Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA
William James BAIN
Age at Death48
Date Of Death3 February 1910 : Reg 24/1910 Boulder
Place Of BirthPrahran, Victoria
OccupationShoveller/Miner
Spouse's NameCatherine "Kitty" Ann ADAMSON (1863-1945)
ChildrenFlorence Evelyn Bain in 1881 and James born 1905
Kalgoorlie Western Argus, Tue 7 Feb 1911
Evening Star, Thursday 3 February 1910
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum, Kalgoorlie WA - Photo Paul Doust
Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia - Photo Danelle Warnock
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Golden Horseshoe GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
Killed by a fall of earth at the Golden Horseshoe GM.
Place Of Burial
Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia
Submitted by
David McMillan - Volunteer
MSW
Married
District
Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
William James BAIN (1818-1888)
Mother
Elizabeth DINEEN (1832-1903)
Place of marriage
Victoria - 1880
Other Information
William was born in Prahran, Victoria in 1860 to James and Elizabeth Bain.
In 1880 he married Catherine Ann Adamson and they went on to have two children; Florence Evelyn Bain was born in Victoria in 1881 and William James Bain was born in Western Australia in 1905.
An article in The Evening Star dated Thursday 3rd February 1910 reads:
MINER KILLED ON HORSESHOE MINE - MATE HAS NARROW ESCAPE
The horseshoe mine contributed another to the already long list of fatal accidents that have occurred on the Golden Mile shortly after 10 o'clock this morning when a married man named William Bain lost his life.
Bain and his mate John McAuley were shovelling at the 1000ft level, and according to report without the slightest warning a part of the stope in which they were working came away and completely buried Bain. McAuley, who was almost alongside of him, had a remarkable escape from serious injury.
The accident signal was given, and prompt measures were taken to extricate the body from beneath the mass of stone and dirt that covered it. In the meantime, Dr Connolly was telephoned for, and was present when the body of the unfortunate man was recovered.
Life was extinct, the neck and several of the ribs of the unfortunate man having been broken.
DEATHS. Kalgoorlie Miner, Saturday 12 February 1910
BAIN.- Accidently killed at the Golden Horseshoe Mine, on February 3, William James Bain, the loved and loving husband of Kitty, and father of Florrie and Willie. Thy will be done.
Had God asked us well we know,
We would cry, "Oh! Spare this blow",
And with streaming eyes would pray,
"Lord, we love him, let him stay.
