Macquarie’s Dog-

Geraldton Advertiser 13 November 1896, page 3 That There Dog o' Mine From Henry Lawson's " While the Billy Boils." Macquarie the shearer had met with an accident. To tell the truth, he had been in a drunken row at a wayside … [Continue reading]

Burt Street – by Vic Dale

Burt Street Boulder Oh the years have long strayed, where my younger days played The dust on a long summer breeze Our old house where we stayed, mother cried when she prayed The dust storms that came as they pleased The Old Trams of Burt … [Continue reading]

Abbotts Cemetery:

ABBOTTS Cemetery (Yoothapina Station) Reserve 6980 and 22406 AZIZ Abdul — 43yrs, d 29 Apr 1900, at Abbotts GM employed by the Yagahong Co, Bitten by a camel on 20th April which broke his leg, He died on the 29th April from shock after and … [Continue reading]

MUDGEDEEN – Cameleer and Grocer

The following photographs from the family album of Carole Hampton were sent to me recently. Mudgedeen was her husbands Grandfather. Her husband is the son of Mudgedeen and Clara's daughter Violet, from her second marriage. Mudgedeen, (AKA … [Continue reading]

The remarkable life of Beth Maynard:

The following story is one of the most unusual I have read for some time. It really does fit into the category of 'Ripping Yarns and Tragic Tales' The story starts SA and ends in NSW but has a Goldfields link!!! It is reproduced here with the kind … [Continue reading]