Broad Arrow Cemetery, Western Australia - Photo Find a Grave
Charles DEUCHAR
Age at Death36
Date Of Death9 March 1899 : Reg 7/1899 Broad Arrow (Registered as DEUCHA)
Place Of BirthScarsdale, Victoria
OccupationMiner
The West Australian, Sat 11 Mar 1899 Page 4 SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA - photo Paul Doust
Broad Arrow Cemetery - Photo Find a Grave
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Railway Venture GM, Broad Arrow, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
Fall of earth.
Place Of Burial
Broad Arrow (Kurawah) Cemetery, Broad Arrow, Western Australia
Submitted by
Admin & Shari-Lei McLean - Volunteer
District
Broad Arrow
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
Alexander John DEUCHAR (1826-1899)
Mother
Jane Cowie CLARK (1829-1903)
Other Information
Kalgoorlie Western Argus, Thursday 16 March 1899, page 10 - FATAL ACCIDENT AT BROAD ARROW - BROAD ARROW, March 10 Quite a gloom was cast over Broad Arrow on Thursday afternoon when it became known that Charles Deuchar, an old and respected resident, suddenly met his death. Deuchar and William Hughes had a contract for raising 500 tons for the Seabrook battery from the Raily Venture mine. At noon both were working below in the stopes, when a fall of about five tone of earth took place opposite Deuchar. An alarm was promptly given, and all hands were quickly at work to rescue him. The body was recovered in 15 minutes, but too late.
The remains were not badly crushed. It is the general opinion that the deceased was suffocated. Hughes was working about nine yards away, and escaped unhurt. At a coroner's inquest held by Mr. Davis, R.M., a verdict of accidental death was returned, and no blame was attached to anyone.
The funeral took place at 2.30 p.m. today, and gave evidence of the high esteem in which the deceased was held by his fellow citizens and workers. About 40 citizens led the way, then followed the body with J. G. Deuchar, Wm Hughes, and Sam Lang as chief mourners, and next came vehicles carrying a large number representing all classes of the community. The pro-cession was met at the grave by the Rev B. Taylor, who conducted the Church of England service. Mr Deuchar was only 36 years of age. He had been about six years in Broad Arrow, and had won universal respect. Great sympathy is felt for his brother, Mr J. G. Deuchar, who is greatly stricken over the sad occurrence, and for Mr Alec Deuchar, who is absent in the eastern colonies.
