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Joanni Fidele Scattini – grave tales

06/04/2024 By Moya Sharp 7 Comments

Joanni (Joseph) Fidele SCATTINI was born on the 17th Dec 1879 in Strathfieldsaye, Victoria to Giovanni Antonio Fidele SCATTINI (Born in Brione, Verzasca, Switzerland) and Mary Elizabeth GOOD (born Sheep Wash, Victoria). He married Martha Wilson in Kalgoorlie WA on the 5th Aug 1908. Martha was from Adelaide Lead VIC and was the daughter of […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, kalgoorlie cemetery, Western Australia, Woodline

Broad Arrow Cemetery – Kurawah

06/04/2024 By Moya Sharp 6 Comments

For some time I have been working on my database of burials at the Broad Arrow Cemetery. My final total as of now, is 191 burials with 18 headstones (this is never set in stone and can change if new details come to light). Every cemetery provides a snapshot of the community at the time, […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People, Places & Towns, Towns and Places Tagged With: Broad Arrow, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Western Australia

A Tale of Two Franks –

30/03/2024 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Earlier this year I was in correspondence with Julie McKenna and she told me of her wonderful family story which appeared in the Warrnambool Standard newspaper on 13th February 2024.  I would like to acknowledge and thank Jenny McLaren, of The Warrnambool Standard, for her kind permission to reproduce the story, and to Julie for […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Nannine, Western Australia

‘Bold McManaway’ – publican and gentleman

30/03/2024 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

From Finder of Relics February 16, 2021 JOHN MCMANAWAY OF CUE, BLACK RANGE AND SANDSTONE Author – Vivienne Sinclair. John McManaway was born in Roscommon, Ireland in 1863. He moved to Victoria, Australia and by the age of 21 years had married Mary Glover. They had 6 children and by 1895 the family had moved […]

Filed Under: Hotels, People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Black Range, Cue, Goldfields History, Sandstone, Western Australia

Kathleen Valley – ghost town

30/03/2024 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Kathleen Valley  –  Western Australia Located in the Leonora District Latitude : 27 31 S Longitude : 120 34 E Kathleen (Kathleen valley) is an abandoned townsite in the East Murchison Goldfield, located about 50 km north of Leinster. Gold was discovered in the area in 1897, and a townsite was gazetted in 1900. Locals […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Kathleen Valley, Western Australia

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