Outback Family History

Charles Carkeek – graves tales

31/12/2018 By Moya Sharp 8 Comments

In 2008, I was working at the Kalgoorlie Cemetery office, filling in when the office manager was away. One of the duties was to help visitors with their inquiries. A visitor called Brian Morris called in to inquire about a very early grave of one of his ancestors. Charles Carkeek. He was indeed able to […]

Beatrice Hemingway -grave tales

28/12/2018 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

‘Died on Christmas Eve’ : 97yrs ago !!! Beatrice HOWARTH was married to Alfred William ‘Fred’ HEMINGWAY in Coolgardie in 1920. Only three years later she was to die in Southern Cross on Christmas Eve, 24th December 1923. Her husband was acting Station Master at Southern Cross at the time. She was expecting her […]

Barrambie : put the’wild’ in the wild west !!!

23/12/2018 By Moya Sharp 5 Comments

Barrambie, is located 116 kilometres south east of Meekatharra and 75 kilometres north west of Sandstone. Of all the small satellite towns surrounding Sandstone, Barrambie was the one that has had, right up to the present time, the most constant stream of prospectors and miners working the shows in that vicinity. In June of 1905 […]

A Bush Christmas – C J Dennis

21/12/2018 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

The sun burns hotly thro’ the gums As down the road old Rogan comes The hatter from the lonely hut Beside the track to Woollybutt. He likes to spend his Christmas with us here. He says a man gets sort of strange Living alone without a change, Gets sort of settled in his way; And […]

Trinity College Examinations:

21/12/2018 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Each year examination were held in Kalgoorlie under the auspices of the Trinity College of Music in London. I am sure that the names of those in the above photograph are listed in the following article but unfortunately they are not identified. Kalgoorlie Miner Saturday 17 August 1907 TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC : […]