Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA
Charles MILSOM
Age at Death50
Date Of Death1 April 1897 : Reg 434/1897
Place Of BirthBedminster, Bristol, England
OccupationMiner
Spouse's NameElvina Ann DOWNING
ChildrenJohn George Milsom, born in 1869, Alonzo Joseph Henry Milsom, born in 1871, Rupert Charles Milsom, born in 1873, Randolph William Edward Milsom, born in 1876, Florence Annie Ethel Milsom, born in 1886 and Elvina Clara Jane Milsom, born in 1888.
Kalgoorlie Miner, Saturday 10 April 1897, page 3
Coolgardie Mining Review, Saturday 3 April 1897,
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
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Mount Charlotte GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
This was the first great mining disaster in the Goldfields. While preparing charges, a candle fell into a box of dynamite and detonators which started to explode. The men ran for and had to climb 300ft of ladders to the surface through billowing dynamite fumes. Though badly affected, the men were able to walk to their camps. The men began dying overnight and the next day.
Place Of Burial
Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia
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Married
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
John MILSOM
Mother
Ann SELFE
Place of marriage
Newcastle, NSW - 8 February 1869
Other Information
Story: The Goldfields First Great Mining Disaster—6 Miners Die
John George Milsom, born in 1869, Alonzo Joseph Henry Milsom, born in 1871, Rupert Charles Milsom, born in 1873, Randolph William Edward Milsom, born in 1876, Florence Annie Ethel Milsom, born in 1886 and Elvina Clara Jane Milsom, born in 1888.
Charles was born in Bristol, England. In 1869 he married Elvina Ann Downing, in Newcastle, NSW. They had six children. John George Milsom, born in 1869, Alonzo Joseph Henry Milsom, born in 1871, Rupert Charles Milsom, born in 1873, Randolph William Edward Milsom, born in 1876, Florence Annie Ethel Milsom, born in 1886 and Elvina Clara Jane Milsom, born in 1888.
