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Comment on Barmaids, Dust Storms, and the Wild Men of Yalgoo by Annie Q

Annie Q — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:26:09 +0000

One wonders what happened to the barmaid?
Did she marry the Millionaire? ;0)

Comment on Jealousy and Dynamite and Unrequited Love in Boulder by Diane Anderson

Diane Anderson — Sun, 31 May 2026 07:36:01 +0000

Incredible stories as always.
Many thanks Moya.

Comment on The Skeleton with the Initials C.D.H.: The Mystery of Christian Heitmann by Graham McGarry

Graham McGarry — Sun, 31 May 2026 06:59:06 +0000

obviously I find the articles very interesting

My great grandfather (Pringle) and his two sons arrived in Kalgoorlie between July 1893 and September 1893 how we do not know Grandmother Elizabeth Pringle (22 years old eldest single girl in a family of 13)arrived by ship in Albany in September 1893.Norma King said she was the third white woman into Kalgoorlie and she looked after her father and 2 brothers where Betty’s liquor store was,any details you have would be appreciated.Later (Norma K) Elizabeth and her sister cared for typhoid sufferers in a tent hospital 2 houses south of Bettys store
Elizabeth married her husband in late 1896 and her first 2 children were delivered by a mid wife in a tent on the Chaffers Lease.My father the youngest was born in KRH in January 1903
Any information you have would be appreciated

Comment on Jealousy and Dynamite and Unrequited Love in Boulder by Gale Jones

Gale Jones — Sun, 31 May 2026 01:38:41 +0000

Very interesting read

Comment on Jealousy and Dynamite and Unrequited Love in Boulder by Sofia

Sofia — Sat, 30 May 2026 23:13:28 +0000

The combination of jealousy and unrequited love sounds like a wild story. Did you get any interesting anecdotes from the families involved?

Comment on Ghost Towns – Gwalia and Big Bell by Michelle Judith Prior

Michelle Judith Prior — Fri, 29 May 2026 02:21:57 +0000

Who owns the ruin?

Comment on Cess, the hermit of Oobagooma: by Phil

Phil — Fri, 29 May 2026 00:50:44 +0000

Hi Catherine, I met Cecil at Oobagooma in 1983. I worked for a French Company which had a licence to drill for Uranium in the area. We had a camp with about a dozen people and the cook would save the food scraps for Cecil’s pigs. He would always get first go at the scraps before giving it to the pigs. When arriving at his camp there would be 30 pigs surrounding our vehicle which was a bit off putting. We also gave him used batteries which he heated up and reused in his transistor radio. He was known to drink methylated spirits but rarely. He boiled dead cattle portions to feed his pigs. I have never seen anyone with such deep wrinkles from the sun damage. In the wet season he said he would swim out into the lagoon to harvest the bulbs of a native lotus which tasted like potato when roasted. A real character and gentleman.

Comment on When the Marvel Loch Mine Fell In by Barry Carozzi

Barry Carozzi — Thu, 28 May 2026 07:27:09 +0000

Frank Mazza was my father’s uncle. My grandmother was Caterina Mazza, born 1870, died 1964.
When Caterina’s husband died, in 1912, Caterina (Mazza) Carozzi was left with 5 children under 12 years.
Frank Mazza offered to ‘adopt’ my father (Herbert Garibalda Carozzi, b.1905)
I look forward to hearing from you.
Barry Carozzi

Comment on Barmaids, Dust Storms, and the Wild Men of Yalgoo by Stephen Bateman

Stephen Bateman — Wed, 27 May 2026 12:17:46 +0000

Many thanks, Moya, indeed an interesting read.
My elder brother Tom Bateman forwarded this to me as he knows I am interested in Australian history.

Comment on Barmaids, Dust Storms, and the Wild Men of Yalgoo by Stan Kailis

Stan Kailis — Wed, 27 May 2026 07:05:38 +0000

thank you Moya

My Grandparents had a food business in Day Dawn 1905 to 1918 – Kailis fruit palace.