Outback Family History

Norseman Weddings – Methodist Church

21/12/2018 By Moya Sharp 4 Comments

A new record has been added to the Outback Family History web site. It is the Methodist Church marriages for the town of Norseman. Although included in the ‘Goldfields People’ Index it is helpful to be able to search these records by town. There are 487 marriages which give the following details. Name of Groom […]

Christmas Greeting – 2018

21/12/2018 By Moya Sharp 4 Comments

I would like to thank all of the Outback Family History Blog readers for all their support and comments throughout this past year. We have some interesting projects and articles in the pipeline for 2019 so I hope you will stay with us. See you down the road!!!

The Asplin Brothers:-

13/12/2018 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

Jo Roelofs has very kindly shared the following photographs from the family album of her Great Grandfather Thomas Asplin and his brother Jack:-

Christmas Camp – by Dryblower Murphy

13/12/2018 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

The miles are long in Mulgaland, Beyond the beaten pad, Today is Christmas, but no hand Grips mine in greeting glad. Yet, though this stinted meal I make Burlesques the festal board, It strums upon the strings that wake A long forgotten chord. It bears me back on rushing wings That time can never cramp […]

Amid the Smoke and Smoulder – a verse

09/12/2018 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

… the demise of Pitman and Walsh In an era of the Charleston, she’s roaring out Kalgoorlie way The war’s over, gold’s in demand, and the miners are on good pay Then greed overtakes good fortune, miners’ fingers soon hit the till Gold stealing becomes endemic, and their crib bags are more than full Furnaces […]