Kalgoorlie Miner 6 May 1922, page 5 As far as can be ascertained, no one actually witnessed the accident which resulted in George Lyall Luscombe, aged 19yrs, losing his life by being run over by a wood train on the Lakeside line, near the 52-mile siding, at 5.30 a.m. on Thursday. It is known that […]
Edward ‘Doo Dah’ Sullivan – grave tales
31/07/2021 By Leave a Comment
SULLIVAN Edward alias ‘Doo-dah” or “Dido” died 2 Jul 1896 age 36yrs – buried 2 miles north of Leonora. For some years his old barrow and some of his equipment were reposed by his grave, but gradually they disappeared. Sir John Forrest later arranged to have a headstone and fence to be erected. A pioneer […]
The Search for the real Walter Robert Fitzgerald-Moore
24/07/2021 By Leave a Comment
AN IRISH ROMANCER: THE SEARCH FOR THE REAL WALTER ROBERT FITZGERALD-MOORE Walter Moore, if that was his real name!, was my grandfather, but he died 25 years before I was born. His origins are shrouded in mystery and even the circumstances of his death – “in the arms of his mistress” as my father so […]
Madeline Mary Thomas – grave tales
24/07/2021 By Leave a Comment
Madeline Evans has very kindly sent in this wonderful photograph and story of her Gt Gt Grandmother Madeline Mary Thomas nee DIXON. She was born the 22 October 1879 in Adelaide South Australia, the daughter of Joseph Elliott Dixon and Jane BROWN. She came to Coolgardie with three sisters and one brother and in 1897 […]
Mulwarrie Cemetery:
17/07/2021 By Leave a Comment
Mulwarrie is an abandoned townsite in the North Coolgardie Goldfield of the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, 125 km northwest of Kalgoorlie, between Davyhurst and Mulline. It was originally known as Mount Higgins; gold was first discovered there by Paddy Higgins, who later discovered gold at Higginsville. Wikipedia CHURCH John ― 1 day, d 3 […]
