Archives for November 2016

Edith Bowe – a colourful life

The following story was sent to me by an OFH reader Jean Bearda about her Grandmother, Edith Annie Bowe, who was born on 26th March 1891 in Sydney, Australia and died on 15th October, 1972 in Melbourne, Australia. She has very kindly sent me the following brief history and some wonderful photographs taken in Kalgoorlie/Boulder […]

Not At Watsons !!! – pub tales

The Sun Newspaper 15th Nov 1903 Mr J R Watson, licensee of the Boorara Hotel, referring to a couple of ‘They Says’ ( like ‘Heard on Hannan’) pars in last weeks paper, writes:- ‘Mine is the only licenced house at Boorara and we see nothing of fighting and gambling and see considerably less of feminine yelling […]

International Soccer Club

The following photographs were recently posted on the Outback Family History Facebook page to see if any names could be added to them. I was recently contacted by Jim Isailovich who has very kindly sent me the following names. Year 1952  Top row: L to R: Fred Salman, Giula Morocz, Italian ?, Peter Radanovich, Bob […]

Beloved Teddy – grave tales

The following little grave is in the Lawlers Cemetery:- Henry Edward James “Teddy” Taylor died on the 19th October 1907 in Lawlers. He was 6yrs old. He died from acute laryngitis and respiratory failure which he suffered from for 5 days His father was Henry Albert TAYLOR who was a coach builder and his mother […]

Kookynie Hotels –

The following is a brief story of some of the hotels at Kookynie. As in most Goldfields town the hotel and the church were usually the first public buildings erected. To cater no doubt to both the inner and the outer man. The only one of these hotels which is still in existance is ‘The […]