Way back in 2005 (gosh! that was 21 yrs ago), I was in correspondence by email with the relatives of John Errington ROBSON, a lady by the name of Alison Dixon (Grandaughter), Jim Robson (Son), and Steve Potts. John Errington Robson was born on 24th Sep 1865 in Hetton le Hole, Durham, Northumberland, England (this […]
The Premature Burial at Errolls: Tragedy, Doubt, and a Miner’s Last Choice
Norseman Times 29 May 1908, page 2 A telegraph was received at Cue from Burnakurra, stating that a trucker who was employed at the Wha GM at Errolls was killed. It also stated that the body was buried at Errolls and that no inquest was opened. The newspaper three days later reported – “In the […]
From Distant Shores to Eternal Rest: The Love of Ante and Petrica
The following story is an extract with kind permission from ‘For a Better Life, Yugoslavs on the Goldfields of Western Australia 1890-1970 by Dr Criena Fitzgerald. One of the most tragic love stories was that of Ante Mateljan and Petrica Mikovic (Micovich). Luka Markovich, a friend of Ante Mateljan, brought Petrica’s photograph back to Kalgoorlie […]
Rails Through the Bush: Bulong’s Brief and Busy Woodline Days – by Rod Milne
The following article is reproduced with the kind permission of the author, Rod Milne and the Light Railway Research Society of Australia Inc. The article first appeared in the publication ‘Light Railways’ in June 2014. A rare photograph of a loaded wood train posed at Kurramia. Motive power is almost certainly ex-WAGR G 127 (James […]
When the Ground Refused the Dead: Yerilla’s First Cemetery Tragedy
Yerilla Cemetery The First Burial Distressing Complications From the Goldfields Morning Chronicle 26th March 1897 – On Monday morning, 22 March 1897, Mr Simon Elliott, age 63 yrs, manager of the Yerilla Claims, died suddenly at GM Lease 64R. He was at work but died as a result of a rupture of the heart and […]
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