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John Thomas Pearce – grave tales

24/04/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The Tragic Tale of a Northumberland Man. At the turn of the century in 1902, John Thomas Pearce left his home in Northumberland when the call went out for miners to work in the remote Western Australian town of Leonora at the Sons of Gwalia gold mine. His trade was a mining carpenter, and his […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Gwalia, Leonora, Western Australia

Ripping Yarns and Tragic Tales -18th Apr 2021

17/04/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

I hope that you have all had a great week and that you are enjoying your weekend. Just wanted to let you know a bit of ‘behind the scenes’ on Outback Family History. For those who are interested, the current work in progress in adding new information to the Outback Family History web site is […]

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A Legend Cut Down – pioneer profile

17/04/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Kalgoorlie Miner – 19 March 1934, page 5 Tragedy at Ora Banda Ora Banda has once more been the stage for a sad and dreadful fatality. Mr Charles Emery, who left the hotel with his cart and horse about 9 p.m. on Sunday, the 11th March was discovered on the following Monday morning, at about […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, kalgoorlie cemetery, Ora Banda, Western Australia

In Old Paddington Cemetery

17/04/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

In Kalgoorlie’s north, away out in the scrub Where nobody’s shoulders you’re likely to rub On an old winding track one scarcely could see Well hidden by bush is an old cemetery. And those lonely old graves with headstones of white Would appear to be ghosts should you pass by at night. Here graves are […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, Poets Corner Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Gudarra, Paddington, Western Australia

Mrs Darcy’s Memoirs

17/04/2021 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

I was recently contacted by Graham Darcy who had just made a trip to Kalgoorlie where he wished to look up the location of his old home which was at 35 Brookman Street, Kalgoorlie. When Graham was born, the family lived in in Ardagh Ave Kalgoorlie. Then in 1946 they purchased a house at 35 […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

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