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Distressing Complications at the Yerilla Cemetery

30/10/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Yerilla Cemetery The First Burial Distressing Complications From the Goldfields Morning Chronicle 26th March 1897 – On Monday morning 22 March 1897 Mr. Simon Elliott, age 63 yrs, manager of the Yerilla Claims died suddenly at GM Lease 64R. He was at work but died as a result of a rupture of the heart and […]

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

The Habgood Ladies-

23/10/2021 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

Mary Eliza Dirksey WITTENOOM was born in Perth WA on the 8th of October 1839, She was the oldest daughter of John Burdett WITTENOOM and Mary Watson HELMS who were both born in England. Mary married Kenneth BROWN in 1859 in Perth WA and had their first child, Blanche Mary Eliza BROWN on 24th June […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Peak Hill

The Men Who Passed Through – Part 3

23/10/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Western Mail – Perth – 7 November 1940, page 9 OLD PEAK HILL. The Men Who Passed Through. By Suter Abis, Inglewood. At the Peak Hill Co’s battery was a young Englishman employed as amalgamator. Many of the old ‘Peakites’ would remember him. He was a most likable fellow, a free spender, a good cricketer, […]

Filed Under: People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Peak Hill, Western Australia

Woolgangie Hospital –

23/10/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Western Mail – Perth –  25 January 1940, page 9 Woolgangie Hospital “Dolly Pot” The following is a photograph of the early days. Perhaps some of our Dolly Pot readers will remember it. Whilst the rails were being laid between Southern Cross and Coolgardie fever was very bad and one good Samaritan, (Mr. Hugh Climie), […]

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

His Quest by Dryblower Murphy

23/10/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

His Quest. by Dryblower Murphy 1926 It was out beyond the Bulong track we met him swagging in, He was middle-aged and ginger, haggard-eyed and famine-thin; And while he munched some damper and a pannikin of tea, He asked us if we thought he’d catch the Perth express at three. There was not a watch […]

Filed Under: Poets Corner Tagged With: Western Australia

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