Lance Farber - Photo Farber family
Lance FARBER
Age at Death63
Date Of Death26 May 2014
OccupationMachine Operator
Spouse's NameHeather
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
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Brightstar GM, Laverton, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
Farber was fatally crushed when he was trapped between the mast and frame of a forklift truck at Brightstar gold mine near Laverton in the Goldfields.
Place Of Burial
Ashes taken by administrator at Karrakatta Cemetery.
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MSW
Married
District
Laverton
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
Harry Nelson FABER
Mother
Ruth YORK
Other Information
Lance Farber, the Boulder grandfather of six killed in a forklift accident at the Brightstar gold mine near Laverton on Monday, would have celebrated his 40th wedding anniversary with his wife Heather in August. The couple had been together for 43 years after marrying in Wongan Hills, where Mr Farber grew up. The 63-year-old was also planning his retirement after returning to work in 2012 after a serious heart attack and a quintuple bypass. His youngest brother Ian yesterday described the "cruel irony" for his family who watched his steady recovery. "He enjoyed his work and spoke of it quite often," Ian said.
"A couple of years ago he survived a massive heart attack and had to undergo a five-way bypass. "But he was so keen to get back to work that it was only a few months off in the end."
"He enjoyed working for the company and wanted to be back with his mates."
Mr Farber, who also lived in Narrogin and Merredin as a railway worker, spent most of his life in the Goldfields. He had a long stint at Leinster working at nickel mines with Western Mining Corporation. His hobbies included the speedway where he had been a driver and pit mechanic over the years. He had passed on the same passion to his grandchildren.
"He just enjoyed life and the bush lifestyle - he was a real gentle soul," Ian said. "He would like nothing better than sitting back at the end of the day to enjoy a quiet beer with his mates, just a typical Aussie bloke, really."
A funeral for Mr Farber, who is survived by his wife Heather, children Greg and Tania, siblings Ross, Dawn and Ian, and six grandchildren, is expected to be held next week.
Inspectors from the Department of Mines and Petroleum were yesterday continuing their investigations at the remote site. Mr Farber's death was the fifth WA mining fatality in the past 10 months.
- https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/mine-accident-victim-had-zest-for-life-ng-ya-371685
