Submitted by Leighann Mansfield, Aug 28, 2008, last edited Sep
10, 2008 [leighannmansfield@bigpond.com].
Total records = 136.
Mount Mulligan Cemetery is located northwest of Dimbulah Qld. Drive
west from Mareeba along the Burke Development Road to Dimbulah then
turn left up the Thornborough road (dirt road) and follow the signs
to Mount Mulligan approx. 50km from Dimbulah. The cemetery is located
approximately 2km further along from the deserted township.
Mount Mulligan and district is part of the Hodgkinson Goldfields
discovered in 1876 by Irish explorer James Venture Mulligan but
the town itself is a reknown Coal Mining area. Mount Mulligan
was mined 1914-1958 but it is best known as the site of the Mount
Mulligan mine disaster 19th September, 1921. The mine exploded
at about 9:25am and was heard some 60km away in Mount Molloy killing
every man employed, 75 husbands, fathers and sons in total. 74
bodies were finally retrieved, the last on 8 February 1922. The
entire population of the town at this time was 300.
The town did not have a cemetery but land was consecrated and
a cemetery established to bury 69 of the victims. Some however
were taken to be, buried in Mareeba and surrounds. The graves
range 1921-1974 but again many remain undeliniated.
I photographed and transcribed the graves at Mount Mulligan
from headstones and a cemetery listing board on May 07, 2008.
- Leighann Mansfield
Legend:
b. = born
d. = died
HS = has headstone
Adams, Thomas, b. 1900, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Adcock, Thomas, b. 1884, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Archer, Charles J., b. 1882, d. 1954
Archer, Jessica R., d. 1948
Bandicoot, George, b. 1879, d. 03/08/1939
Barnes, William, b. 1873, d. 26/06/1926, age: 30yr, Our
Dear Husband & Father, accidently killed, HS
Barry, William Herbert, b. 1876, d. 19/01/1933, Died 19/06/1934
Married Mary Edith Nolan, Children Ella Croghan, Ciss Conlan,
Betty Dilgan, Harry Barry, Joy O'Connor, Iris Creedy, Jack Barry,
Jim Barry, Marg Bolen, Elsie Hillas, Edith Kizmann, HS
Beattie, James M., b. 1893, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Bell, Irving, b. 1897, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount Mulligan
Explosion
Bolen, Herbert, b. 1881, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Burns, Frederick, b. 1908, d. 09/03/1926
Butcher, Frank N., b. 1892, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Butler, Donald, b. 1899, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Camm, Thomas, b. 1866, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount Mulligan
Explosion
Carhley/Cairney, John, b. 1892, d. 19/09/1921, killed in
Mount Mulligan Explosion
Carson, James, b. 1880, d. 19/09/1921, age: 41yr, killed
in Mount Mulligan Explosion, erected by his Loving Daughters,
HS
Casloff, Alaxs, b. 1875, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion. Born Russia Erected by his loving Wife & Children,
HS
Clark, Duncan, b. 1860, d. 10/09/1939
Clifford, Minnie Ethel, b. 1879, d. 12/01/1925, age: 46yr,
Erected By her Loving Husband & Daughters, HS
Coffey, Patrick, b. 1863, d. 4/10/1933
Cole, William C., d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount Mulligan
Explosion
Conoplia, Peter, b. 1880, d. 19/09/1921, age: 36yr, killed
in Mount Mulligan Explosion. My Dear Husband & Our Father, HS
Corday, Richard, b. 1857, d. 02/09/1935
Cunningham, James S., b. 1882, d. 19/09/1921, killed in
Mount Mulligan Explosion
Danson, John, b. 1875, d. 26/09/1933, age: 58yr, Our Dear
Husband & Our Father, HS
Davis, Robert, b. 1872, d. 14/10/1934
Denman, Ellen M., b. 1923, d. 25/11/1932
Dickenson, Tom (Snr), b. 1888, d. 12/03/1949, Loved Husband
of Mary Dear Father of Mollie, Thomas, George & May"
Dickenson, Tom William (Jnr), b. 1910, d. 31/12/1948, Loved
Husband of Margaret Dear Father of Loretta (Lorrie) & Lynette.
Doyle, Phillip, b. 1872, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Drier, John A., b. 1879, d. 19/09/1921, age: 43yr, killed
in Mount Mulligan Explosion My Dear husband & Our Father, buried
with Son John W. Drier, HS
Drier, John W., b. 1904, d. 19/09/1921, age: 17yr, killed
in Mount Mulligan Explosion My Dear Son & Our Brother, buried
with Father John A. Drier, HS
Drier, Mary E. S., b. 1920, d. 21/04/1927
Driver, Robert, b. 1874, d. 29/09/1927
Dunn, James R., b. 1882, d. 21/11/1934
Fisher, William A., b. 1861, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Fitzgerald, Thomas, b. 1862, d. 23/09/1925
Fitzpatrick, John, b. 1886, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Fletcher, David K., b. 1911, d. 02/08/1974
Fletcher, David Kelso, b. 07/01/1890, d. 26/10/1946, From
your Loving Family, HS
Fletcher, Eva, b. 1909, d. 10/10/1927
Fletcher, June, b. 6/13/1931, d. 17/06/1931
Fletcher, Kathleen Mary, b. 01/11/1915, d. 10/06/1947,
From your Loving Family, buried with Sophia Fletcher, HS
Fletcher, Sophia, b. 12/05/1888, d. 25/10/1956, From your
Loving Family, buried with Kathleen Mary Fletcher, HS
Fogarty, John, b. 1891, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Geilis, Francis V., b. 1893, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Gladstone, Robert J., b. 1868, d. 14/08/1954
Goddard, Caesar G., b. 1892, d. 24/07/1932
Gooshen, Anna, b. 1889, d. 05/01/1946
Gooshen, George, b. 1882, d. 16/08/1925
Graham, James Patrick, b. 1930, d. 25/09/1945, age: 15y9mo,Our
Dear Son & Brother, HS
Grainer, Pearl (Daisy), d. 02/05/1947
Grant, Francis "Frank", b. 1883, d. 19/09/1921, age: 37yr,
killed in Mount Mulligan Explosion, erected by his Loving Wife
Mary, HS
Hall, Albert, b. 1893, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount Mulligan
Explosion
Harris, Elizabeth J., b. 1896, d. 19/06/1928, killed in
Mount Mulligan Explosion
Harris, Joseph, b. 1869, d. 31/01/1933
Harris, Mark Smith, b. 27/04/1874, d. 22/05/1925, buried
with Mary RICHARDS, HS
Harrison, Henry, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount Mulligan
Explosion
Hazeldene, Elizabeth, b. 1883, d. 10/22/1925
Henry, John, b. 1890, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount Mulligan
Explosion
Hoare, Cecil G., b. 1876, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Hoare, Thomas G. N., b. 1903, d. 19/09/1921, killed in
Mount Mulligan Explosion
Holmes, Margaret A., b. 1887, d. 04/08/1924
Hungerford, Heather M., b. 1926, d. 24/02/1926
Hutton, David Thomas, b. Abt 1916, d. 22/12/1921, age:
5yr, Erected by Their Loving Wives & Mother, buried Family Plot,
Thomas Hutton, Edward Hutton, James O'Boyle (Mt Mulligan Disaster)
& David Thomas Hutton. , HS
Hutton, Edward D. J., b. 1889, d. 19/09/1921, age: 32yr,
killed in Mount Mulligan Explosion. Our Dear husbands Erected
by Their Loving Wives & Mother, buried Family Plot, Thomas Hutton,
Edward Hutton, James O'Boyle (Mt Mulligan Disaster) & David Thomas
Hutton. , HS
Hutton, Elizabeth, b. 1861, d. 07/06/1924, age: 63yr, Our
Dear Wife & Mother, HS
Hutton, Thomas, b. 1885, d. 19/09/1921, age: 37yr, killed
in Mount Mulligan Explosion. Our Dear husbands Erected by Their
Loving Wives & Mother, buried Family Plot, Thomas Hutton, Edward
Hutton, James O'Boyle (Mt Mulligan Disaster) & David Thomas Hutton.
, HS
Hynes, Thomas S., b. 1896, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Jackson, Hugh, b. 1889, d. 19/09/1921, age: 35yr, killed
in Mount Mulligan Explosion, erected by the Masonic Bretheren,
HS
James, George Doran, b. 1891, d. 19/09/1921, age: 40yr,
My Darling Husband & Son. killed in Mount Mulligan Explosion,
erected by their Loving Wife, Mother & Family, buried with his
Son George Robert James, HS
James, George Robert, b. 1904, d. 19/09/1921, age: 17yr,
My Darling Husband & Son. killed in Mount Mulligan Explosion,
erected by their Loving Wife, Mother & Family, buried with his
Father George Doran James, HS
James, Robert W., b. 1889, d. 11/09/1934
Joachmzik, Ludwig, b. 1890, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Keating, Charles H., b. 1863, d. 05/07/1933
Leary, Robert Ernest, b. Abt. 1897, d. 19/09/1921, age:
24yr, killed in Mount Mulligan Explosion, HS
Lewis, Oliver, b. 1895, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Lindores, James, b. 1867, d. 20/09/1923
Liverside, Sydney, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount Mulligan
Explosion
Loman, Jack, b. 1885, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount Mulligan
Explosion
Loughrie, James, b. 1881, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Mansfield, William H., b. 1887, d. 19/09/1921, killed in
Mount Mulligan Explosion
Martin, Harrold, b. 1890, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Mcauley, John, b. 1862, d. 12/12/1940
Mccolm, Samuel, b. 1878, d. 19/09/1921, age: 41yr, killed
in Mount Mulligan Explosion, erected by his Loving Wife Mary &
Family, HS
Mccormack, Rowland, b. 1905, d. 19/09/1921, age: 16yr,
killed in Mount Mulligan Explosion, HS
Mcintyre, Duncan A., b. 1889, d. 19/09/1921, age: 32yr,
killed in Mount Mulligan Explosion, erected by his loving Wife,
HS
Mckay, Walter, b. 1869, d. 07/05/1936
Minogue, Paul, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount Mulligan
Explosion
Monkey, ??, b. 1885, d. 25/02/1935
Morgan, Rupert E., b. 1867, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Mounsey, George, b. 15/09/1875, d. 19/09/1921, killed in
Mount Mulligan Explosion, buried in one of the unmarked Graves.
Born Melbourne, Son of William & Annie, Husband of Christine Shears,
Father of Annie, Agnes, Christina, George, Hilda, Charles, Lily,
Leslie, Mary & Grace. Dedicated by Heather (Mounsey) Bird, Daughter
of Leslie, Plaque
Murray, Anthony B., b. 1859, d. 28/07/1931
Noxan, John, b. 1879, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount Mulligan
Explosion
O'Boyle, James, b. 1890, d. 19/09/1921, age: 31yr, killed
in Mount Mulligan Explosion. Our Dear husbands Erected by Their
Loving Wives & Mother, buried Family Plot, Thomas Hutton, Edward
Hutton, James O'Boyle (Mt Mulligan Disaster) & David Thomas Hutton,
HS
O'Halloran, John, b. 1899, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion, HS
Ostle, William, b. 1898, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Owen, Owen A. "Bill", b. 1873, d. 01/07/1935, Erected by
Maue & Eddie, HS
Palmer, Walter, b. 1861, d. 18/04/1932
Parkinson, Thomas E., b. 1886, d. 19/09/1921, killed in
Mount Mulligan Explosion
Pattison, Frederick, b. 1882, d. 19/09/1921, killed in
Mount Mulligan Explosion
Pattison, Robert, b. 1889, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Quill, Cornelius J., b. 1881, d. 19/09/1921, killed in
Mount Mulligan Explosion
Rainsford, Ellen, b. 1897, d. 01/07/1935
Reay, James, b. 1894, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount Mulligan
Explosion
Regan, John, b. 1863, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount Mulligan
Explosion
Renwick, Ivy, b. 6/18/1933, d. 04/07/1933
Renwick, Sarah, b. 1895, d. 31/01/1938
Renwick, William C., b. 1/14/1927, d. 14/02/1930
Richards, J., d. 1951, age: 52yr, HS
Richards, Mary, b. 8/27/1946, d. 22/04/1922, buried with
Mark Smith Harris, HS
Riseley, Ernest, b. 1890, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Rolls, Henry, b. 1851, d. 02/11/1924
Sambo, Polly, no dates
Scatteni, Cecily, d. 1947
Seymour, Syney, b. 1900, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Smithson, William Robert, b. 1880, d. 19/09/1921, killed
in Mount Mulligan Explosion, HS
Sneddon, Elaine F., b. 3/25/1927, d. 21/09/1932, HS
Spiers, Robert, b. 1892, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Stevens, William, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount Mulligan
Explosion
Swift, William E., d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount Mulligan
Explosion
Taylor, Thomas, b. 1891, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion, erected by his Loving Wife and Sons, HS
Templeton, Robert, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount Mulligan
Explosion
Third, George, b. 1860, d. 18/07/1932
Thompson, Charles E., b. 1869, d. 28/08/1947
Thompson, Robert, b. 1887, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Thompson, Wilfred, b. 1889, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Trenholme, Annie E., b. 12/06/1887, d. 13/07/1953, Loved
and Remembered by Her Children Albert, May and her Families, HS
Tudehope, Archibald, b. 6/21/1939, d. 23/06/1939
Tudehope, Edwin Gordon, b. 1825, d. 19/02/1926, age: 9mo,
HS
Tudehope, James Alexander, b. 1886, d. 29/06/1936, HS
Turriff, George, b. 1871, d. 19/09/1921, killed in Mount
Mulligan Explosion
Whelan/Wheeler, Reginald, b. 1891, d. 19/09/1921, killed
in Mount Mulligan Explosion
Whitaker, Roy H. Rollison, b. 1878, d. 28/12/1928, age:
52yr, F.R.C.S. Medical Officer Mount Mulligan District Hospital,
HS
Wiggins, Laura, b. 1894, d. 01/05/1935, age: 41yr, Erected
by her Loving Husband & Daughter William & Nancy, HS
Young, William I., b. 1857, d. 08/12/1929
