William Wood

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Background

William Henry Wood was born in Gloucestershire, England in 1835. He died in June 1907 at the Kalgoorlie Hospital aged 78. He was buried in the Wesleyan/Methodist section of Kalgoorlie Cemetery.[1]

Goldfields Involvement, 1854

William Wood was inside the Eureka Stockade.

Post 1854 Experiences

Family

William Wood was married to Eliza Ann Lyne.</ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197586761/eliza-ann-wood, accessed 13 July 2022.</ref>

Obituary

The late William Wood, who died at the Kalgoorlie Government hospital, aged 78 years, was in his youthful days, one of the pioneers of Sailor's Gully, Bendigo. He also took his stand in the Eureka Stockade. He was well known as a prospector in Kalgoorlie and Yundamindera. With his son, Mr R.H. Wood, and Mr Jack Stephens, he pegged the Hannan's Reward, and took up the Potosi at Yundamindera. [2]


WOOD: On June 1, at Kalgoorlie William, dearly beloved husband of Ann Wood, and father of R. H., W. J., and H. H. Wood, and Mrs J Deimel (Adelaide), Mrs G Brealey (Kaniva), Mrs F Burgess (Lillimur), Mrs G Williams (Narrocoorte), Mrs J Fox (Kalgoorlie), aged 78 years. (interred Methodist portion Kalgoorlie Cemetery).[3]

See also

Cemeteries

Further Reading

Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.


References

  1. Accessed https://www.kalgoorliebouldercemetery.com.au/search/browse.php?s=21000&np=44#store-top.
  2. Kalgoorlie Miner, 15 June 1907.
  3. James Smith scrap book, n.d.

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