The Fresh Air League was the vision of Irish social reformer and philanthropist, the Earl of Meath, due to his concerns over the conditions suffered by children in the congested cities and polluted mining areas of 19th Century Britain. He proposed setting up groups of volunteers to arrange holiday breaks where the children could be […]
The Italian Miner: by Jackanddandy
This following verse shows the strong feelings held by the local miners about the influx of Italian and Slav workers to the Goldfields. The Italian Miner: The Murchison Advocate 3 May 1902 (Respectfully dedicated to Bewick Moreing and Company) There’s a firm that lives in London that runs this blessed field, From Yalgoo through to […]
William Hilton Edwards – grave tales
William Hilton EDWARDS Born at Maryborough Victoria (17th June 1880) who departed this life 25th September 1928 Aged 48 years Erected by his sisters and brothers
The Atlas Chambers – Coolgardie
The Atlas Chambers was an imposing building with front windows designed on novel lines. There were a large number of tenants occupying the commodious suites of rooms upstairs and the spacious shops below. The elegant displays by Elliotts, framed as they were with arched windows, would have done credit to any city store. The site […]
Deaths in the early days of Mt Margaret:
I have just completed the following project on the early deaths in the Mount Margaret Registry District. These deaths are not the very first recorded for the cemeteries in this area but are the first from when the registry district opened an office in Leonora and started registering deaths in 1897. Prior to this deaths […]
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