PINJIN CEMETERY Reserve 10843 Edjudina Location Note: I have found just as many references to PINJIN as I have PINGIN. It seems that both were used at various times. For the sake of continuity, I have used the spelling PINJIN as this is how it is spelled in the WA Post Office Directories. BOWMAN Otto […]
The Philippe family – grave tales
Four adult members of the Philippe family are buried in this one grave in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery. They are Richard Henry Philippe bur 12 Oct 1906 age 67 Eliza Mary nee Howells bur 21 Nov 1911 aged 73 (Richard’s wife) Bertrand Charles Philippe bur 19 Jun 1950 age 71 (son of Richard and Eliza) Violet […]
Norman Dodd – Death by Despair
The following story was supplied by Gail and Keith Dodd and is produced here with their kind permission. The subject of the story is Norman W G Dodd who is Keith’s Great Uncle. It shows that it is possible to have the unrecognised grave of a victim of war finally honoured. Many more soldiers died […]
The Box Soak Creek Rush
Where is Box Creek you may ask? As I did myself back in 2000, (I can’t believe it was so long ago), when I received a letter from a lady in Queensland about a distant relative of hers called Ronald Donald McMillen who was supposed to be buried in the Box Soak Cemetery. I had […]
Alexander Henry Thomas CAIRNDUFF grave tales
Alexander Henry Thomas CAIRNDUFF: Fancy good dealer and tobacconist, Kanowna was born in Hobart Tasmania on Jan 20 1873 and is the son of the late Rev Alexander Cairduff M.A, who filled the office of a Presbyterian clergyman in the above city for 40 years. The gentleman under review was educated in his native place […]
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