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

Can You Help? – The Partizanka and the Radnik

21/01/2016 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Can anyone help with information on any family members who may have returned to Yugoslavia on two ship that were chartered by Marshall Tito just after WW2 to repatriate the people of Yugoslavia back to their home country. However, most of them after a short period wanted to return to Australia. Dr Criena Fitzgerald is […]

Wally Davis – A Life Well Lived.

20/01/2016 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

The following is an extract of an oral history interview in 2013 with Walter Davis by Dr Criena Fitzgerald for the:-‘History of the Slav/Italian Community in Kalgoorlie/Boulder’ project. My name is Walter (Wally) Dominic Davis and I was born on the 3rd April 1921 in Perth. My mum was born in New Zealand and her […]

Miners Lung (Silicosis) – The Silent killer

19/01/2016 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

This photograph depicts the Jugoslav International Tug O’War Team in 1926:- In 1926, these men were in their prime, strong, fit and apparently healthy, having just been proclaimed as the goldfields champions of the ‘Tug of War’ competition. Almost all men who worked underground were at risk of damaging their lungs through the inhalation of […]

Golden Valley – The Early Days

10/01/2016 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

The discovery of gold that led in turn to Golden Valley, Southern Cross, Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie and Western Australia becoming a member of the Federation is a story seldom told. This is an extract from ‘Sand and Stone Vol 1’ by Kevin Moran as follows: – On Mujakine station, Mrs Jane Glass discovered a drowned […]

Boulder Cemetery online records !!!

02/01/2016 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

A few days ago I uploaded the first section of the Boulder Cemetery. The ‘Pioneer’ Cemetery has been on the site for several years but this is the first time that the current cemetery lists have been online. First section was A to B and the second section was C to D @ www.outbackfamilyhistory.com.au […]