Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA
Stephen Augustus TORPY
Age at Death44
Date Of Death21 May 1912 : Reg 91/1912 Boulder
Place Of BirthIreland
OccupationMiner
Spouse's NameMary Elizabeth HICKS : When Mary Elizabeth Hicks was born on 28 June 1868 in Wallaroo Mines, South Australia, her father, William, was 34, and her mother, Jane, was 31. She married Stephen Torpy and they had four children together. She then married William Henry Prior on 9 March 1929. She died on 29 August 1957 in Roseworthy, South Australia, at the age of 89
ChildrenFour children - Unnamed male born 1902 - Stephen Thomas born 1903 - Thelma Florence born 1907 - Florence born 1910
Evening Star, Wednesday 22 May 1912
Inquest page 1
Mines Dept Report
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA - Photo Paul Doust
Boulder Cemetery, Boulder, WA - Photo Find a Grave
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Ivanhoe GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
Killed in a premature explosion.
Place Of Burial
Boulder Cemetery, Boulder, Western Australia - RC 244 M
Submitted by
Eric Chamberlain - Volunteer
MSW
Married
District
Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
Michael TORPY
Mother
Ellen O'GRADY
Place of marriage
Boulder, Western Australia. 1901
Other Information
Mr. and Mrs T J TORPY desire to Thank all kind friends for all telegrams and messages of sympathy and floral tributes, and all who assisted so kindly in their recent sad bereavement. Mrs. ELIZABETH TORPY and Family desire to Thank all kind friends for messages of sympathy, telegrams, and floral tributes ; also Dr. Sawell for his kindness, and all friends who assisted so kindly.
Kalgoorlie Miner, Thursday 23 May 1912, page 4
FUNERAL NOTICES. he. Friends of Mr. and Mrs: ' THOMAS J.. TORPY are respectfully informed that the remains of their late beloved brother (Stephen) will be removed from his late residence, 160 Richardson street, Boulder, at 2 p.m., This Day (Thursday, 23rd inst.), for interment in the Catholic portion of the Boulder Cemetery. Mannion & Cruse, Undertakers. Boulder j and Kalgoorlie. 'Phones 195 and j ' 327.
Federated Miners' Union. — Members are respectfully invited to follow the remains of their late Comrade, STEPHEN TORPY, to the place of interment, in the Catholic portion of the Boulder Cemetery. The funeral will leave his late residence, 10(3 Richardson-street, Boulder, This Day (Thursday, 23rd inst.), at. 2 p.m. G. McLeod, Secretary.
The Friends of Mrs. ELIZABETH V TORPY are respectfully informed' that the remains of her late beloved husband (Stephen) will be removed from his late residence, 160 Richardson-street, Boulder, at 2 p.m., This Day (Thursday. 23rd inst.), for interment in the Catholic portion of the Boulder Cemetery. Mannion & Cruse, Undertakers, Boulder and Kalgoorlie. 'Phones 195 and 327.
Electoral Roll
Name: Stephen Torpy
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1912
Subdistrict: Boulder
State: Western Australia
District: Kalgoorlie
Country: Australia
Residence Address: 106 Richardson street
