Joseph Grant (1871 - bef. 1948)

Born 17 Oct 1871 in Gerangamete, Victoria, Australia

Husband of Selina Ann (Lindsay) Grant — married 30 Dec 1914 in Winslow, Victoria, Australia

Died before 3 Dec 1948 before age 77 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1954) Saturday 4 December 1948 p 4

Pioneer Passes

The death occurred in Kalgoorlie on Thursday last of Mr. Joseph Grant, one of the pioneers of the goldfields, at the age of 77 years. The late Mr. Grant reached Southern Cross in 1890 and two years later arrived at Coolgardie, a week after the discovery of gold there. The following year saw him in Kalgoorlie, about three months after Paddy Hannan found gold here. He was also a well-known figure in the prosperous days of Broad Arrow, Kookynie and Pingin, where he ran hotels and worked mines. Before he retired five years ago, Mr. Grant was a resident of Celebration. He was also a valued member of the Eastern Goldfields Historical Society. Mr. Grant leaves a widow and two married daughters. ^[1]

Sources

• Index of Victoria, Births, Deaths, Marriages : Grant, Joseph, Birth, 1871, accessed 17 Feb 2017.
• Victoria, Australia, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Birth Register, Colac 1871/22269; Department of Justice, Victoria.
• Index of Victoria, Births, Deaths, Marriages : Grant, Joseph, Marriage, 1914, accessed 17 Feb 2017.
• Family Notices. (1915, February 13). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 13. Retrieved May 5, 2012. GRANT-LINDSAY.-On the 30th December, 1914, at Winslow Presbyterian Church, by the Rev.(?) Bett, Joseph, youngest son of the late Thomas Grant, Colac, to Selina A., youngest daughter of the late John Lindsay Winslow. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1496282, The Argus, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, online images
• Family Notices (1948, December 3). Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1950), p. 4. Retrieved February 18, 2017. FUNERAL NOTICES - GRANT - The friends of the late Joseph Grant, of 31 Egan street, Kalgoorlie, beloved husband of Mrs Selina A. Grant; loved father of Jessie and Nancy of Adelaide, are respectfully informed that his remains will be interred in the Presbyterian portion of the Kalgoorlie Cemetery. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article95714662, Kalgoorlie Miner (WA: 1895-1950), Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, online images

1. ↑ 1948 'ITEMS OF NEWS', Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1954), 4 December, p. 4. , viewed 13 Feb 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article95709078