The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday 19 March 1900
(New South Wales)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
KALGOORLIE, Sunday.
On Saturday morning a miner named William Wills, aged 58, working at the Brown Hill Proprietary lease, was killed by a fall of earth. Deceased was one of a party of tributers, and at the time of his death was engaged underground at the 40ft. level with three mates. The ground was very soft, and the fall was so sudden that the others had a narrow escape of being killed. Deceased was a native of Cornwall.

Contributed by Bob Bolitho