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The O’Dwyer Wager –

22/04/2023 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Coolgardie Mining Review 27 June 1896, page 5 The O’Dwyer Boys By A. G. HALES (“Smiler”) and JACK DRAYTON. About a quarter of a mile from the Hill End mine in one of the deepest gullies amongst the ranges thirteen men were grouped around a roaring fire. These men were the O’Dwyer Brothers, and you […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Broad Arrow, Goldfields History, Western Australia

Fence Riding in WA by Arthur Upfield

15/04/2023 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

For anyone who has been following my blog for a while, they will know that I am a huge fan of the books of Arthur Upfield. He wrote many wonderful fictional books which are based on the Australian outback. Some stories, like the one that follows, are about his own experiences. His stories are all […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Arthur Upfield, Australian History, Goldfields History, Western Australia

Jimmy Whalin’s Dog

15/04/2023 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Western Mail 25 May 1939, page 11 by J.E.T., Nedlands. The Dolly Pot: – There are a wealth of stories yet untold about our Goldfields, past and present. We would like to remedy this and provide the old-timers and the new generation with the opportunity to bring the picturesque personalities of the past and present […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Goldfields History, Kanowna, Western Australia

The Townsends at Bulong – grave tales

15/04/2023 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

James Townsend, born in 1865 in Tasmania, the son of James and Mary Townsend. Married to Mary Lillias McPhail in 1886 in Victoria. They had six children, the last three born in Bulong WA. The family arrived in Bulong c 1900. There are two Townsend graves in the Bulong Cemetery. Pearl, the last child of […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Bulong, Goldfields History, Western Australia

Marriage of a Medium

15/04/2023 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The Sun – Kalgoorlie – 30 May 1909, page 9 MARRIAGE OF A MEDIUM. Madam’s Third Dip in the Matrimonial Bag No 3 – Thirty-Eight Years Her Junior No Cake — No Cards— No Spooks “I’ve known Dick for just two and a half years, and it’s purely a love match, let me tell you” […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Western Australia

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