Early yesterday evening a telegram was received by Mr Sam Haigh, containing the sad news of his son Will's death at the Coolgardie hospital, early on Tuesday morning last. The telegram was forwarded by Mr Joe Quin, who left in company with young Haigh and Fred Amos a few months ago. Further particulars are not to hand excepting that Quinn is returning home. -Wairarapa Daily Times, 12/1/1895.
A YOUNG man named W. Haig left Greytown recently for Coolgardie. His parents just received a telegram of his death from typhoid fever. The young fellow was highly respected in the community. Now the news is to hand that Fred Amos, another young fellow who went in his company, has succumbed. The third man of the party is returning. -Ellesmere Guardian, 6/2/1895.
GREYTOWN NOTES.
(From Our Own Correspondent), Saturday.
Mr Joe Quin arrived here from Coolgardie last night. He left the goldfields on the 14th January last, arriving in Wellington by the Wakatipu yesterday morning, after experiencing a very rough passage. In an interview with him this morning he stated that he would not go through the same experience on a goldfield for all the gold in the country. His two mates Will Haigh and Fred Amos both died in the Coolgardie Hospital (which is a large tent). The former, who was recovering from typhoid fever, took a sudden turn for the worse, and expired in two hours, but appeared conscious right up to the last. The latter was unconscious for many hours. Both were buried in the cemetery and their comrade placed a headstone at each grave. Mr Quin suffered from low fever, but with careful attention recovered. Mr D. M. Hughes, late of Greytown, was the only person they knew on the field, and he was assistant at the Hospital and did all his power for them. Coolgardie is destined to be a rich reefing field. He was surprised to read the accounts of the field as given by the New Zealand papers — too glowing and too far fetched. There are hundreds going and coming from the fields. -Wairarapa Daily Times, 11/2/1895.
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