Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
North Boulder GM, Boulder, Western Australia

Place Of Burial
Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia

Submitted by
Eric Chamberlain - Volunteer

District
Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Cause of Death
Mine Accidents

Other Information
Evening Star, Wednesday 22 May 1901, page 3 Fatal Fall. At the North Boulder.
This morning a brace-man named Henry Buckley, employed at the North Boulder, met with his death under awful circumstances. The man was engaged unloading trades, and had taken one off the cage. He neglected, it appears, to shut the gate after he had unloaded the cage. Going back with the truck, and evidently thinking that the cage was at the surface, he wheeled the truck through the open gate. It fell and carried Buckley with it over 600ft. Fortunately no one was in the shaft. Help was soon forthcoming, but the body was recovered badly smashed. Dr. Bridgeford was called, but could only pronounce Life extinct. Buckley was a married man, and his wife lived near the mine.

FUNERAL NOTICES
The friends of the late Henry Buckley are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the Kalgoorlie Cemetery. The funeral will leave his late residence.
Kalgoorlie Miner, Tuesday 28 May 1901, page 3

North Boulder Fatalities. ADJOURNED INQUESTS.
The inquest into the cause of the accident to Henry Buckley was then resumed. Messrs. A. C. Monaghan,
W. W. McLaren and T. Jackson were the jury. William Rosenbrook, engine-driver at the North Boulder, deposed that on the morning of the 22nd inst., about 3.20 o'clock he landed a tank of water on the north compartment. The tank was. in the shape of a. truck! The deceased pulled the tank off the cage and while he was emptying- it witness went to look at the boilers. Just as the witness got back to the engine he saw the deceased disappear down the shaft. Aptness went to the shaft and found both gates open. Deceased was supposed to shut the gates each time he put the empty tank back in the cage. The gate to the compartment where the cage was at the bottom should have been closed. There was sufficient light for the deceased to do this work safely. To the Jury; There was one large lamp alight.

There was another lamp there, but it was not lit. The lighted lamp was on the opposite side to where the tanks were landed. There were only two tanks, so deceased had to empty each one as soon as it landed, and push it back and let the cage go. To the Inspector of Mines There were lamps at the brace for the, braceman to use if he wanted them. James Millwood, shift boss, gave evidence of finding the body on the plat at the 600 ft. level. ' To the Jury: It was the braceman's duty to see that the lamps were attended to and lighted. One lamp was I sufficient to enable the braceman to I do his work in safety. I Roger Lisle, manager, gave evidence of identification.' To the Jury: He had never had occasion to, caution the braceman about leaving the gates open. The jury returned a verdict of .accidental death, no blame being, attributed to anyone. They added a rider to , the- effect that in future the management should insist on lights being kept burning on both shafts. Mr Lisle stated he thought lights were kept burning on both sides of the shaft. There was a light on both sides when he came on the scene after being called. He thought it was always kept alight there. The boy in the shop kept the lamps trimmed and clean, so the braceman had nothing to do but to light them whenever he wanted them.