John Sutherland, better known as the ‘Duke of Sutherland’, died on the 26th of February 1895 in his own camp at Nannine, in the Meekatharra district. His age was not known. He was a miner who was shot dead by an old friend, Henry Augustus Muller, who then killed himself. Both men were old identities […]
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
A Brother’s Return in Mourning: Tragedy on the Coolgardie Goldfields
Albert Ernest Bezzant was born in 1873 in Buninyong, Victoria. He was the youngest son of Richard Bezzant (1830-1912) and Sarah, nee Scott (1827-1905). Albert died at the age of 22 years on 12 February 1895 in Coolgardie, Western Australia. On his death registration, he is listed as a Miner and the cause of his […]
The Contract at Old Warden Shaft
Sunday Times: 22 December 1907 Old “Boney Brim” and his old mate Jolly walked deliberately into the bar of The Miners’ Arms, at Cue, and each drank a pint of beer. The contract for sinking the main shaft of the Old Warden mine another hundred feet had just been let, and the two mates had […]
Their Dogs Drank First: The Last Journey to Bulong
Daily Telegraph and North Murchison and Pilbarra Gazette – 9 September 1921, page 3 Missing Aboriginal Couple Near Christmas, two natives called Long Johnny and Thin Judy (tribal names not known) left Hasson’s, Mt. Hale station, for the purpose of attending a corroboree at Bulong on the Belele country, but never reached there. Later, a […]
Graves Beneath the Endless Sky – Meekatharra Cemetery
The following researched names for the Meekatharra Cemetery are the result of many months of dedicated and painstaking work by David Senn, whose contribution has been nothing short of invaluable. Through his commitment and generosity with both time and expertise, we now have far more than just basic burial details. Each entry includes a thoughtfully […]
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