Towns and places

The Eastern Goldfields is made up of hundred towns both big and small. Outback Family History would like to bring you a collection of stories about some of these abandoned towns which you may never have heard of. Some may only have been there for a few years and now very little remains of the small thriving communities.

My Dear Annie – Missingham Letters 4

The following letter is the last sent before David Missingham reached the Goldfields of Western Australia.  You will see he often refers to money matter and it seems that he had left some debts behind him in Charters Towers Qld. As with all letters I would love to be able to read the replies but […]

Atlas Chambers Coolgardie

The site of the Atlas building in Bayley Street is now occupied by Ben Prior’s garage and is used by the Coolgardie Restoration Club, and was described as ‘One of the most striking additions to the architectural features in Coolgardie in the late 1890’s.’ Built of brick with cement dressings the front of the Atlas […]

YUNNDAGA – Ghost Town

  A New town has been added to the main site. Yunndaga. A small town about 7 kms South of Menzies.  This photograph is of the staff of the Menzies Consolidated Gold Mine 1916, taken when the town was called Woolgar.   www.outbackfamilyhistory.com.au YUNNDAGA From:- Landgate  http://bit.ly/1a1zrnQ Latitude 29° 45′ S Longitude 121° 03′ E […]