Sunday Times 18 November 1906, page 4 DAVYHURST ROMANCE - THE VAGRANT LETTER The Bush Buck-and the Belle - A Mulga Novelette "Vagrant" : The love affairs of 'Dancing Tommy', coach-driver, poet, and whipper in in … [Continue reading]
The Drovers Wife – a short story by Henry Lawson
16/11/2019 By Leave a Comment
"The Drover's Wife" is a dramatic short story by the Australian writer Henry Lawson. It recounts the story of an outback woman left alone with her four children in an isolated hut. The story can be read in full here: The Drovers … [Continue reading]
Charles William Douglas and family – by Harry Firns
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The following family story is submitted by Harry Firns and was written by George Charles Douglas about his father Charles William Douglas. Born Inglewood 1871 died Adelaide 1916 My father Charles William Douglas married Annie May Bowen in 1900 … [Continue reading]
Two Soldier Brothers – by Marcia McIntyre
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The following is a guest post from the Family History of Marcia McIntyre Bert and Cyril Longmore were first cousins to my mother, Alice Mary Jones nee True. Although the Longmore family left Gundagai when Bert was only a small child and moved to … [Continue reading]
“The Challenge’ for the ‘Belle of Coolgardie’
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In the days of early Coolgardie it was often the case that when a disagreement occurred it was settled in the time honored way by bashing each other senseless. This was welcomed by the general population who were somewhat starved for entertainment. … [Continue reading]
