Comments on: A Playground of Death – grave tales https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/a-playground-of-death-grave-tales-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-playground-of-death-grave-tales-2 Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia Sun, 16 Feb 2025 04:03:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: Moya Sharp https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/a-playground-of-death-grave-tales-2/#comment-28907 Sun, 16 Feb 2025 04:03:23 +0000 https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/?p=22860#comment-28907 In reply to Patrick.

Glad it was not just WA, my husband was one of the ‘main offenders’ so he said. His friend had two fingers blown off by playing with explosives he found.

]]> By: Patrick https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/a-playground-of-death-grave-tales-2/#comment-28906 Sun, 16 Feb 2025 02:39:37 +0000 https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/?p=22860#comment-28906 As the son of a gold miner in South Africa playing on & around the slime dumps and crushed rock dumps was a common activity for us during the 1950’s -60’s. Injuries occurred but fortunately no deaths amongst my mates. When in hospital as an 8 year old (tonsill op) I was next to a youngster who had been climbing a local coal mine dump and broken through the crust resulting in serious burns to his legs. Such was life when kids had freedom to roam and explore.

]]> By: Liz Sugimoto https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/a-playground-of-death-grave-tales-2/#comment-28905 Sun, 16 Feb 2025 00:29:18 +0000 https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/?p=22860#comment-28905 Moya, This reminds me of my childhood at Leonora in the 1950’s …playing near old mines and even taking off the old galvanized iron sheets and seeing if the ladders down to the icy waters were ok,…they weren’t! Mum and Dad never knew!

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