Australia’s Longest Overland Mail from Meekatharra to Marble Bar. Western Australia. a distance of 1211 miles for the round trip. by John K Ewers – February 1935 Mundiwindi, Murramunda, Bald Hill, Noreena Downs. Nullagine — the very names are redolent of that other Australia which so few people know and which is the most vital […]
A Sequel to ‘The Child of the Woodline”
You may remember some time ago that I shared with you this story of a little grave surrounded by the baby’s own cot as a memorial. This story, which I have re-posted twice as it has been so popular has produced the most wonderful outcome. There have been many times where families have been reunited […]
Childe Harold – a ship, a horse or a poem ???
We now have a new town on the Outback Family History website: Childe Harold is on the Mt Weld Station, 22kms south of Laverton, Western Australia. Have you ever come across the name of a town that is so unusual you want to find out where the name came from? Many years ago I heard of […]
Donkey Power:
In the 1860’s donkeys were first brought to Australia as pack animals to replace horses that had succumbed to native poisonous plants. Now numbering 5 million, they have been declared a pest, owing to their damage to vegetation and erosion of soil. As you can see from the following photographs the number of donkeys to […]
Ripping Yarns and Tragic Tales – 20th June 2021
Hi Everyone Well this week I have made it official at last by having a cover designed for me by Design Sense for an upcoming publication which is going to be ‘The Best of Ripping Yarns and Tragic Tales’ There are over 1200 stories on the Outback Family History Blog at the moment so enough […]
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