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Mays & Carrigg – pioneer master plumbers

25/05/2024 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Michael John CARRIGG was born on the 4 Aug 1868 in Toowoomba, Queensland and died on 14 June 1921 in Kalgoorlie WA. He was the oldest son of Austin Carrigg and Margaret nee Flanagan, both from Ireland. His father was a Justice of the Peace in Toowoomba Queensland. Michael was married to Catherine Hannah Harrington […]

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I Can Recommend the ‘ash’ Sir ! –

25/05/2024 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Geraldton Advertiser 9 February 1900, page 4 Bungarra. There was a waiter at a Nannine pub on the Murchison, who always made the most of scant materials for his landlord’s guests. The Perth speculator just off the coach was put down in a galvanised iron hothouse, like a Russian steam bath, and had, his soup […]

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A Widows Grief – a sequel to murder

18/05/2024 By Moya Sharp 7 Comments

SEQUEL TO MURDER OF MINER Young Widow Attempts To Take Own Life West Australian 11 August 1936, page 15 DISTRACTED BY GRIEF – WIDOW FOUND SHOT IN BEDROOM A sequel to the ‘Boulder Tragedy’ – The fatal shooting episode at the Launceston Hotel, Boulder, late on Saturday night, had a shocking sequel this morning, when […]

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Filed Under: People, Places, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Boulder, Cemeteries, Western Australia

He Found His Dream Girl in Kalgoorlie –

18/05/2024 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

I was recently sent the following story and photographs from the family history of Michael WALTON, many thanks for sharing with us Michael. George William Crawford was born on 3 July 1894 in Wallsend New South Wales. His father was a coal miner, who moved the family to Outtrim in Victoria when George was about […]

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

The Wallal Ghost –

18/05/2024 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Wallal means “sweet water”, a source of fresh water. It is located next to Eighty Mile Beach on the lands of the Nyangumarta people of Western Australia’s Kimberley region — looking out to the Indian Ocean and upwards to the starry skies of the southern hemisphere. At the beginning of the 20th century, it had […]

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