Boulder Cemetery WA - Photo Danelle Warnock
Alexander McALISTER
Age at Death57
Date Of Death18 June 1915 - Reg 64/1915 Boulder
Place Of BirthShore Street, Campbeltown, Scotland
OccupationMiner
Spouse's NameWinifred THOMAS
ChildrenAlexander Bert McAllister born 1889
Kalgoorlie Western Argus, Tue 20 Jun 1916 Page 16
Sun, Sunday 20 June 1915
Kalgoorlie Miner, Tuesday 22 June 1915
Black Range Courier and Sandstone Observer, Thursday 23 January 1913
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA - Photo Paul Doust
Boulder Cemetery, WA - Photo Danelle Warnock
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Horseshoe GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
Clutch failed and the cage fell 300ft. McALISTER died from spinal injuries two and a half years after the accident, which occurred on 21 January 1913. Also killed was John HARRINGTON on 21 Jan 1913.
Place Of Burial
Boulder Cemetery, Boulder, Western Australia
Submitted by
David McMillan - Volunteer
MSW
Married
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
John MCALISTER
Mother
Jackie McMURCHY
Place of marriage
2 January 1882 - Ballarat, Victoria
Other Information
Kalgoorlie Western Argus, Tuesday 29 June 1915-
Obituary.The funeral of the late. Mr. Alec. McAlister took place on Sunday afternoon, at the Boulder Cemetery when a large number of friends attended. The .deceased was one of the victims of a mining accident at the Golden Horseshoe mine some two and a half years ago when two cages fell, one man (John Harrington) being killed and others more or Iess severely injured.
The late Mr. McAlister had an injury to the spine and ever since the accident has been practically confined to his bed. He had been attended by various medical men, but had only obtained temporary relief. He died on Friday night last after a long but patient illness. The ceremony at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. E. G Petherick who made fitting reference to the many good qualities of the deceased, with special reference to the resignation with which he bore his long illness. The late Mr McAlister was one of the old residents of Boulder and was a foundation member of the Boulder Caledonia Society. The Boulder Pipers' Band headed the funeral procession.
