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Thomas ASHCROFT

Age at Death27

Date Of Death14 April 1898 : Reg 256/1898

Place Of BirthAntrim, Ireland.

OccupationMiner

  • 1898 'FATAL MINING ACCIDENT. Coolgardie Miner, 15 April, p. 5

  • Hands Across the Sea GM - Photo SLWA

  • Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum, Kalgoorlie WA - Photo Paul Doust

Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Hands Across the Sea GM, Kununulling (near Coolgardie), Western Australia

Diagnosis or cause of accident
Struck on head by falling rock.

Place Of Burial
Coolgardie Cemetery, Western Australia

Submitted by
Ian Hodkinson - Volunteer

District
Coolgardie

Cause of Death
Mine Accidents

Other Information
Died in Coolgardie Hospital.

Inquest: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/217316431?searchTerm=%22Thomas%20Ashcroft%22

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