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Joseph Henry Pellew – grave tales

09/04/2022 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

Joseph Henry Pellew died on 19th November 1904 aged 50yrs at his home at 14 MacDonald Street, Kalgoorlie. J H Pellew was the founder of the popular stores named after him in Kalgoorlie, Coolgardie, Menzies, and Fremantle. Joseph was born on the 12th of April 1854 in Magill, Adelaide South Australia, and was the son […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, kalgoorlie cemetery, Western Australia

Elsie Fletcher – a Boulder Girl

02/04/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

On the 13th of February 1903, Miss Elsie Evelyn Fletcher died at her parent’s home at 3 Brookman Street, Boulder. She was the eldest daughter of Edmund and Elsie Fletcher of Boulder. her father was a well-known butcher in Burt Street. It is not known what caused her death, she wasn’t admitted to the hospital. […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, kalgoorlie cemetery, Western Australia, WW1

Constable Edward Tindall – grave tales

26/03/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Death from Typhoid Fever was common around the turn of the 19th century. Many of the victims were fit young men who could succumb to the disease and perish very quickly as this story of a young Police Constable, who had been on the Goldfields less than 6 months, will tell. The following is an […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, kalgoorlie cemetery, police history, Western Australia

Early Day Deaths in the Cue District –

12/03/2022 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

The following is the first part of a large research project undertaken on the people who are buried in the Cue Cemetery. This has been a work in progress for over a year to upgrade and research the records by Outback Family History volunteer researcher, John Pritchard. John has done an excellent job, as well […]

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

Leonard Elvey’s Last Trip – pioneer profile

05/03/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Found by John Pritchard during his research into those buried in the Cue Cemetery – Murchison Times and Day Dawn Gazette 6 April 1895, page 2 DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN PROSPECTOR. Leonard Elvey’s Last Trip Throughout West Australia, or wherever diggers may be met who have been associated with these goldfields, the news of Leonard […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Cue, Western Australia

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