The following account of an interview with Messrs. Bayley and Ford, the discoverers of Coolgardie, is taken from the Australian Mining Standard of November 18th:- The West Australian – 1 Dec 1893, Pg 7 THE DISCOVERERS OF COOLGARDIE. Bayley and Ford Firstly a word of personal description may not be out of place just here. […]
Matron MacKenzie – a duty nobly done
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Murchison Times and Day Dawn Gazette 24 January 1919, page 2 Death or Matron Mackenzie. The news of the death of Matron Florence MacKenzie, at the Cue Hospital on Sunday night last, came as a shock to the residents of Cue and Day Dawn. Miss MacKenzie, who had only recently been appointed as matron at […]
Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales – 22nd Aug 2021
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Hi to all our readers! Firstly I would like to announce the winner of our ‘Subscribers Only’ book prize, Our Shadows by Gail Jones. It is Charmaine Edwards who is also celebrating her birthday today believe so ‘Happy Birthday’ as well Charmaine. I hope you enjoy the book. Can you send me your postal address […]
Flood and Famine at the Peak
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Western Mail – Perth – 3 June 1937, page 11 The Peak and the Flood. Dear “Non-Com.” The early days of the goldfields can never be written up fully except with the aid of official records and the memoirs of the experiences of individuals. Looking back about 40 years I often wonder at the stamina […]
Sydney Ernest Coe – grave tales
21/08/2021 By 2 Comments
Sydney Ernest COE was born on the 17th March 1892 in St Paul, Hammersmith, Fulham London. He was the oldest son of Andrew COE and Harriet Mary nee IRVING. On the 12th April 1919, he married Rosina Mary SPARY at Walthamstow, Essex, England. The couple had three children born in England – Sydney Andrew born […]
