Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
Sunday Times 21 August 1938, page 21 Part legend, part fact, their adventures embellished and exaggerated around a thousand campfires, the story of the Ragged Thirteen has been beloved of bush storytellers for a hundred and thirty … [Continue reading]
Hi Everyone, How has your week been? I finally got around to having my COVID vaccination this week which left me feeling very ill for a day or so which quite surprised me as I don't usually have any reactions. It's not like I'm really at risk … [Continue reading]
THE WOOL CHEQUE told by Rod Teal This came from a confession by a colleague who trained as a Postal Clerk in the early 1950’s. The job of a Postal Clerk was complex. Besides the usual things you might expect to happen in a post office, in those … [Continue reading]
When photographing old graves it is often found that some parts of the memorial are missing or damaged, but in the case of Frederick Thomas Bryant's grave, there has been something added. The above photograph was taken c1902 and shows a fascinating … [Continue reading]
The following account of an interview with Messrs. Bayley and Ford, the discoverers of Coolgardie, is taken from the Australian Mining Standard of November 18th:- The West Australian - 1 Dec 1893, Pg 7 THE DISCOVERERS OF COOLGARDIE. Bayley and … [Continue reading]
