Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA
John “Jock” HADDOW
Age at Death52
Date Of Death8 September 1945 : Reg 179/1945 East Coolgardie (Kalgoorlie)
OccupationMine owner (part)
Spouse's NameHenrietta Nancy Myers was born on 4 April 1895 in Victoria.
ChildrenSon: George James HADDOW b 23 Apr 1917 Perth WA. d Melb VIC 1969 - Part Owner of the Grace Darling Mine, Broad Arrow, WA
Kalgoorlie Miner, Mon 10 Sep 1945
Kalgoorlie Miner, Mon 10 Sep 1945
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
Grace Darling GM, Broad Arrow, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
Blow to the head causing a fractured jaw and, some time later, an abscess on the brain.
Place Of Burial
Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia
Submitted by
Eric Chamberlain - Volunteer
MSW
Married
District
Broad Arrow
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
David Haddow was age 34 when john was born: David and Mary When David Haddow was born on 12 November 1858 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, his father, David, was 21 and his mother, Marion, was 18. He married Mary Prentice on 11 May 1883 in Harthill, Lanarkshire. They had six children in 19 years. He died on 16 February 1903 in Western Australia at the age of 44. When Mary Prentice was born on 8 December 1864 in Fauldhouse, West Lothian, her father, Archibald, was 40, and her mother, Mary, was 30. She married David Haddow on 11 May 1883 in Harthill, Lanarkshire. They had six children in 19 years. She died on 9 November 1942 in Orange, New South Wales, at the age of 77.
Mother
Mary Prentice was aged 27 when John was born.
Place of marriage
Perth, Western Australia. 1915.
Other Information
Prospector Dies About six months ago Mr. John Haddow, a well-known prospector in the Broad Arrow district, met with an accident in which he had his jaws fractured. He apparently made a good recovery and returned to his property near Broad Arrow and resumed work. About three months ago he was taken ill and admitted to the Kalgoorlie hospital. Despite treatment by several doctors his condition gradually deteriorated until his death yesterday. An autopsy revealed that death was due to an abscess on the brain, probably caused by the blow which fractured the jaws.
- Kalgoorlie Miner, Mon 10 Sep 1945
HADDOW.— On September 8, 1945,at Kalgoorlie District Hospital, John, dearly beloved husband of Henrietta (Ritta), loved father of Jack (ex R.A.A.F.), George (A.I.F.), Bill (R.A.A.F., England),and David, fond son of the late Mrs. Haddow (Newcastle, N.S.W.), brother of William, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. George J. Foley, brother-in-law of Henry and Edna Meyers, father-in-law of Edith, Alice and Eileen, and grandfather of Margaret, Lynette and Kaye, all of whom loved him for his real worth.
HADDOW.— On September 8, 1945, at Kalgoorlie District Hospital, John, loving and beloved uncle of Fred (R.A.A.F., Pacific), Mary and Marilyn. HADDOW.— On September 8, at Kalgoorlie, John, sincere friend of Mr. and Mrs. Reg Wilson, Diana and Douglas.
A perfect gentleman at rest. Loved by all who knew him.
History Initially called Kurawah, gold was first discovered there in 1893 which triggered a gold rush in the region north of Kalgoorlie. The Broad Arrow Goldfield was gazetted on 11 November 1896, and in 1897 the municipality of Kurawah was declared.
The town derives its name from the markers, in the shape of a broad arrow, left on the ground by a miner, Reison, who left them to direct his friends who were following him to a gold discovery he had made. His mine was also named Broad Arrow.
Extensions to the Eastern Goldfields Railway line from Kalgoorlie to Menzies was begun in August 1897, and reached Broad Arrow on 6 November the same year. Th e railway station included a 350 ft (110 m) passenger platform.
At its peak the town had 15,000 residents, eight hotels and two breweries as well as a stock exchange. Other facilities included a hospital, three churches, Salvation Army Hall, a chemist, two banks, police station with resident magistrate, a mining registrar, a post office, a cordial factory, six grocery stores and two draperies, and blacksmith and bakers' shops. The town was the administrative centre for smaller settlements in the area including Ora Banda, Smithfield, Black Flat, White Flag and Grant's Patch.
A 10,000,000 imp gal (45,000 kl) dam was built for the Public Works Department in Broad Arrow in 1897.
The population of the town was 337 (218 males and 119 females) in 1898.
By the 1920s the gold had run out and the town had been abandoned.
The movie "Nickel Queen" was filmed there in 1971, using the town's remaining hotel, the Broad Arrow Tavern. The Tavern remains open for travellers today and is noted for having almost every wall covered with handwritten notes from past visitors. In recent years the area has had renewed life with mining companies re-establishing operations, like the Paddington Gold Mine.
