Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
Lulu (Lucelle) Stuart Benstead was born in Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory on the 5th February 1891. The daughter of goldfields pioneer, Bill (William) Benstead and Triphenia Lucelle Willesee nee RAINS. She travelled to Coolgardie with her … [Continue reading]
Back in August 2017, I had just finished transcribing the first section of the Leonora Cemetery records. I had finished the first decade when I published the first 'Snapshot' focusing on the number of deaths of children under the age of 5 … [Continue reading]
Sunday Times 21 August 1938, page 21 Part legend, part fact, their adventures embellished and exaggerated around a thousand campfires, the story of the Ragged Thirteen has been beloved of bush storytellers for a hundred and thirty … [Continue reading]
Hi Everyone, How has your week been? I finally got around to having my COVID vaccination this week which left me feeling very ill for a day or so which quite surprised me as I don't usually have any reactions. It's not like I'm really at risk … [Continue reading]
THE WOOL CHEQUE told by Rod Teal This came from a confession by a colleague who trained as a Postal Clerk in the early 1950’s. The job of a Postal Clerk was complex. Besides the usual things you might expect to happen in a post office, in those … [Continue reading]
