The Coolgardie Pioneer – 18 Dec 1897 Pg 16 The claims were pegged out at midnight, and one or two men commenced work right away “THE DEPARTED MINER” “What’s you game, Bill?? Yer jumped me bally claim out at the Flag last winter, ran away with my wife just after, and now when I throw […]
Annie Jane PROUSE – grave tales
Annie Jane PROUSE, aged 53yrs, was buried in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery on the 17th July 1924 and is in the Methodist Section in grave number 132. Kalgoorlie Miner 17 July 1924, page 4 She shares this burial plot with two other Prouse Family members: Richard Harralda PROUSE, aged 19yrs, buried 10th Jun 1897, Father: James […]
Mary Beatrice Massey – grave tales
Mary Beatrice Massey died aged 15yrs and was buried in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery on 6th Jul 1899. Annie Massey, Mary’s mother,died aged 39yrs and was buried with Beatrice on the 17th April 1900. They are together in grave 728 in the Roman Catholic section. They were the wife and only child of George Albert Massey. […]
Murder Suicide at Kalgoorlie – grave tales
The Truth 28 December 1912 Double Tragedy at Kalgoorlie. “She Smiled, said “Hello, Curly” and Died” In our last issue appeared a brief account of the terrible double tragedy, which happened at Kalgoorlie on the previous Thursday, in the yard at the back of the Broken Hill Hotel, in Hannan street, when George […]
John Joseph READY – grave tales
John Joseph READY – Kalgoorlie Cemetery RC Section Grave 7653 John Joseph Ready (A legendary figure) by George Compton 1992 John Joseph Ready who was buried in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery in grave number 7653 on 5 September 1933, born Co Limerick Ireland. He was a very early, very active, and somewhat enigmatic pioneer of the […]