A Story sent to me by Jennifer Sherwood as told to her by Lorraine Rieck, published with Lorraine’s kind permission. It is about Blanche Habgood who died in the Peak Hill district of the Murchison of Western Australia. The reason for this story is the memory of running around Blanche’s grave as a child and […]
The Painting in the Pub –
West Australian 12 July 1952, page 14 A Curtain Raiser for the Golden Nineties by Freda Vines One of our truly indigenous works of art, “Bayley’s Luck” painted by Gerald Walsh in 1899, hangs in the carefree atmosphere of a goldfields pub. The hotel is the Fimiston, one of the only two remaining hotels of […]
James Patrick ‘Patsy’ Hallahan – death of a pioneer
Kalgoorlie Miner 18 May 1946, page 1 The COLOURFUL CAREER of the Late Mr. J P. Hallahan Well-Known Goldfields Identity The death occurred a few days ago in Perth at the age of 92, of Mr. James Patrick Hallahan, formerly well-known on the Goldfields. The following account of his career has been contributed by Mr. […]
The Dance Family of Yarri
The history of the ‘Dance’ family has been extensively researched, this small section covers the family during their time in Yarri in Western Australia. They are fortunate indeed to have so many wonderful family photos. They are reproduced here with thanks to the Ridgers Family. In the early days, the Dances had a spring cart […]
The Game – by Ray ‘Jacko Jackson
No more bets big Nick cried, as the pennies went up, And they spun round and round in the air Tails he called when they came down to rest, For the spinner it was sheer despair. He tossed the kip down on the ground in the ring; that was a quick lost ten quid This […]
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