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Lawlers Update – book review

03/09/2017 By Moya Sharp 11 Comments

This book is a rare publication and  is very hard to find. It was written by Lyn Hatch to celebrate the centenary of the town of Lawlers. The book was published by Plutonic mining who also published a book on Darlot. LAWLERS Latitude 28° 05′ S Longitude 120° 31′ E The townsite of Lawlers is […]

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Filed Under: Books, People, Towns and Places Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Lawlers, Western Australia

The Murder of May Wain – grave tales

01/09/2017 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

A Tragedy Recalled !!! The Six Mile Murder   –   by Clara Patton Crimes against women of any kind were very rare on the Goldfields of Western Australia. The prospecting community respected and valued women and welcomed their presence. It was therefor, a terrible shock to the community  when it was made known that […]

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Filed Under: Books, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Western Australia

We dont like Cricket ‘Oh No’ We love it !!!!!

31/08/2017 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

Well, it’s that time of year again so here are a few photos for the cricket fans:- Back Row:- J Calder (Umpire), J Elari, M Porter, D Wearing, J Cahill, A Bennetts Middle Row:- C Williamson, L Stephens, W Trewhella (Capt), C Burgess (V Capt) E Prince Sitting:- T Porter and C Calder Back Row:- […]

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Filed Under: People, Sport Tagged With: Australian History, Cricket, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, sport, Western Australia

Darlot Update – the cemetery

24/08/2017 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

Following up from the recent post on Darlot I would like to now add the cemetery details which will be also on the Outback Family History page for Darlot:- “The exodus out East has been attended by sad results to at least seven of the hardy pioneers. Among those who have fallen victim to the […]

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Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Darot, Goldfields History, Western Australia

Gwalia Tragedy – murder at the two up!

23/08/2017 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 – 1954), Sunday 30 December 1906, page 5 The “Sunday Times” had a visit last week from the brother of the late James Reilly, killed by Joseph Higgins at Gwalia on September 4 1906. The particulars of the case must be fresh in our readers’ minds. Reilly tried to […]

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