Julie and Craig Gunn contacted me at the beginning of the year and told me about their planned visit to Bulong to remember their family’s time there. Craig is the Great Grandson of Edward and Catherine Gunn, their son Joseph Henry was his grandfather. They are in town at this moment and have just sent […]
Stephen Beston – a kindly natured man
27/05/2023 By 3 Comments
Cyclopedia of Western Australia 1912-1913 – edited by J.S. Battye STEPHEN BESTON J.P – merchant, and mayor of Boulder, was born near Launceston, Tasmania, on April 8, 1866, and is the son of the late Patrick Beston, a farmer of that place. He pursued his scholastic studies at Bridge North, about 12 miles from Launceston, […]
Bill Harney – Bushman, Philosopher and Author
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Coolgardie Miner 10 October 1947, page 1 William Edward (Bill) Harney (1895-1962), author and bushman, was born on 18 April 1895 at Charters Towers, Queensland, the second of three children of English-born parents William Harney, miner, and his wife Annie Beatrice, née Griffin. In 1897 his father went to Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, to search for […]
Pinjin – ghost town & cemetery
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PINJIN CEMETERY Reserve 10843 Edjudina Location Note: I have found just as many references to PINJIN as I have PINGIN. It seems that both were used at various times. For the sake of continuity, I have used the spelling PINJIN as this is how it is spelled in the WA Post Office Directories. BOWMAN Otto […]
Billy Frost – the seeker of shadows
20/05/2023 By 2 Comments
Western Mail Perth – 16 September 1926, page 19 THE SEEKER – THE LATE BILLY FROST Prospector and Explorer By John Meiklejohn. Round the campfires of the various diggings during the 1890s, no name was more prominent than that of the late Billy Frost. He never had the fortune to make any sensational gold discovery, […]
