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Advertisement Laverton is an old gold town 350 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie. It’s also the permanent home of Daniel Nioa, his burial drawing a modest crowd before quotas were a thing. According to the Laverton and Beria Mercury, dated July 1900, Nioa’s last days echoed the life of Solomon Grundy: “He had been discharged from hospital on 9th ultimo, was readmitted on the 27th, and died on the morning of the 30th.” Every week, David Astle picks apart the English language. Credit:Jo Ga...

When life was all sixes and sevens We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Laverton is an old gold town 350 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie. It’s also the permanent home of Daniel Nioa, his burial drawing a modest crowd before quotas were a thing. According to the Laverton and Beria Mercury, dated July 1900, Nioa’s last days echoed the life of Solomon Grundy: “He had been discharged from hospital on 9th ultimo, w...