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Its Our 10th Anniversary –

12/08/2023 By Moya Sharp 15 Comments

The Outback Family History Blog has just turned 10 years old this month. It has been a remarkable journey from its humble beginnings. Initially, my sole intention was to document captivating stories that crossed my path, purely for my own enjoyment. Presently, the mailing list boasts an impressive 7500 subscribed readers. I am genuinely delighted […]

Filed Under: About Outback Family History Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Western Australia

The  Long Walk from Fremantle to Coolgardie.

12/08/2023 By Moya Sharp 11 Comments

West Australian Perth – 3 September 1938, page 16 The  Long Walk from Fremantle to Coolgardie. The experiences of two women. Two Melbourne women, who walked from Fremantle to Coolgardie during the gold rush days, have come to Western Australia for the “Back to the Goldfields” celebrations (These events were held regularly in both Coolgardie […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Coolgardie, Southern Cross, Western Australia

Died in the Dentist Chair –

12/08/2023 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Argus Melbourne –  7 June 1909, page 8 DIED IN THE DENTIST’S CHAIR PATIENT UNDER CHLOROFORM KALGOORLIE Sunday – The death under chloroform of a married woman named Mary Elizabeth Christina Hannan, wife of foundry hand J Hannan of Plumber Street, Williamstown, occurred at Mr W Boxall’s dental surgery yesterday. Dr Aimee Guy Smith administered […]

Filed Under: People

Too Late to Say Goodbye –

12/08/2023 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Fri 17th Jul 1942 Kalgoorlie Miner BOY SERIOUSLY INJURED ON WARBURTON RANGES TRACK LAVERTON AMBULANCE LONG TRIP About noon yesterday, the Laverton ambulance commenced a 200-mile trip each way along Warburton Ranges to attend a boy seriously injured when run over by a tractor trailer. The boy is John  William Wade, the 13-year-old son of Mr […]

Filed Under: Books, People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Goldfields History, Mt Margaret, Warburton, Western Australia

The Fighting Leane’s

05/08/2023 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

The following story was sent to me by Kerry Satchwell. She is not related to the Leane family, but lives in a house that used to belong to them in Swanbourne, Perth WA. While researching the house’s history she came across their amazing story. The Leane family would, in the words of official war historian […]

Filed Under: Places & Towns, Soldiers Story Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Western Australia, WW1

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