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A large memorial with flowers at its base

Miner's Memorial - opening ceremony

The Memorial will honour the lives of those lost in mining as well as serving as a reminder of the importance of mine safety. The Memorial features the names of miners killed in accidents in the region from Wiluna to Norseman and from Southern cross through to beyond Kalgoorlie-Boulder. This is the only Miners Memorial in Western Australia.

A group of people standing beside a memorial
Official opening party
WA Museum
A brass band wearing maroon jackets play beneath a corrugated iron and red-framed building
Goldfields Brass Band
WA Museum
A large memorial with flowers at its base
Miner's Memorial
WA Museum
A group of people standing beside a memorial
Official opening party
WA Museum
An audience sitting in chairs outdoors
Miner's Memorial Audience
WA Museum
An audience sitting in chairs outdoors
Miner's Memorial Audience
WA Museum
A memorial dedication label that reads '1st March 2014 - Unveiled by Hon. W. R. Marmion BE, MBA, MLA | Minister for Mines and Petroleum | Dedicated by the Most Revd. Roger Herft AM | Archbishop of Western Australia
Dedication Label
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Dedication label that reads 'Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial | Dedicated to the memory of all those who accidentally lost their lives whilst working in our mining industry.' and 1st March 2014 - Unveiled by Hon. W. R. Marmion BE, MBA, MLA | Minister for Mines and Petroleum | Dedicated by the Most Revd. Roger Herft AM | Archbishop of Western Australia
Dedication Label
WA Museum
A person wearing traditional garb plays the bagpipes atop a headframe
Lone piper on headframe
WA Museum
People enjoying morning tea in a sunny courtyard
Morning tea
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