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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

Where is Jonesville? – ghost towns

15/05/2021 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Northern Grazier and Miner – Leonora 4 June 1932, page 2 Jonesville This is a small mining centre is situated about 60 miles north of Sandstone, and 80 miles south of Wiluna. The Gidgee GM is now situated there. The field was discovered by Jones and Shannon in 1926 and was originally called Jones Find. […]

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

Florence Menon’s life of crime!

08/05/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Sly Grog Shanties, which were unlicensed hotels, often selling poor quality alcohol, sprang up where ever people settled and the police were hard-pressed to keep a check on the offenders. The record from the Mt Morgans Courier details just such a case that would have annoyed the local constabulary.  I wondered if this term of […]

Filed Under: People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Black Range, Goldfields History, Sandstone, Sly Grog, Western Australia

For a Better Life – pre publication

08/05/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Yet again, the wonderful author and historian, Dr. Criena Fitzgerald is about to publish another new book. I have read some excerpts and have seen some of the wonderful photos that will be used and I can highly recommend it. FOR A BETTER LIFE YUGOSLAVS IN THE GOLDFIELDS 1890–1970 As so many of us are […]

Filed Under: Books, People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia, Yugoslav

A Beloved Son- Calder family story

08/05/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

I have recently been in correspondence with Lisa Clifford, who has very kindly allowed me to share the following story and photographs with you. She originally got in touch with me after seeing the grave of Alistar Douglas Calder in the Black Range (Nungarra) Cemetery on the Outback Family History website. Lisa tells me that […]

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

Simon Rose Fraser – grave tales

01/05/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Follow my blog with Bloglovin I was recently contacted by my friend and grave photographer extraordinaire, Danielle Warnock, about a query she had received from Duncan Fraser, about the grave of Simon Rose Fraser, his Great Uncle, buried in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery. He asked if she could take some photos of the grave for him […]

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

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