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Liquid Gold – a tribute to Hannans Lager

13/08/2017 By Moya Sharp 5 Comments

Suppliment to the Kalgoorlie Miner 22 april 1989:- The closure of the Hannans Brewery in Brookman Street, Kalgoorlie, had many resident crying in their beer. The future of the local brewery was put in doubt in the late 1970‘s when beer drinkers developed a taste for the Swan Breweries, Emu Export Lager, but Paddy Hannans namesake […]

Filed Under: Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Beer, Breweries, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

Richard Henry ‘Dick’ Ryan – grave tales

12/08/2017 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Westralian Worker (Perth, WA : 1900 – 1951), Friday 20 March 1908, page 8 The Perseverance Accident. The Boulder Branch has lost yet another of its members bv fatal accident. this time at the Perseverance mine. Richard Ryan, who has been in the Union for a number of years, was killed by falling against some […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, kalgoorlie cemetery, Western Australia

Two Weddings and a Funeral –

12/08/2017 By Moya Sharp 4 Comments

Does anyone else have someone in the family who has married two sisters?  Not at the same time of course. I have come across it many times while helping to research other families and I have one of my own. My Gt Grandmother, Lucy BOLTON (right) died not long after her fourth child was born […]

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Menzies Update –

10/08/2017 By Moya Sharp 4 Comments

I mentioned a while back that I was starting an upgrade on the Outback Family History website page by page. The first town I started on was Menzies (for no particular reason). Now after much longer than I thought it would take, it is complete. Well as complete as any history page can ever be. […]

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No Music Played at the Funeral – grave tales

09/08/2017 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 – 1954), Sunday 12 December 1943, page 3 Death Mutes Cornet of Hughie McMahon NO MUSIC PLAYED AT THE FUNERAL Although a band was present, no music was played at the funeral at Karrakatta Cemetery yesterday of beloved musician Mr. Hughie McMahon,. . . . And now the “Emperor […]

Filed Under: People

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