Leonora Cemetery, Western Australia - Photo Find a Grave
Philip Uphill ADAMS
Age at Death34
Date Of Death22 May 1911 : Reg 18 1911 Mt Margaret
Place Of BirthSouth Australia
OccupationMine Surveyor
Spouse's NameNellie Maud NURSE
ChildrenNo
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA
Western Mail, Sat 27 May 1911
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA - Photo Paul Doust
Northern Miner 30th May 1911
Coolgardie Miner, Wed 24 May 1911
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Sons of Gwalia GM, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
The cage went out of control and fell 2000ft to the bottom of the shaft. Also killed were Frank ROONEY, Luigi BACANALLI and Raimondo BONFANTI.
Place Of Burial
Leonora Cemetery, Western Australia
Submitted by
David McMillan - Volunteer
MSW
Married
District
Gwalia
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
John Emos ADAMS
Mother
Annie DALRYMPLE
Place of marriage
Perth, Western Australia. 1906.
Other Information
See page 221 in Lyman L. and Fitzgerald, C. (eds) (2012) "110 in the Waterbag. A history of life, work and leisure in Leonora, Gwalia and the Northern Goldfields". Western Australian Museum.
