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This website is dedicated to the memory of my two dear friends Sandy Duncan and Shyama Peebles who both passed away in 2012.

Although the list of burials at the Sandstone Cemetery has been on the Outback Family History website for some years it needed some research to bring the information up to date and to add in extra research, so dull to read just a list of names and dates. One of my wonderful volunteers agreed to tackle the task so the following is a result of his hard work. Many thanks, David Senn.

Sandstone Cemetery
143 known burials
27.983043 - 119.28382271

"rust-red roofs, the skeletal obelisks of headless windmills ... It is not a ghost town. It simply lies in a coma. This may never end." - Randolph Stowe

 

Sandstone Cemetery - Photo Find a Grave

Note: Comments in RED are believed to be correct but unproven.

ABERNETHY John Robert – died: 10 Aug 1908, at the Sandstone Hospital, Sandstone, WA, age 40 yrs, Cause: Rupture of the brain after post mortem, Occ: Woodcutter, Father: John Jeffrey ABERNETHY (Mariner), Mother: Flora PETER, Born: 1864, Adelaide, SA, (brother, Daniel, buried at Meekatharra Cemetery), Buried: 11 Aug 1908, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 17/1908 Black Range).

Black Range Courier and Sandstone Observer 21 August 1908, page 1  -  Death of John Abernethy - An Open Verdict

The adjourned inquest concerning the death of John Abernethy was held on Friday at the Sandstone Courthouse by Mr A. G. Clifton, R.M.  Evidence as to the. finding of Abernethy in an unconscious condition near the rifle range on the previous Sundav evening was tendered by Rev T. C. Oldfield, who advised the police. Constable McArthur was deposed to take the unconscious man to the hospital, and both witnesses were under the impression that the man was either injured or suffering from the effects of drink. James McIntosh, who knew the deceased, stated that he saw him on the previous Sunday at 2.30 p.m., in front of the National Hotel. On the previous Thursday night deceased was very drunk near the National Hotel, and he fell heavily backwards, his head striking the ground.

Dr Stead, medical officer to the Black Range District Hospital, deposed that the deceased was examined by him on Sunday night at about 9.30 at the hospital. He was then in an unconscious condition, and suffering from symptoms of compression of the brain. Abernethy died at 11.42 a.m. on Monday, without regaining consciousness.   The state of the deceased's health on Sunday might have led people to believe he was drunk, but he was evidently then relapsing into unconsciousness. Constable McArthur stated that the deceased had been drinking heavily, having been paid off the previous week, when he received £14 or £15. He was a "good sort" and generous with money when drinking.

Robert Hamilton ALLEN - Photo Find a Grave

ALLEN Robert "Bob" Hamilton – died: 4 Apr 1929, at Sandstone, WA, age 47 yrs, Cause: Self-inflicted or accidental gun wound (Inquest); Occ: Mining Contractor; Father: Samuel ALLEN (Carrier); Mother: Elizabeth Maria WOODCOCK; Born: 1881, Murtoa, VIC; Married: 1st Ethel May WORTH, 1902, Lennonville, WA (d. 1922), 2nd Mary Winifred TOWLER, 1924, Sandstone, WA; Children: 1st: Robert (1902-1902), George (1903-1903), Helen May (1905), Robert Samuel James (1911), Elsie Irene "Doddy" (1913), Ethel Mary (1916), 2nd: Mina (1928); Buried: 16 Apr 1929, PRES, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: Black Range 1/1929).

Samuel William ALLEN - Photo Find a Grave

ALLEN Samuel William – died: 21 Jun 1944, at the Sandstone Hospital, Sandstone, WA, age 65 yrs, Cause: Unknown; Occ: Pastoralist (Black Hill Station); Father: Samuel ALLEN (Carrier); Mother: Elizabeth Maria WOODCOCK; Born: 1878, Murtoa, VIC; Married: Ada Eva SYMONDS, 10 Sep 1904, Aldgate, SA; Children: Reginald Davy (1909), Benjamin Jack (1912), Elizabeth (1917); Buried: 23 Jun 1944, PRES, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 2/1944 Black Range). NOTE: Data conflict – The death/burial dates differ across three sources of information: Register of Burials (d. 21 June 1944 and b. 23 June 1944), Headstone (d. 27 June 1944) and Newspapers (d. 26 June 1933).

Mount Magnet Leader and Youanmi Miner 7 July 1944, page 3 - OBITUARY - THE LATE SAM ALLEN

It is with regret that we have to record the death, which occurred on June 27, of Mr Sam Allen, one of the oldest identities of Mt. Magnet and Sandstone districts. Born at Warracknabeal in Victoria in 1878, Mr Allen came to Mt. Magnet at the age of 16. For thirty years he was engaged in business in that district as a contractor until he took up a pastoral property in the Sandstone district. Always keenly in interested in local affairs, Mr Allen was for many years a member of the Mt. Magnet Road Board and later of the Black Range Road Board, of which he was chairman at the time of his recent illness. He was also interested in various sporting bodies in both districts, particularly the Mt. Magnet. Racing Club and the Sandstone Sports Club. The deceased was interred in the Sandstone cemetery. He leaves a widow and grown-up family.

BAILEY Olive Maude – died: 16 May 1913, at Sandstone, WA, age 15 mths, Cause: Unknown; Father: William Nicholls BAILEY (Winding Engine Driver); Mother: Sarah Ann Amy HARRIS; Born: 1912, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 17 May 1913, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg 3/1913 Black Range).

BAKER HENRY (aka Patrick Henry or Edward Henry) – Died: 19 Jun 1914, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), age 53 yrs, Cause: Heart Failure; Occ: Miner; Father: Thomas Samuel Martin BAKER (Butcher); Mother: Johannah MURRAY; Born: 1862, Linton, VIC; Married: Arabella Annie FRIEL on 13 Sep 1892, Gaffneys Creek, VIC: Children: Elsie Eleanor (1893-1893), Eileen Winifred (1894-1980), Beatrice Eva (1897-1986), Clarence Patrick (1898-1986), Daisy Belle (1900-1953), Francis John and George Gwalia Henry (Twins: 1902-1902); Buried: 20 Jun 1914, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 5/1914 Black Range).

BALD Mary – Died: 14 Apr 1911, at Green Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 8 mths; Father: John BALD (Carpenter); Mother: Martha STEPHENSON; Born: 1910, Sandstone. WA; Buried: 14 Apr 1911, WC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg 4/1911 Black Range).

William BARRY - Photo Find a Grave

BARRY William – died: 15 May 1924, at Griffith Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 57 yrs, Cause: Unknown; Occ: Labourer; Father: James BARRY (Farmer and Carrier); Mother: Elizabeth RYAN; Birth: 1866, Allendale East, SA; Sibling: Cornelius BARRY (died in Yalgoo, WA), In WA for 19 yrs; Buried: 16 May 1924, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 4/1924 Black Range).

BENNETT John - died: 27 Jul 2015, age 74 yrs;  Buried: 14 Aug 2015, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery.

James BLACKLOWE - Photo Find a Grave

 

BLACKLOWE James Vincent "Jimbo" – died: 28 Feb 2018, at Oroya Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 58 yrs, Cause: Unknown; Father: Michael Harold BLACKLOW (Labourer); Mother: Valda Mary KELLY; Born: 7 Jan 1961, NSW; Cremated: 8 Mar 2018 at the Utakara Cemetery, Geraldton, Buried at the Sandstone Cemetery.

BOWMAN William – died: 20 Dec 1912, at Sandstone Hospital, Cause: Miners' Phthisis, age 50 yrs; Occ: Miner; Father: James BOWMAN; Mother: Margaret MCKENDRY; Born: Dunolly, VIC; Buried: 21 Dec 1912,  METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 1/1912 Black Range).

BUNGAN "Paddy" (Aboriginal) – died: 13 Jan 1918, at the Aboriginal Camp (5 km from Sandstone), WA, age c. 30 yrs, Cause: Spear wound; Buried: 15 Jan 1918, ABORIGINAL section, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 1/1918 Black Range).

BURKHARDT Eileen – died: 11 Mar 1912, at Maninga Marley (20km SE of Sandstone), WA, age 2 mths; Father: William Henry BURKHARDT (Miner); Mother: Florence May HARDBOTTLE; Born: 1912, Maninga Marley, WA; Buried: 11 Mar 1912, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 6/1912 Black Range).

BURNS James – died: 1 Sep 1915, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 57 yrs, Cause: Phthisis and Acute Bronchitis; Occ: Prospector; Father: Thomas BURNS; Mother: Mary CARROLL; Buried: 2 Sep 1915, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 10/1915 Black Range). Note: Patrick BYRNES, buried in this cemetery, is likely his brother.

BUTLER Reginald Murray – died: 20 Oct 1932, at Bulga Downs Station (80 km SE of Sandstone), WA, age 43 yrs, Cause: Accidentally shot; Occ: Prospector & Roo Shooter; Father: Henry "Harry" William BUTLER; Mother: Jessie Margaret MURRAY; Born: 13 Jun 1889, Newtown, Ipswich, QLD; Bachelor; In WA for 36 yrs; Buried: 22 Oct 1932, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 2/1932 Black Range).

Patrick BYRNES - Photo Find a Grave

BYRNES Patrick – died: 30 Sep 1938, at Youamni Hospital, Youamni, WA, age 77 yrs; Cause: Unknown; Occ: Prospector; Father: unknown BYRNES; Mother: unknown CARROLL; From South Australia; Buried: (on or after) 30 Sep 1938, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 2/1938 Black Range). Note: James BURNS, buried in this cemetery, is likely his brother.

CALDER George William – died: 2 May 1915, in old mine workings SW of Sandstone, WA, age 60 yrs, Cause: Suicide by dynamite; Occ: Miner and Prospector; Born: Scotland; Buried: 11 May 1915, NON-CONF, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 4/1915 Black Range).

Dennis CALLAGHAN - Photo Find a Grave

CALLAGHAN Dennis – died: 5 Jul 1985, at Sandstone, WA, age 74 yrs, Cause: Unknown; Father: John  Stephen CALLAGHAN (Farm labourer); Mother: Jane Elizabeth JOYCE; Born: 11 Nov 1911, Midland, WA; Married: Elaine Creed GUNTHORPE, 1943, Moree, NSW; Children: Marie (1945), John (1948), Warwick George (1950); Buried: 10 Jul 1985, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 10/1985 Murchison). Note: Father of Marie Creed CALLAGHAN is buried in the Sandstone Cemetery.

CALLAGHAN Marie Creed – died: 23 Jun 1986, at Bicton, WA, age 40 yrs; Father: Dennis CALLAGHAN; Mother: Elaine Creed GUNTHORPE; Born: 28 Sep 1945, Moree, NSW; Spinster; Buried: 2 Jul 1986, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 895/1986 Fremantle). Note: The daughter of Dennis CALLAGHAN is buried in the Sandstone Cemetery.

Thomas John CALLAGHAN - Photo Find a Grave

Murchison Times and Cue-Big Bell-Reedy Advocate 28 October 1939, page 3

CALLAGHAN Thomas John – died: 17 Oct 1939, at Jonesville (100 km north of Sandstone) WA, age 25 yrs, Cause: Killed while setting dynamite; Occ: Miner; Father: John  Stephen CALLAGHAN (Farm labourer); Mother: Jane Elizabeth JOYCE; Born: 18 Oct 1914, Midland, WA; Bachelor; Buried: 19 Oct 1939, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 6/1939 Black Range).

CHALKER Samuel – Died: 31 Dec 1915, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 73 yrs, Cause: Paraplegia and bronchitis; Occ: Miner and Contractor; Father: James CHALKER (Porter); Mother: Grace HELYAR; Born: Weymouth, Dorset, ENG; Married: Mary Ann Maria PRESSEY, 29 Jul 1874, Mount Gambier, SA; Children: Mary Ann (1875), Hannah Mary (1876), Matilda Jane (1878), Amelia Jane (1880), Thomas James (1882), Ellen Florence (1885), Annie (1888), Alice May (1890), Ellen (1892), Agnes Mabel (1895), George Richard (1895); Buried: 1 Jan 1916, METH, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 1/1916 Black Range).

CHAPMAN Lillian Emma – Died: (on or before) 6 Nov 1913, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 5 days; Father: Joseph Charles CHAPMAN (Miner); Mother: Ada Eliza EDWARDS; 1913, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 6 Nov 1913, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 8/1913 Black Range).

Jonathan Oswald Noel CHAPPEL - Photo Find a Grave

Jack Chappel's Grave with a tree planted on it.

CHAPPEL Jonathan Oswald Noel – Died: 2 Jan 1910, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 32 yrs, Cause: Brain Meningitis; Occ: Battery Foreman at Oroya Gold Mine Lease; Father: Joseph CHAPPEL (Land Surveyor and farmer); Mother: Emily PAYTER; Born: 1878, Rochester, VIC; Married: Mary Esdaile Campbell Muir SUTHERLAND, 1907, Lawlers (Gold Mining Ghost Town), WA; Children: Helen Josephine Esdaile Ormond (1907), Noel Geoffrey Joseph (1910) - born three weeks after father's death; Buried: 3 Jan 1910, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 1/1910 Black Range). See Story: 

COLES Richard Worrell – died: (on or before) 28 Apr 1915, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 5 days; Father: James John COLES (Civil Servant and telegraphist); Mother: Ruby SIMPSON; Born: 1915, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 28 Apr 1915, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 3/1915 Black Range).

COLSON Frederick John – died: 18 Jun 1910, at Thaduna Street residence, Sandstone, WA, age 7 days; Father: Frederick Nash COLSON (Contractor and Wood Cutter); Mother: Frances Elsie SHEPPARD; Born: 11 Jun 1910, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 19 Jun 1910, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 7/1910 Black Range).

CONNAUGHTON Mary – Died: 23 Jan 1916, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 70 yrs, Spinster, Cause: Enteritis; Father: Patrick CONNAUGHTON; Mother: Bridget CONN; Buried: 24 Jan 1916, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 2/1916 Black Range).

COOK George Henry – Died: 4 Feb 1914, at Black Range Hospital, Nunngarra (12km SSW of Sandstone), WA, age 38 yrs, Bachelor, Cause: Muscular Atrophy; Occ: Labourer, Father: Henry COOK (Clerk); Mother: Anne WALKER; Born: 1876, Tower Hill, VIC; Buried: 5 Feb 1914, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 3/1914 Black Range).

CORBETT/CORBASS/CORBATT Catherine – died: 17 Mar 1908, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 50 yrs, Cause: Internal Complaint, Occ: House Wife (living at Irvine Street residence); Father: William HAYES; Mother: Catherine unknown; Married: unknown CORBETT (Carpenter), Buried: 19 Mar 1908, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 7/1908 Black Range).

CREER Unnamed Male – Died: (on or before) 11 Aug 1912, at Sandstone, WA, Cause: Stillborn; Father: William John CREER (Mining Manager); Mother: Alice Marian BALLE; Buried: 11 Aug 1912, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 11/1912 Black Range).

CURRELL Rebecca – died: (on or before) 2 Dec 1911, at Sandstone, WA, age 11 days, Cause: unknown; Father: Turbert Horace CURRELL (Miner, later farmer); Mother: Emily Caroline NORRIS; Born: Nov 1911, Sandstone, WA, Buried: 2 Dec 1911, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 17/1911 Black range).

CURTIN Eileen Josephine – Died: (on or before) 18 Jun 1912, at Sandstone, WA, age 7 mths, Infant, Cause: Diarrhoea, Marasmus and Heart Failure; Father: John Joseph CURTIN (Railway Employee); Mother: Mary Ann FINN; Born: Nov 1911, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 18 Jun 1912, RC, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 10/1912 Black Range).

CUTLER Claude – died: (on or before) 7 Jan 1912, at the Sandstone Hospital, age 2 days, Cause: unknown; Father: Edward 'Ted' Ernest CUTLER (Winding Engine Driver); Mother: Emma Edith WILLIAMS; Born: Jan 1912, Sandstone, WA; Buried: 7 Jan 1912, ANG, at the Sandstone Cemetery (Reg: 3/1912 Black Range).

CUTLER, unnamed female, died: 12 Jul 1908, at Sandstone, WA, 0 yrs, Cause: Stillborn; Father: Edward Ernest CUTLER; Mother: Emma Edith WILLIAMS; Twin of Herbert Edward CUTLER; Buried in the Sandstone Cemetery; ANG (Reg:  12/1908 Murchison).