The following story was sent by Susan Stevenson nee (Wilkie). Wilkie Brothers History 1895 to 1910 Early in 1895 John, Adam and David Wilkie left for Western Australia after John had sold one Waitotara property in New Zealand and a boot shop to help finance the Coolgardie contract. John at the time owned 380 acres […]
The Gregson’s of Bonnivale – a family story
On the 11th Sep 1928 the ‘Rainbow Argus’ in Rainbow Victoria, reported the death of John Watts Gregson. It said he was a highly respected resident of the town. He was born in Chepstone Victoria in 1871 and was the eldest son of Mrs Gregson of Ararat Vic and Charles Gregson of Coolgardie WA. He […]
Where was Birrigrin – ghost towns
Latitude and Longitude – 27° 30′ 14” South , 119° 31′ 13” East Birrigrin is 120 km from Wiluna and is in the Black Range District near Sandstone. It was known in the early days as the ’50 Mile’ as it was about 50 miles from Nungarra. The main mining in the district is gold […]
Cess, the hermit of Oobagooma:
CESS RODERICK, OOBAGOOMA, KIMBERLEY ‘TIL SHE DROPPED HER STRIDES’ This story is an extract from the book “‘Til She Dropped Her Strides” by Roger Garwood and Trish Ainslie published in 1991. The book was one of a series which documented the traditional lifestyles in the Australian outback which were under threat from an increasingly modernised […]
Old Bill – by Oscar Walters
“There are some places closer in that yield a little still, But they are not of any use at all to me” said Bill, “There’s a living there for those, who like to stop and dig, But further out there’s always a chance of something big. When fired with hope we see him go, along […]
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