The mysterious Tom Cue By Jim Foster – https: www.goldgemtreasure.com.au/shop Tom Cue is mostly known for his involvement in the finding of gold near Cue, the Western Australian town that bears his name. And, while most people assume it was Tom who made the discovery, it was actually his partners, Michael John Fitzgerald and Edward […]
Archives for August 2023
The Law Provides – book review
26/08/2023 By Leave a Comment
Western Mail 1 July 1937, page 8 – “Just Roamin Around” by Non-Com Edgar Morrow (1896-1953) was born in Lancashire, England and arrived in Western Australia as a youth of twelve with his family to go farming at Dongerlocking. At the start of World War 1, he enlisted in the 28th Battalion, attaining the […]
Frank Twitt – grave tales
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Frank Twitt was born to George Twitt and Sarah Ann nee SPERRING on 5 JUL 1870 in Worle, Somerset, England. He was the seventh child of 10 born to the couple, who both were born and died in Somerset. Frank arrived in Fremantle in 1902 at the age of 32 years. Frank, according to Margaret […]
Kalgoorlie Hospital Admission Records – No 8
26/08/2023 By 4 Comments
The next files are now released: “3600 individual new entries” File 37 and 38 – from 30th January 1916 to 27 August 1919 The Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital, told us some 17 years ago, that all of the original patient admission registers from the very first days of the Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital were still stored in […]
George August Dux – pioneer profile
19/08/2023 By Leave a Comment
The following story was sent to me by the President of the East Gippsland Family History Group, Debbie Squires, about one of their ‘locals’ who came west! “G.A.D.” has left an entertaining (and informative) description of Bairnsdale and districts in his writings – but who was he? There are a few clues in the narrative. […]
