Kalgoorlie Western Argus -25 December 1900, page 56 HOW THE BLACK CAMEL CAME FOR CLYDE FIREBRACE A Story of the W A Goldfields. by F. Wills Johnson. The man who told me this strange story, Bryce V Fairclough, is one of whom naught but good is spoken, and whose words are of a truth unvarnished. […]
Archives for March 2023
A Policemans Lot – The story of Patrick Donovan
25/03/2023 By 2 Comments
I was recently sent a wonderful family story by Brian Kelly who has done an amazing job of researching the life and times of his ancestor Patrick Donovan. He has given me permission, with thanks, to reproduce an extract from the story of Patrick’s time in Western Australia. Patrick ‘Paddy’ Donovan (AKA O’Donovan) was born […]
Kunanalling or the 25 Mile – ghost towns
25/03/2023 By 2 Comments
KUNANALLING (Also known as the 25 Mile) GPS 30 41 05 S 121 04 0E In Dec of 1892, James Speakman and his party pegged a lease in this area but did not apply for an exemption when he left due to a lack of water. A man called Adams then re-pegged the lease, called […]
130 Women of the Goldfields
25/03/2023 By 7 Comments
The booklets are here! The 130 Women booklets with all 130 individual stories have arrived and are available for purchase. Booklets are $25 Gallery Collection or $30 Australian Delivery. Orders can be arranged through email with – Herstories@130women.com.au the requested number of copies, the postal address to mail them to a phone number to arrange […]
Kanowna Cemetery – a work in progress
18/03/2023 By 2 Comments
Usually, when doing a cemetery upgrade for the Outback Family History website, I work on it until everything has been checked again and again and we have photographs of those buried there where available, and also newspaper articles and copies of inscriptions added. For the Kanowna Cemetery (the second one) we are going to do […]
