As you will know we have done some recent ‘snapshop’ posts on various town such as Leonora and Abbotts. I had at first decided to review each town page on the OFH web site in alphabetical order but thats a bit dull don’t you think?? So I’m now jumping to Mt Magnet for no other […]
Archives for January 2018
Portraits of Crime – NSW archives
10/01/2018 By 1 Comment
The State Archives of NSW have just released over 46,000 records of people in NSW Gaols from 1870-1930. Each record has the following information:- http://bit.ly/2mjMkSE The Gaol Photographic Description Books contain a photograph of each prisoner and the following information: number, prisoners’ name, aliases, date when portrait was taken, native place, year of birth, details of […]
A Lost and Desolate Wanderer –
03/01/2018 By 2 Comments
Evening Journal, Adelaide, 30 January 1894 A Terrible Experience at Coolgardie. A well-known and respected resident of Kent Town has received a letter from his son, who recently went to Coolgardie from Adelaide, from which the following is extracted :— “On December 24 and 25 (Merry Christmas Day) I was dying, […]
Western Australian AIF, WW2- Killed in Action
03/01/2018 By Leave a Comment
The following men from the Goldfields were killed in action in WW2. The photographs are not great but if anyone would like a scan do let me know. Below are two examples of the images. ARCHER N W R Kalgoorlie Infantry BECK Pte A Kalgoorlie Infantry BENDALL Pte A Balgarri Infantry CALEY Pte M M […]
Seven Births and a wedding – Abbotts
02/01/2018 By 5 Comments
This is a snapshot of the town of Abbotts. There are seven births recorded as taking place in Abbotts and one wedding. This almost matches the number of deaths which were eleven. Births Registered in ABBOTTS:- MASON Arthur Collins, born 1905 Father:- Edward Isaac MASON, Mother:- Mary Elizabeth COLLINS MASON Hamblin Edward, born 1898, Father:- […]
