The following paper was presented to the Eastern Goldfields Historical Society on the 8th of November 1997 on the occasion of the Centenary of the arrival of the railway to the Boulder townsite – by Douglas C Daws. J.P. It is reproduced here with his kind permission. This paper is a short essay on the […]
The Byrne Family – pioneers
I have been sent this wonderful story of the Byrne family in the Western Australia Goldfields. They were to have an amazing fourteen children all apart from three, survived to adulthood. The family history has been extensively researched and I have kindly been given permission to share this extract with you. What an amazing woman […]
Nullagine – ghost town
Although Nullagine is outside of the usual boundaries of Outback Family History, is is still of interest as so many miners from the central goldfields of WA ventured up that way. I am sure you will find the 1904 account of the town most interesting. Latitude 21° 53′ S Longitude 120° 07′ E The townsite […]
William J Fisher at Nannine
The following wonderful photographs have been kindly sent to me to share with you. They are from the family album of Ms Robin Panousieris, nee Fisher, and concern her Grandfather, William James Fisher, who was born in 1872, Sago Hill, Ballarat, Victoria. He was the son of Edwin Fisher and Elizabeth Sharp. He married Alice Beatrice […]
William George Brooks – grave tales
While researching one of the miners on the Western Australia Miners Memorial, I was lucky to come across, not only a photo of him but also of his wife and one of his children sitting on the verandah of their home in Victoria Street, Kalgoorlie. This was also helpful as it is hard to find […]
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