Broken Hill Lane Street Cemetery

 

The first Broken Hill Cemetery was located in Lane Street, which is now the site of the Algate

House Children’s Home. The cemetery was the first in Broken Hill c1886 until 1889 when the current cemetery in Rakow Street was established.

The larger cemetery may well have been a necessity due to the typhoid epidemic of 1888 which claimed some 123 lives during that year.  It is

uncertain how many headstones were erected in the old cemetery.

 

This list was supplied to me some years ago. I do not know if this is the total number of persons that were interred there or to the correctness

of the information supplied below.

There were some obvious errors in a few of the surnames. Some I have edited and others were

cross-checked  to the NSW death indexes and the variation noted.   .

 

 

SURNAME

CHRISTIAN NAME

DIED

AGE

PARTICULARS

 

ANDERSON

PERCIVAL ARTHUR

24/11/1887

6 months

 

ANDREWARTHA

JOHN HENRY          

22/06/1888

6 hours

 

Andrews

murray

24/4/1888

14 months

 

baker

james

14/5/1888

23 yrs

 

ball

William

7/12/1886

40 yrs

 

barron

ethel

26/12/1887

10 wks

 

barwick

Clarence lancelot

12/6/1888

5 mths

 

batty

Alfred Edward

12/5/1888

21 yrs

 

batty

john Humphrey

8/6/1888

27 yrs

 

Bertram

charles james

29/4/1888

12 yrs

 

Bertram

Percival arnott

20/12/1887

4 mths

 

bishop

Lincoln

30/3/1888

7 yrs

 

blight

charles Lawrence

13/12/1886

3 mths

 

blight

Norman

13/4/1888

5 mths

 

bonnetta

Richard

5/2/1888

17 yrs

 

bonny

lilly may

13/3/1888

1 yr 9 mths

listed as Bonney on the death index

boscomb

henry

1/4/1888

21 yrs

 

bowen

oliver

5/8/1887

10 wks

 

boyce

Robert john

25/5/1887

2 yrs

 

boyle

fairgil

1/4/888

42yrs

 

brakenridge

sydney gilbert

6/4/1888

18 mths

 

brennan

mary margaret

1/4/1887

2 yrs

 

bullock

john

27/3/1887

60 yrs

 

burling

john

13/5/1888

23 yrs

 

butler

george

31/3/1888

50 yrs

 

byron

frank

17/6/1887

34 yrs

 

byron

sarah ann

13/5/1888

6 wks

 

carwithan

emily

19/3/1888

32 yrs

 

cashel

catherine

25/4/1888

8 mths

 

champion

ethel may

8/3/1887

11 mths

 

chappell

joe

2/4/1888

26 yrs

 

coff

thomas wentworth

26/4/1888

2 yrs 7 mths

 

cole

john

21/4/1888

50 yrs

 

collins

elizabeth

5/4/1887

1 mth

 

collins

john henry

25/4/1888

9 mths

 

collins

martin

24/5/1888

30 yrs

 

cook

john

25/7/1886

56 yrs

 

cooper

william john

5/5/1888

4 mths

 

courtney

margaret catherine

18/5/1888

 

 

cox

william

3/3/1888

24 yrs

 

craig

daisy

18/5/1888

6 wks

 

cross

hilda florence

26/5/1888

4 yrs

 

cross

leonard archibald

30/6/1888

15 mths

 

cullen

adelaide

15/5/1888

42 yrs

 

CUMMINS

WILLIAM            

03/05/1888

24 yrs

 

DALY

PATRICK JOSEPH

6/6/1888

5 mths

 

davey

Thomas oliver

24/10/1887

6 mths

 

davie

Sydney

16/5/1888

10 mths

 

DAVIES

ELLIS

c18/4/1883

61 yrs

 

DAVIES

THOMAS JOHN

25/6/1888

13 yrs

 

davis

henry

7/5/1888

65 yrs

 

dawson

john

5/9/1887

45 yrs

 

delahoey

walter

18/12/1887

27 yrs

listed as Delahoy in the death index

Delaney

charles

11/5/1888

19 yrs

 

delbridge

Richard george

17/6/1888

17 yrs

 

dingle

Thomas

14/8/1887

47 yrs

 

dolan

William

21/4/1886

80 yrs

 

dowd

david

13/5/1888

 

 

eichler

Hilda Elizabeth Gertrude

13/1/1888

6 mths

 

elvidge

george

6/4/1888

26 yrs

 

enquest

albert

3/6/1888

22 yrs

 

evans

William

27/2/1888

37 yrs

 

faithow

annie gear

22/6/1888

28 yrs

 

farrell

michael

12/11/1886

5 mths

 

ferguson

john donald

26/5/1891

5 yrs

 

filby

robert

10/6/1888

54 yrs

 

fitzgerald

james

7/12/1887

68 yrs

 

fitzgerald

margaRET

25/5/1888

21 mths

 

fitzgerald

mary ann

17/3/1888

1 yrs

 

ford

mary ellen

29/3/1888

20 mths

 

foy

 

 

7 days

possibly male child of Rose-as per death index 1887

francis

lynda myrtle

12/5/1888

21 mths

 

gare

george

7/8/1891

19 yrs

 

gausen

richard rufus

23/5/1888

30 yrs

listed as Gausden in the death index

george

thomas

7/5/1888

42 yrs

 

gepp

golden

24/6/1886

31 yrs

 

gillfeather

james

21/3/1888

23 yrs

 

glos

frank

13/1/1887

45 yrs

listed as Glas in the death index

goodie

alice may

23/6/1887

1 yr

 

gough

maude charlotte

15/3/1888

16 mths  

 

gowers

mary ann maude

10/4/1888

10 yrs

 

green

bennett victor harold

19/3/1888

7 mths

 

green

ely

27/3/1888

21 yrs

 

grenfell

clement lawrence

27/4/1888

22 yrs

 

grenfell

percival phillip

30/4/1888

1 yr

 

griffiths

mary

4/4/1888

19 mths

 

graves

 

16/7/1886

30 ys

 

groves

george

16/7/1886

30 yrs

 

hansen

ellen clarke

11/12/1887

38 yrs

 

hanson

mary karen

11/3/1887

 

listed as Hansen in the death index

harvey

thomas francis

28/11/1886

 

had a headstone

harris

elizabeth

9/4/1888

11 mths

 

harris

joseph

2/12/1887

52 yrs

 

heller

catherine

5/7/1888

33 yrs

 

henry

john

24/5/1888

62 yrs

 

herford

margaret treppherd

14/4/1888

1 yr

listed as Margaret S in the death index

herrara

francis thomas

5/9/1887

31 yrs

 

hicks

francis maude

12/1/1888

2 yrs

 

hogan

michael

15/3/1888

54 yrs

 

holman

frederick william

18/4/1888

30 yrs

 

holt

percy

3/5/1888

2 yrs 10 mths

 

honey

thomas goodman

28/6/1888

61 yrs

 

howard

mary

27/1/1888

4 wks

 

howse

clara

20/5/1888

1 yr 2 mths

 

hurn

joseph rusher

23/3/1888

11 wks

listed as George R in the death index

illingworth

everett wallace

9/8/1888

5 mths

 

illingworth

margaret caroline

9/7/1888

28 yrs

 

jacka

 

16/6/1887

12 days

listed as male infant son of James & Susan E in the death index

jackson

frederick

22/12/1886

13 yrs

 

jackson

henry

29/11/1886

11 yrs 9 mths

 

james

elliott pearce

15/7/1887

 

 

james

pearl elizabeth

25/2/1888

3 mths

 

jones

annie

4/1/1887

1 mth

 

jones

james

1/4/1888

35 yrs

 

kennedy

thomas

16/1/1888

10 yrs

 

kenworthy

martha –

7/9/1885

39 yrs

1st woman buried in Broken Hill 

killeen

elizabeth

11/6/1886

8 mths

 

killeen

thomas

9/6/1886

4 yrs 9 mths

 

king

violet lelita

5/1/1887

6 wks

 

kinsey

john

6/11/1886

40 yrs

 

kyrwood

richard wesley

30/6/1888

5 wks

 

lahy

william

10/4/1888

36 yrs

listed as Layh in the death index, age 26 yrs

lamb

maggie

6/5/1888

1 wk

 

lawson

andrew

3/4/1888

50 yrs

 

leaham

matilda

18/3/1888

30 yrs

listed as Leahan in the death index

lee

florence

4/12/1887

5 mths

 

lee

may gertrude

27/2/1888

10 mths

 

lenn

emma

21/4/1888

15 yrs

 

lewis

lily eliza

15/7/1892

 

 

litchford

george

19/12/1887

37 yrs

 

lowe

charles

2/4/1888

50 yrs

 

lucas

john meeris

29/4/1888

30 yrs

 

mcclory

jullian edmund

12/4/1888

6 yrs 8 mths

listed as Julian E son of Owen & Theresa in the death index

mcculha

edward

11/2/1888

32 yrs

 

mcnamara

bridget

24/4/1888

18 days

 

mcpherson

alexander

21/4/1888

28 yrs

 

maguire

peter

24/7/1887

27 yrs

 

mayne

oliver ernest

21/4/1887

2 yrs

 

mill

ellen florence

15/3/1888

21 yrs

 

miller

daisy gertrude

12/4/1888

10 wks

 

mitchell

john eddy

1/7/1888

43 yrs

 

morgan

elizabeth

14/4/1888

20 yrs

 

morgan

ethel may

7/1/1887

48 hrs

 

morley

carmenerall florence

10/1/1888

10 mths

 

morris

florence ellen

28/2/1888

2 mths

 

morton

james

31/5/1888

49 yrs

 

mullane

phillip patrick

12/4/1888

1 yrs

listed as Mulholland in the death index

murdock

barbara madeline marjorie

19/6/1888

2 yrs

 

nagel

william henry

15/7/1888

7 days

 

needs

john

12/7/1888

26 yrs

 

neal

william john

15/7/1888

7 days

 

neil

fredrick william

6/7/1887

7 wks

 

nolan

george

9/5/1888

36 hrs

 

normington

mary

9/1/1888

15 yrs

 

norton

james

2/7/1888

49 yrs

 

o’brien

john

 

54 yrs

 

o’connor

john

12/4/1888

 

 

o’halloran

margaret

20/6/1887

5 mths

 

o’halloran

michael

18/6/1887

46 yrs

 

o’keefe

john

27/3/1888

26 yrs

 

olsen

hans christian

25/2/1888

3 wks

 

o’shannessy

john

10/4/1888

19 yrs

 

o’sullivan

ernest silvester westrope

31/12/1887

 

 

owen

mary jane

2/2/1887

15 mths

 

pain

charles forest

21/6/1888

5 mths

 

parker

william

20/5/1888

34 yrs

 

parrish

john

17/11/1886

40 yrs

 

pavy

annie

20/4/1888

2 wks

 

pavy

george

11/5/1888

28 yrs

 

peilow

louis

14/7/1888

27 yrs

listed as Louisa Peitro in the death index

pelgrave

francis ruth

15/1/1888

6 mths

 

pelgrave

george

17/2/1888

10 mths

 

peters

peter

29/11/1886

39 yrs

 

phillipson

george

7/12/1886

8 days

 

pilton

eliza annie

21/4/1888

3 yrs

 

pope

albert edmund

25/4/1888

17 yrs

 

pope

eva levina

14/3/1888

9 mths

 

pretty

john

14/7/1888

6 hrs

 

purcell

mary

2/2/1887

5 wks

 

quinlan

stephen henry

10/2/1887

55 yrs

 

rafferty

martin

6/2/1888

45 yrs

 

rakow

max

5/5/1888

26 yrs

 

ramsden

robert william-

26/4/1886

 

first child born in Broken Hill

rand

eouaro gillette

13/6/1888

27 yrs

listed as Edward G Rand in the death index

reynolds

alfred marriek

12/1/1887

1 yr

 

richardson

william

20/3/1888

45 yrs

 

riter

frederick

15/1/1888

25 yrs

 

roach

ernest thomas

7/6/1888

25 yrs

 

roach

mary

15/9/1886

70 yrs

 

roberts

eliza jane

14/5/1888

32 yrs

 

rogers

edwin james

29/4/1888

28 mths

 

rogers

edwin james

28/3/1888

28 yrs

 

rule

JOHN

28/5/1888

65 yrs

 

RYAN

JOHN

8/2/1888

26 yrs

 

ryan

john william

23/9/1895

31 yrs

 

ryan

thomas william

5/3/1888

13 mths

 

sault

benjamin

20/5/1888

63 yrs

 

schultz

helena caroline

17/4/1888

32 yrs

 

schweicher

george

6/4/1888

30 yrs

listed as Schweicker in the death index

seaman

agnes shields

16/1/1888

36 yrs

 

seaman

ellen eva

16/1/1888

6 yrs

 

seaman

victor jubilee

25/1/1888

6 mths

 

sheehy

john

4/6/1888

45 yrs

listed as Sheey in the death index

slaney

james

13/6/1888

32 yrs

 

smith

annie

3/4/1888

24 yrs

 

smith

michael

22/3/1888

4 mths

 

smith

pearl meranda

8/10/1887

9 wks

 

snell

william henry

1/2/1887

56 yrs

 

snow

william

2/7/1888

26 yrs

 

southern

samuel john

20/4/1888

6 hrs

listed as Southon in the death index

spears

samuel

30/4/1887

21 yrs

 

stanbridge

henry arthur

20/4/1888

21 mths

 

stanley

james

8/6/1888

27 yrs

 

stead

henry

6/7/1887

2 yrs

 

stephens

charlotte lindsay

4/7/1888

4 mths

 

stephens

sydney clifton

16/1/1888

3 mths

 

stewart

thomas

8/12/1886

20 yrs

 

tabor

henry

7/4/1888

18 yrs

 

taylor

andrew

28/9/1886

30 yrs

 

taylor

james

24/4/1888

52 yrs

 

taylor

lillie may

23/1/1888

4 mths

 

templar

william

17/5/1888

36 yrs

 

thomas

ALEXANDER

26/2/1888

19 mths

 

thomas

john r

9/2/1887

44 yrs

 

thomas

thomas

9/5/1888

47 yrs

 

thompson

eleanor

29/8/1887

12 wks

 

thompson

 

9/1/1888

6 mths

 

treloar

frederick william

17/4/1888

6 mths

 

treloar

stephen

16/5/1888

1 yr

 

trembath

jane

27/4/1887

55 yrs

 

triplett

james frederick

11/4/1888

1 yr

 

truscott

harriett maud mary

28/4/1888

8 mths

 

tucker

theresa fanny josephine houest

3/5/1888

1 yr

 

tully

george

8/12/1886

57 yrs

 

vaughan

john

30/7/1886

14 yrs

 

veal

theresa

24/5/1888

1 yr 11 mths

 

wagner

carl frederick

15/1/1888

14 yrs

 

wahlstedt

john peter

28/6/1888

3 mths

 

walker

john henry

22/1/1887

3 yrs

 

walsh

ethel ellen

24/11/1887

3 mths

 

wardrop

james edwin

5/1/1887

21 yrs

 

wardrop

marjory

10/10/1887

32 yrs

 

wardrop

stella selina marjorie

7/1/1887

4 mths

 

waters

john

18/3/1888

54 yrs

 

webster

daniel

4/7/1888

69 yrs

 

westall

james francis

11/3/1887

11 wks

 

wheatley

annie agnes

28/6/1892

3 mths

 

whiner

elsie jane

15/4/1888

16 mths

listed as Winzer in the death index

white

allan geoffrey

26/11/1887

6 mths

 

whitehorn

john

26/10/1887

47 yrs

 

whiting

james

12/1/1888

79 yrs

listed as 19 yrs old in the death index

wickering

albert

6/4/1888

23 yrs

listed as Wicking in the death index

williams

john

2/12/1886

30 yrs

 

williams

percy dugan

6/9/1887

9 mths

 

williams

thomas henry

6/8/1888

17 hrs

 

wilson

edward e

?/7/1886

55 yrs

 

wood

jeanett

2/6/1888

34 yrs

 

yeats

david ralph

20/4/1888

3 wks

 

 

Some newspaper items reported in New Zealand

 

Timaru Herald, 31 March 1888, Typhoid fever

A serious outbreak of  typhoid fever has taken place at the Broken Hill silver mines

 

Wanganui Chronicle, 10 April 1888         Sydney, April 8,

Typhoid fever is increasing in the Broken Hill District and 50 cases are reported today. Extra nurses have been subscribed for.

 

West Coast Times, 3 May 1888, Australian Items

Typhoid is bad at Broken Hill. On one day there were 5 deaths and upwards of 60 cases are reported. The local hospital,

which is fitted up for 14 patients, has 25 inmates, and numbers of patients have been refused admittance.

 

Te Aroha News, 2 June 1888- Death of Thamesites

The news has been received here of the death of two former Thamesites in Australia, viz., John Moore at Sydney and

Wm. Moyle at Broken Hill of Typhoid fever.

 

Star, 12 June 1888

Death- Roach, June 9 at Broken Hill, Sydney (as reported) of typhoid fever

Ernest Thomas, eldest son of the late William Roach, St Albans and stepson of Wm. Freeman, aged 20 years

 

Bay of Plenty Times, 7 Sept. 1888

Typhoid at Broken Hill – Death of a Thames Man, Auckland, Thursday

A private letter from Broken Hill states that Joseph B Smith, a Thames miner, died from Typhoid fever. Several other

Thamesites at Broken Hill are also suffering from fever.

 

 

 

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