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The Tyson Brothers – Goldfields Football Legends

09/07/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Charlie Tyson (14 November 1897 – 23 September 1985) was an Australian Rules Footballer who played with Collingwood and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the 1920s. Recruited to Collingwood from Western Australian-based Goldfields Football League side Kalgoorlie Railways, Tyson was a half-back flanker and made his VFL debut in 1920. He was named club […]

Filed Under: People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Black Flag, Goldfields History, sport, Western Australia

Rediscovery of Hunt’s Historic Slate Well

09/07/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Rediscovery of Hunt’s Historic Slate Well – by Eric Hancock  The historic Hunt’s Slate Well which has been lost for over 100 years was uncovered on Tuesday 24th May 2022. This well was the most easterly of a series of wells created by the party of Charles Cooke Hunt in 1865. The site has huge […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Western Australia

Oh who could paint a Goldfield – Henry lawson

09/07/2022 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

This is a favourite of mine, especially the first two lines, to me, they are evocative of the spirit of the Goldfields: Oh! Who could paint a Goldfields and paint the picture right? As old adventurers saw it in early morning light. The yellow mounds of mullock with spots of red and white The scattered […]

Filed Under: Poets Corner Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History

Apologies to my readers

02/07/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Dear Readers Due to a computer problem, I’m afraid that I won’t be able to send a newsletter out this Sunday. Im sure all will be fixed by next week.  

Filed Under: People

The Gaston Family from Marjory Burton

30/06/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

I was recently sent some interesting information and photographs on the Gaston family from Marjory Burton. Her Gt Grandfather was George Gaston. The Gastons originally came from South Australia and before that from Sussex, England. They were Charles Gaston and his wife Rebecca nee Burfield. Their son George Gaston and his wife Ann Cicely nee […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Burtville

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