I’m sure many readers will know that there was a high child mortality rate in the early days of the Goldfields and all of the cemeteries both large and small will testify to this. However, there is one family, in one town, that surely must be one of the most number of children to one […]
Kanowna Cemetery – a new milestone
30/09/2023 By 5 Comments
As many of you will know if you have been following our stories for a while, Outback Family History embarked on a project to restore and preserve the Kanowna Cemetery. This is the second cemetery located on Yarri Road. This was three years ago and I would now like to advise you how far we […]
Beware of Victorians Bearing Gifts –
19/08/2023 By Leave a Comment
Western Mail 29 September 1938, page 11 OVER THE PLATES One Day in Early Kanowna. A couple of young Victorians blew into camp one morning with a spring cart loaded with fresh vegetables, no more than a week old at least. Every man on the field was troubled with ‘Barcoo Rot‘, so the half-withered green […]
Alexander Henry Thomas CAIRNDUFF grave tales
13/05/2023 By Leave a Comment
Alexander Henry Thomas CAIRNDUFF: Fancy good dealer and tobacconist, Kanowna was born in Hobart Tasmania on Jan 20 1873 and is the son of the late Rev Alexander Cairduff M.A, who filled the office of a Presbyterian clergyman in the above city for 40 years. The gentleman under review was educated in his native place […]
Jimmy Whalin’s Dog
15/04/2023 By Leave a Comment
Western Mail 25 May 1939, page 11 by J.E.T., Nedlands. The Dolly Pot: – There are a wealth of stories yet untold about our Goldfields, past and present. We would like to remedy this and provide the old-timers and the new generation with the opportunity to bring the picturesque personalities of the past and present […]
