The Heat Wave When the earth was parched and the sky aflame When the old year slept beyond praise or blame In an evil moment a heatwave came Some dropped the pen and some dropped the pick Some were dying, and some more were sick And sunstroke cases came fast and thick Creation dropped in […]
Fighting Sons of the Empire – Westonia WW2
The following records have been very kindly sourced by Graeme Monaghan, I would like to thank him for all his hard work:- The following is a list of the men in WW2, who joined up, or were born in Westonia WA. It is not a comprehensive list, as there may be others we have not […]
The Day Dawn Christmas Tragedy:
I have read of many tales of hardship and awful accidents over the years, but the following story is without doubt, one of the saddest and most tragic of all I have ever come across. I first read about it 11 years ago when I was contacted by Ian Leithhead, who asked me to assist […]
Fighting Sons of the Empire – Westonia WW1
The following records have been very kindly sourced by Graeme Monaghan, I would like to thank him for all his hard work:- The following is a list of the men who joined up for WW1 in Westonia WA. It is not a comprehensive list, as there may be others we have not yet found. As […]
Fond Memories shared – the Mt Ida Reunion
Mt Ida (Copperfield) In August 2008 people traveled from interstate and as far away as Canada, for a weekend reunion of former Mt Ida residents at the old gold mining town site. Some 92 people gathered for the reunion, held on the last weekend of August 2008. The reunion started with a barbecue at the […]
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