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Where Was That? book review

16/05/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

An Historical Gazetteer of Western Australia by Geoffrey Higham – second edition published 2006. This is an excellent book for those researching or reading old family documents or just interested in the development of Western Australia. The gazetteer lists place names of Western Australia in the following Categories: Places which have been renamed, sometimes more […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Australian History, Books, Goldfields History, Western Australia

A Home in Southern Cross

16/05/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

I was recently sent this wonderful photograph by Jody Harrison, this is what she tells about it: My husband’s Gr Grandfather was Joseph Hall. The picture below was their house at Southern Cross. The children of Joseph and Eliza Jane HALL nee LATHLEAN were: Elsie Lathlean HALL (born 29th May 1890 in Moonta, South Australia) […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Southern Cross, Western Australia

Murty Broderick – He threw a seven!

09/05/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Coolgardie Miner Saturday 23 June 1894, page 5 He Threw a Seven by Smiler Hayles He came to this field amongst the first army of gold-seekers who swept inland from the sea coast, intent upon burgling the treasure chests of nature. He was only one of the rough but gallant band of pioneers who, leaving […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales, Towns and Places Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Mining Accidents, Prospector, Western Australia

Menzies Murderer Hanged:

09/05/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Kalgoorlie Western Argus (WA : 1896 – 1916), Tuesday 10 May 1904, page 29 MENZIES MURDERER EXECUTED PERTH, May 4 1904 – Mianoor Mahomet, the Menzies murderer, was hanged at Fremantle this morning, a couple of minutes after the appointed hour, 8 o’clock. The doomed man had only to step across a few paces of […]

Filed Under: People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Afghan, Australian History, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Menzies, Western Australia

Kanowna Cemetery a grave condition.

09/05/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Last week you may have read a shjort blog post on the Kanowna Cemetery. In this story I included a newspaper article from tnhe 1920’s which complained of the deplorable condition of ‘Gods Acre’ at Kanowna. For this article I decided to take a trip out there and to take some ‘now’ photos of some […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Kanowna, Western Australia

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