The following story was sent to me by the President of the East Gippsland Family History Group, Debbie Squires, about one of their ‘locals’ who came west! “G.A.D.” has left an entertaining (and informative) description of Bairnsdale and districts in his writings – but who was he? There are a few clues in the narrative. […]
Helena Maud ‘Lily’ Pike – grave tales
19/08/2023 By 4 Comments
On the 27th April 1906, Helena ‘Lily’ Maud Pike (nee Rosevere) aged 30yrs, passed away at the St John of God Hospital in Dugan Street, Kalgoorlie from Typhoid. She was the wife of councillor Eustace Walter Pike and the mother of one child, James Albert, aged 6yrs. The couple had married in Adelaide SA in […]
Beware of Victorians Bearing Gifts –
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Western Mail 29 September 1938, page 11 OVER THE PLATES One Day in Early Kanowna. A couple of young Victorians blew into camp one morning with a spring cart loaded with fresh vegetables, no more than a week old at least. Every man on the field was troubled with ‘Barcoo Rot‘, so the half-withered green […]
The Long Walk –
12/08/2023 By 4 Comments
West Australian Perth – 3 September 1938, page 16 The Long Walk from Fremantle to Coolgardie. The experiences of two women. Two Melbourne women, who walked from Fremantle to Coolgardie during the gold rush days, have come to Western Australia for the “Back to the Goldfields” celebrations (These events were held regularly in both Coolgardie […]
Too Late to Say Goodbye –
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Kalgoorlie Miner 17 July 1942, page 1 Boy Seriously Injured On Warburton Ranges Track – Laverton Ambulance on Long Trip About noon yesterday, the Laverton ambulance commenced a 200 miles trip each way along Warburton Ranges to attend to a boy seriously injured when run over by a tractor-trailer. The boy is John William Wade, […]
