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Thomas Charles NORLEY Jr
Age at Death40
Date Of Death25 May 1904 : Reg 152/1904
Place Of BirthAlpine Shire, Victoria, Australia
OccupationMiner
Spouse's NameAlice NEEDHAM : Alice Needham was born on 1 January 1877 in Victoria. She married Thomas Norley in 1891 in Sydney, New South Wales. They had two children during their marriage. She died on 1 March 1944 in Wandiligong, Victoria, at the age of 67.
ChildrenViolet Alice born 1897 - Geoffrey Manuell born 1901
Kalgoorlie Miner, Friday 26 May 1904, page 4
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA - Photo Paul Doust
Kalgoorlie Western Argus, Tuesday 31 May 1904, page 13
Page 2 Kalgoorlie Western Argus, Tuesday 31 May 1904, page 13
Funeral Notices:- Kalgoorlie Miner, Thursday 26 May 1904, page 4
Funeral Cortage Maritana St, Kalgoorlie
Kalgoorlie Western Argus 21 June 1904, page 25 - Grave on the day of the funeral at Kalgoorlie Cemetery.
Inquest - Western Mail, Saturday 4 June 1904, page 15
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum, Kalgoorlie WA
Kalgoorlie Cemetery - Photo Danelle Warnock
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Great Boulder GM, Kalgoorlie- Boulder, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
Great Boulder Disaster, the first big mine accident on the Goldfields. Those killed were Thomas BATES, Samuel JONES, Thomas NORLEY, James HARPER and John RISEBERRY.
Place Of Burial
Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia
Submitted by
Eric Chamberlain - Volunteer
MSW
Married
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
When Thomas NORLEY - and his twin brother William Butler were born on 19 September 1863 in Victoria, their father, Thomas, was 41, :- When Thomas Norley was born on 17 October 1821 in Bethersden, Kent, his father, Thomas, was 46 and his mother, Mary, was 36. He married Charlotte Butler on 11 August 1848 in Ashfield, New South Wales. They had seven children in 13 years. He died on 4 November 1893 in Wandiligong, Victoria, at the age of 72, and was buried in Bright, Victoria.
Mother
Charlotte BUTLER - When Thomas Norley and his twin brother William Butler were born on 19 September 1863 in Victoria, their mother Charlotte was 32yrs
Place of marriage
Sydney, NSW - 28 September 1891
Other Information
Read about the Great Boulder Disaster here: https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/the-great-boulder-disaster/
BATES, JONES, NORLEY, RISEBERRY and HARPER.—In loving remembrance of my old mates, T. Bates, S. Jones, T. Norley, J.Riseberry, and J. Harper, who were killed in the Great Boulder disaster, May 24, 1904. —Inserted by their still sorrowing comrade, Mat Riedell, engine driver.
