This is a snapshot of the town of Abbotts. There are seven births recorded as taking place in Abbotts and one wedding. This almost matches the number of deaths which were eleven. Births Registered in ABBOTTS:- MASON Arthur Collins, born 1905 Father:- Edward Isaac MASON, Mother:- Mary Elizabeth COLLINS MASON Hamblin Edward, born 1898, Father:- […]
Rolls of Honour
The Goldfields has many 'Rolls of Honour' from the Boer war through to the Vietnam war both in public places and in private building. This is a collection of some of the more hard to find rolls, listing those who fought and those who died.
Abbotts Cemetery
ABBOTTS (Yoothapina Station) Reserve 6980 and 22406 AZIZ Abdul, d 29 Apr 1900, 43yrs, at Abbotts GM, Occ:- Camel driver BISHOP Richard, d 26 Jan 1896, 54yrs, at Abbotts. Occ:- Labourer on contract at the Government Well. BURGES/S Henry William d 23 Dec 1896, at Abbotts General Co, Abbotts, age 44, Occ:- Blacksmith CAMPBELL John […]
Vincent Abbott – pioneer profile
Western Mail Perth – 4 April 1913 – (By James Thomson.) MR. VINCENT ABBOTT : A PIONEER OF THE MURCHISON GOLD-FIELDS. Amongst those attracted by the Murchison gold discoveries in the early nineties, and who assisted to blaze the track beyond Cue, was Vincent Abbott, a pioneer […]
Along the road to Cue – a verse
Along the Road to Cue The race for gold that charms the bold Finds toil for men and beast And they, who left the East of old Are daily streaming East The whips that crack along the track Are strong, the horses too And strong the words the teamsters use Along the road to Cue […]
A Puzzling Politician – Hugh Mahon
Former Federal Member for Kalgoorlie, Hugh Mahon, was the only MP ever to be expelled from the Commonwealth Partiment. Hugh Mahon (1857-1931), journalist and politician, was born on 6 January 1857 at Killurin, near Tullamore, King’s County, Ireland, thirteenth child of James Mahon, farmer, and his wife Anna, née McEvoy. Educated by the Christian Brothers, he […]
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