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The Ghosts of Red Flag Well

30/04/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Sophie Chapman died at the Ajax Gold Mine lease at Red Flag on the Mt Margaret Goldfields 12 miles southwest of Laverton and 2 miles from the Hawks Nest Rail Siding. Buried alongside is Alexander McDONALD (age 27) 100 meters ESE of the old Red Flag Well. Sophie Chapman and Alexander McDonald were killed by […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Red Flag, Western Australia

A Soldiers Letter – Ted Lennell

23/04/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The following is a very interesting letter which was sent by Ted Lennell about his impressions of rural England during WW1. Evening Star Boulder 19 August 1916, page 2 LETTER FROM LANCE-CORPORAL TED LENNELL Mr. W. T Piper, of the Boulder Council staff, has received the following interesting letter from Lance-Corp Ted Lennel, son of  […]

Filed Under: People, Soldiers Story Tagged With: Australian History, Coxs Find, Goldfields History, Western Australia, WW2

Ghastly Shooting in Leonora –

23/04/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Sunday Times Perth – 20 March 1938, page 12 Two Dead – Leonora Tragedy 67-Year-Old Man Shoots Daughter-In-Law Mrs Stockton, the wife of the officer in charge of the Leonora water supply, was shot by her father-in-law, William ‘Bill’ Stockton, early today. Immediately afterward the 67year-old man walked inside the house and shot himself in […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Leonora, Western Australia

The Gibson Boys

23/04/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

I was recently contacted by Beryl Patullo of the “Friends of Will Will Rook Pioneer Cemetery Inc.” in Broadmeadows, Victoria regarding a connection to the Goldfields of Western Australia with the Gibson family. The Gibson Family in the Will Will Rook Cemetery Victoria. This is the story of one of the lesser-known families who originated […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, kalgoorlie cemetery, Western Australia

The Fenbark Mine and Meteorite –

23/04/2022 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

Where is Fenbark, I had not heard the name before? It is located not far from Broad Arrow. 30° 26′ 25” South , 121° 15′ 25” East Fenbark certainly had its day in the sun over its short life. Apart from the gold, it was the site of the Fenbark meteorite find in 1968 discovered […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Broad Arrow, Fenbark, Goldfields History, Western Australia

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