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 […]
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Our Children of the West by Aunt Nora
30/09/2023 By Leave a Comment
The weekly newspaper, The W A Record in Perth, had a special section (often running for up to four pages) in their publication which was just for catholic school children in Western Australia. The page ran for approximately three years commencing in April 1904 to 1906. It was called ‘Our Children of the West, their […]
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 […]
Died of Thirst – a verse
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Evening Journal 3 May 1890, page 3 DIED OF THIRST By Ned The midday sun poured down his fiery rays Upon Australia’s burnt and arid plains, And shone on one who now for nigh three days Had suffered thirst, that worst of frightful pains. He staggers on beneath his heavy swag, Heavy from weakness rather […]
A Murder in the Kimberleys –
23/09/2023 By 1 Comment
Sunday Times 5 September 1954, page 3 Murder Ended a 1922 search for Oil in Kimberleys Memories of the Locke Expedition by Morva Gogan In a specially equipped Dakota plane, a party from the Bureau of Mineral Resources has almost completed a survey of the North West Kimberleys with the object of exploring for oil […]
