Truth – Perth – 18 February 1928, page 9 “Cock-Eyed Bob” Sheds Light upon House of Death Compact. The fair, slimly built Detective Parker took his last survey of the faded and dusty rooms. His work was complete. The mystery of the Kalgoorlie Death Pact was a mystery no more. The admissions of the man […]
The people of the Goldfields
The Goldfields of Western Australia was and still is made up of many people, from poets to politicians, from saints and sinners and everything in between. I hope to tell you the stories of some of these people either famous or infamous or just the ordinary folks. Sometime the most ordinary people do the most extraordinry things
The Mystery Mine: Murder or Suicide?
While conducting extensive research into those buried in the Cue Cemeteries, John Pritchard came across an unusual story about the death of a man in the most unusual circumstances, who was among the earliest burials. BURDETT Robert Ambrose — 43 years, died 26 Mar 1894, in Cue, WA; he was born in Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England […]
Across the Generations: The Gaffney Family Story
The following plaque was photographed in a cemetery in Clunes, Victoria, by Wendy Broomfield. What a wealth of information on one plaque for the Gaffney family; it even gives the mother’s maiden name, MARK, which is rare. Elizabeth GAFFNEY When Elizabeth MARK was born in 1845 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, her father, Edward, was […]
The Matron’s Hidden Jewels: The Remarkable Life of Emily Hart
Thanks to Marion Ward for researching this amazing woman. She’s a real heroine of the bush. This history was researched to hopefully provide the provenance of a collection of jewellery, which was donated to a suburban historical society. I was the ‘Keeper of Records’ at the society and decided to undertake the task of research […]
Parents Too Late: Tragedy on the Warburton Track
Fri 17th Jul 1942 Kalgoorlie Miner BOY SERIOUSLY INJURED ON WARBURTON RANGES TRACK LAVERTON AMBULANCE LONG TRIP About noon yesterday, the Laverton ambulance commenced a 200-mile trip each way along Warburton Ranges to attend a boy seriously injured when run over by a tractor trailer. The boy is John William Wade, the 13-year-old son of Mr […]
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