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Hotels of Peak Hill – from Paul Cribb

27/07/2017 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

As you all know I am always on the lookout for new photos of  Goldfields hotels. I would like to thank Paul Cribb for sending me the following great photos to add the the collection and to go on the web site.   Travelling on the Murchison, The Freemasons Hotel, Coach Leaving Peak Hill for […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Hotels, Murchison, Peak Hill, Western Australia

A Puzzling Politician – Hugh Mahon

27/07/2017 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

H.B. Higgins, Andrew Fisher, J.C. Watson, A. Dawson, Governor General Lord Northcote, G. McGregor, W.M. Hughes, Hugh Mahon, E.L. Batchelor.

Former Federal Member for Kalgoorlie, Hugh Mahon, was the only MP ever to be expelled from the Commonwealth Partiment. Hugh Mahon (1857-1931), journalist and politician, was born on 6 January 1857 at Killurin, near Tullamore, King’s County, Ireland, thirteenth child of James Mahon, farmer, and his wife Anna, née McEvoy. Educated by the Christian Brothers, he […]

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A Soldiers Letter- Ted Lennell

27/07/2017 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Cprl Edward (Ted) S Lennell MMand Private Victo O'Grady Boulder 1930

The following is a very interesting letter which was sent by Ted Lennell about his impressions of rural England during WW2. Evening Star Boulder 19 August 1916, page 2 LETTER FROM LANCE-CORPORAL TED LENNELL Mr. W. T Piper, of the Boulder Council staff, has received the following interesting letter from Lance-Corp Ted Lennel, son of  […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia, WW2

Finding the Lihou Family – mission complete!

26/07/2017 By Moya Sharp 5 Comments

NOTE: Since this story was originally posted, the family has been located and the original photos passed on. If anyone would like to contact them do let me know – moyasharp@outbackfamilyhistory.com.au I would like to tell you about a collection of photographs and family information of which it is my ‘Mission’ to find a home […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Lihou

A Family Heirloom – Gary Martin

25/07/2017 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

From Gary Martin – Grandson of Thomas Kempt The following letter was one my Grandfather Thomas Kempt received.  He was ex Royal Navy and came to Australia in 1919 with his wife and my mother who was only one year old.  Initially they lived in a tent at Ora Banda but later shifted to Kalgoorlie […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Pitman and Walsh, Western Australia

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