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A Playground of Death – grave tales

15/02/2025 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

After living in Kalgoorlie-Boulder for many years, and talking to lots of people about what they did as youngsters and what games they played. I was told, that although playing on the slime dumps and near mine shafts was ‘strictly forbidden’, just about everyone did it. If their parents had know what they got up […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, kalgoorlie cemetery, Western Australia

Mount Jackson Cemetery – grave tales

01/02/2025 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

MOUNT JACKSON CEMETERY 1896-1914 = 9 burials Coordinates: -30.20141, 119.11102 110 km from Southern Cross Mount Jackson was named by the explorer Gregory in 1846. A settlement developed in the Mt Jackson area after gold was found there in 1894. There were two hotels are the height of the gold rush period. Mt Jackson Station and homestead […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People, Places & Towns, Towns and Places Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Mt Jackson, Western Australia, Yilgarn

Kurnalpi Cemetery – grave tales

18/01/2025 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

KURNALPI BURIALS 1894 -1912 80 km east north east of Kalgoorlie New Cemetery – 1 mile SW of town Reserve 2715 Cemetery Gully – near road 1050, 1 ½ Miles East of Town, Reserve 4068 13 Burials = 10 New Cem 3 Gully Cem The Lonely graves are scattered In that fenceless vast gods acre […]

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

Bullfinch Cemetery – grave tales

11/01/2025 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

BULLFINCH CEMETERY Latitude -30.998333 degrees Longitude -119.093961 degrees 35km north of Southern Cross. 25 Known Burials – 1905-1940 CROCKER Albert Munro – d 14 Jun 1913, 24 years, at Golden Valley, Cause: Accidentally shot with own firearm, Father: Richard Henry Munro CROCKER, Mother: Mary Jane GREGSON, Born: Rushworth, Campaspe Shire, Victoria, Reg: 10/1913 Yilgarn, buried […]

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

John B Ryan – an adventurous life

04/01/2025 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

John B Ryan was also known as ‘Old Jack’ died near the end of November 1905, it is thought his age was about 60yrs. He was found on Sturt Meadows Station by a boundary rider some distance from Diorite King in the Leonora District. Jack was an old prospector who was reported as missing. When […]

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

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