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The Siberia Cemetery was  known as the Waverley Cemetery until the 1920s. I have included few people who perished around the Siberia area. The rush to Siberia resulted in an unknown number of men dying from dehydration. Their bodies will likely never be found.

I have recorded a few names that appear in my books, but have no detailed information attached. 

Name Date of Death Other Information
Anderson, James
July 1895
He was a miner and speared to death.
Bengston, Nils14/6/1919Aged 68. He was a prospector.
Betts, David Walter
3/8/1913
Aged about 50. He was a miner who died from exposure.
Betts, W No further details, this may be a confusion with the person above.
Byrne, Andrew
30/8/1898
A miner who died of heart disease.
Byrne, W No further details, this may be a confusion with the person above.
Dawson, James Leopold
1/8/1901
Aged about 27. He was miner who died from taking cyanide poisoning.
Dillon, J
31/10/1925
Aged 76. Died from senile decay.
Dawson, W
 
No further details
Graves, William Rubin
25/10/1923
Aged 71.
Johnson, CharlesFebruary 1894Buried at Siberia II
Johnson Julium/Julius8/3/1894Buried on the track to Siberia.
Kirkham, John4/4/1920Aged 61. He was a dryblower. Other records show that a Kirkham ran the hotel.
Kirkham Infant. No other details, possibly a child of the above.
Lee, Thomas alias Thistletonfound 21/1/1915 Aged about 56. He was a prospector and died from the heat.
McHugh, JamesApril 1896Aged between 45 and 50. He is buried where his body was found 14 miles north east of Siberia. He died a slow and agonising death from thirst.
McCormick, D No further details.
Miller, Donald B12/12/1896Aged 45. He died from an inflammation of the bowel.
Reed, William19/19/1901Aged 66. He was a miner and died from a bad cold and asthma.
Strelbel, Bernhard18/6/1894Aged 70. He is buried at Little Siberia and died from dysentery.
Taylor, Ann Smith5/3/1899Aged 40. She died at Mexico Gold Mine and is buried on that lease. She died from Jaundice.



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