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B5172: c/- Mt. Usher via Rockhampton Qld.
URL2: photo #288.
URL3: THE MOUNT MORGAN CATASTROPHE, RECOVERING THE BODIES, THE MINE CLOSED. Brisbane Monday [7.9.1908]. Work in connection with clearing away the rocks at the scene of the Mount Morgan mining disaster was started as soon as was safe. The debris and rocks were quickly cleared away, and at 3:30 yesterday morning the rescue party found the bodies of LEISHMANN, SHEPHERD and GUTHRIE lying huddled together. GUTHRIE was the worst injured. The work of rescue was continued with renewed vigor, and at 6 o'clock this morning the bodies of JORRY, HILLYARD and GERRKE were found. RYAN's body was found at 6 o'clock yesterday evening. Death had apparently been instantaneous in each case. The bodies were terribly knocked about. LEISHMANN's body was only identified by a piece of moustache and his hat. Two bodies had to be brought up in bags. They were cut to pieces. Five of the dead men were married. HILLYARD leaves a wife and two children, GUTHRIE a wife and one child, LEISHMANN a wife and one child. JORRY and GERRKE had no family. LEISHMANN was a member of the Rockhampton contingent that went to South Africa during the Boer war. GUTHRIE should not have been on shift, but agreed to take the place of a man engaged in a boxing contest that night.
URL5: Returned Soldiers. ALBANY (WA), January 24 [1902]. The trans port Manchester Merchant has arrived from Capetown. ... For Queensland - 375, Trooper Thomas George ALLEN, 4th Queensland IB; 304, Trooper Geo. Thos, Chas. ATKINSON, 6th Bushmen; 67, Trooper Samuel DAVIDSON, 6th; 1607, Trooper Geo. Oliver DONALD, 5th; 7, Trooper Michael Patrick DORAN, 6th; 516, Trooper William Nathan FINCHAM, 5th; 159, Trooper Jos. FARRINGTON, 3rd M.I.; 114, Trooper Thos. Peter GREENE, 6th, Q.I.B. ; 399, Trooper Jos. Thos. GATFIELD, 5th; 354, Trooper Thos. Edward JARMAIN, 4th; 322, Trooper Percy Jas. JUCHAN, 6th, 363, Corporal Richard LUNN, 4th; 288, Trooper Jas. LEISHAM, 4th; 227, Trooper Donald MCRAE, 4th; 30, Sergeant William Henry SAVAGE, 6th; 263, Trooper Peter WOOD, 4th; 2206, Trooper Robt. SMITH, ILH; 73, Trooper Albert Ernest THATCHER, 5th, Q.I.B.; 496, Trooper William MCCABE 5th.
URL6: THE FOURTH CONTINGENT. By yesterday morning's train [12.4.1900] Messrs. WG MONTGOMERY (Clermont), A CLARK (Ulam), WH PHILLIPS (Mount Usher), and J LEISHAM (Mount Usher) left in charge of Sergeant-major ATTEWELL to join the camp at Brisbane with a view to proceeding with the fourth contingent to South Africa. Major TUNBRIDGE expects to send about ten more to-night.
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