years. The West Australian, 8 May 1915 Found dead lying near Mr Odea's boarding house at theWongan Hills-Mullewa 1913 24/05/1913 25/05/1913 Mullewa Cemetery Roman Catholic Ahearn Patrick Railway construction camp. 1915 15/08/1915 18/08/1915 Mullewa Cemetery, WA Pauper Grave Carroll Charles Found dead at his hut in Latham, near Mullewa. 77 years, born in Toodyay. Station owner, Carlow Station. Was camped out with his son and after partaking of a breakfast of fried potatoes and onions, after a little while complained of feeling ill, whilst a dog who ate the remnants which 1915 05/11/1915 07/11/1915 Mullewa Cemetery, WA Roman Catholic Wheelock Isaac Baron were thrown away was also affected. The old man rapidly became worse and died shortly afterwards. Is is thought that the pot in which the potatoes and onions were fried had been contaminated, as the tin in which it was kept had, it is believed, been previously used for some poison. 1916 17/05/1916 17/05/1916 Callaghans Farm, Mullewa Callaghan Unnamed Died at Callaghan Farm, 2 miles west of Mullewa Daughter of Joeeph McDermott and Margaret Driscoll (Midwife). Born in 1916 22/05/1916 23/05/1916 Mullewa Roman Catholic McDermott Iris Lilly Mullewa. Died 6 years. Died at Convent School (DLMC). 1917 05/03/1917 06/03/1917 Mullewa Cemetery, WA Yamatji Section Davis Jacky Born in Marble Bar, 33 years. 1917 20/03/1917 20/03/1917 Mullewa Cemetery, WA Gunchune Johnnie 86 years, born New Norcia. 1917 04/08/1917 05/08/1917 Mullewa Roman Catholic Cemetery Roman Catholic Cameron Charles 52 years. Gunsmith and Locksmith. Had business on Marine Terrace, Geraldton 1918 29/10/1918 30/10/1918 Anglican Cemetery, Mullewa Anglican Myring George in 1906. 1918 26/05/1918 28/05/1918 RC Cemetery, Mullewa Roman Catholic Duff James A railway ganger who died suddenly at Pintharuka, 57 years, born Ireland. 1919 21/01/1919 22/01/1919 Mullewa Cemetery Roman Catholic Brady Bridget Widow of James Brady. Age 77 years. Geraldton Guardian, 25 January 1919 Stillborn infant male. Born in Mullewa. Child of John James O'Sullivan and 1919 12/02/1919 13/02/1919 Mullewa Cemetery O'Sullivan Unnamed Ellen Mahoney. 57 years. Wife of Thomas O'Donnell of the Railways Department, mother of 1919 17/02/1919 18/02/1919 Roman Catholic Cemetery, Mullewa Roman Catholic O'Donnell Emily Maurie, Grandmother of Gwen Olman and June Richards. 1919 01/06/1919 02/06/1919 Cemetery, Mullewa Roman Catholic Ventura Unnamed Stillborn infant male. Engine driver, only transferred a few days from Collie to Mullewa before his 1919 03/08/1919 04/08/1919 RC Cemetery, Mullewa Roman Catholic Cahill Joseph passing. 1919 07/10/1919 08/10/1919 Mullewa Cemetery McCagh Edna May Infant, born in Mullewa. Child of James McCagh and Mary McCarley. 1920 18/12/1919 19/12/1919 Anglican Cemetery, Mullewa Church of England Whitehurst Violet Ellen Margaret 6 years, daughter of James. 1921 28/01/1921 29/01/1921 Roman Catholic Cemetery, Mullewa Roman Catholic Flanagan Julia 46 years, born in the Gascoyne. Self inflicted gun shot wound at Pindar. Ex Imperial Forces, served in Egypt, 1921 30/04/1921 03/05/1921 The Cemetery, Mullewa Kelly Patrick Philbin Palestine and India. No known family in Australia. The Mullewa Mail, 19 May 1921 1921 30/06/1921 01/07/1921 Cemetery, Mullewa Hawker Mabel Wife of Charles Hawker, 47 years, died of heart attack. The Mullewa Mail, 7 July 1921. 1921 10/07/1921 12/07/1921 Mullewa Cemetery Cameron George 1922 07/05/1922 08/05/1922 Roman Catholic Cemetery, Mullewa Roman Catholic Ventura Mary Margaret 17 months, child of Frances Terence Ventura and Annie O'Donnell. Husband of Isabella Rowell. Fitter with Railways. A Freemason, heavily 1923 04/02/1923 05/02/1923 Methodist Cemetery, Mullewa Methodist Rowell Andrew Wilson involved with cricket and football, "One of the largest funerals seen in Mullewa". Age 54 years. The Mullewa Mail, 15 Feb 1923 Stationhand working at Woongoondy Station, died while working on fencing. 1923 31/03/1923 01/04/1923 Dongoondy Station, Mullewa O'Brien Martin Buried at Woongoondy. Age 58 years. 27 years, had very recently arrived from Meekatharra, when he died at the 1923 28/07/1923 29/07/1923 Native's Cemetery, Mullewa, WA Yamatji Section Spiers Teddy Mullewa Camp from Pneumonic Flu symptoms. 1923 07/08/1923 08/08/1923 Billabalong Station, Mullewa, WA Anthony Buried at Billabong Station.