If you were travelling in the Outback North of Laverton in Western Australia and you came across this imposing grave and headstone, you may think that this must be someone of importance to have such an impressive memorial in such a remote place. How hard must it have been to have the memorial made and […]
The Nun Who Was Buried Thrice: The Strange Journey of Mother Gabriel
While researching the people who are buried in the Cue Cemetery, John Pritchard, one of my valued volunteers, uncovered the story of Victoria Margaretta Gill, who was first buried in the Cue Cemetery in 1905. She was then transferred to and reburied at the Dongara Cemetery and thence to the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth. I […]
Billy and I by Dryblower Murphy
Billy and I by Dryblower Murphy A faithful mate of days gone by— A friend of many a far-off track,— And yet you here neglected lie, Battered, old, and black. How oft before I brought you West, I’ve heard you sing and bubble; How oft you’ve shared each tramp and rest And fleeting joy or […]
THE FATE OF DICK BRANDON: A Goldfields Story of Mystery and Madness
Sun Kalgoorlie Sunday 16 March 1902 Brandon’s fate A TALE OF DARLOT by Pharisee. The eager, excited crowd that thronged the long dry stage to the Darlot diggings in the first blush of the new discovery included Dick Brandon and his mate, Jimmy Spiggot. That dreary and waterless track skirting the edge of desolate Lake […]
The Hotel Australia, Laverton: A Goldfields Survivor
The Hotel Australia in Laverton, Western Australia, still stands today. It has changed very little over the years, as you will see from the following photographs. The building has been reused for lots of different purposes over the years, but the façade has remained throughout its various uses. Originally, the Hotel Australia was built in […]
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