Outback Family History

George Forsythe – a boy soldier

26/05/2018 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

7373 PTE George Vincent Forsythe was born at Mt Morgans, Western Australia on the 8th January 1903. His Father was George Albert Forsythe and his Mother was Alice Maud nee Vincent. His parents lived in Port Fairy, Victoria. He was 5ft 5 inches (162 cm) tall and weighed 121 lbs (55 kgs). He had a […]

Underworld Character – conviction in Kalgoorlie

23/05/2018 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Infamous Sydney crime figure, Tilley Devine, portrayed un the TV series Underbelly, had a link to Kalgoorlie Boulder after being arrested and jailed on the Goldfields. Matilda ‘Tilley” Devine, was born in England in 1900 and became a prominent crime syndicate crime figure involved in sly grog dealing and razor gangs, but most notably as […]

Whites Boot Palace

22/05/2018 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Whites Boot Palace next to the Tattersalls Hotel in Burt Street, Boulder, 1908

Caris Brothers : pioneer profile

21/05/2018 By Moya Sharp 11 Comments

Many of you will have heard of the Caris Brothers Jewellers that used to be in the Hay Street Mall in Perth, but did you know the business started in the Goldfields? Some years ago I was contacted by Lloyd Caris, he asked if I could help him with his family history as he was […]

Little Boy Lost:-

20/05/2018 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Mount Magnet Miner and Lennonville Leader 14 September 1901 On Sunday last, the three year old son, of Mr (Louis Albert) Pola and Mrs (Mary nee ABBOTT) Pola, of Lennonville, was lost at the caves about 8 miles from that town. The child was left asleep in the caves while games were indulged in by […]