GM02048

Dwyer and Mackay

Grave "In loving memory of my dear husband Douglas William Gray, who was accidentally killed at Kalgoorlie June 10 1910 aged 39 years"

Collection Item Data

Medium Format:	16.5x21.6 cm. / 6.5x8.5 inch
Medium:	Unknown B&W
Keywords:	grave loving memory dear husband douglas william gray accidentally killed kalgoorlie june aged years
Accession Number:	GMM1048
Registration Number:	GM02048
Location:	Kalgoorlie?
State:	WA W
Creator:	J.J. Dwyer
Original Legal Broker:	Museum of the Goldfields - MOG; Golden Mile Museum
Cataloguer:	Pam Moore
Year Taken:	1910

Notes

Identified ass man in GM89-0037 and 0039 donated by his daughter Jessie Gray in 1989. See also CH74.194g (silver teapot) and W74.39 (pistol). Doug Gray was the official starter for the Postle and Day professional foot race and worked with promoter Rufe Naylor.

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