I hope that everyone s enjoying the same glorious weather that we are having this Sunday (or even Saturday or Monday depending on where you are in the world). It is sunny but cold, my perfect kind of day. My husband however is rugged up to the nines and complaining loudly. (: Unfortunately, no progress […]
Simon Rose Fraser – grave tales
I was recently contacted by my friend and grave photographer extraordinaire, Danielle Warnock, about a query she had received from Duncan Fraser, about the grave of Simon Rose Fraser, his Great Uncle, buried in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery. He asked if she could take some photos of the grave for him and his family. Duncan said: […]
Uncle Jack – a tree to remember him
I was recently contacted by Jeannine Nolan who has very kindly allowed me to tell the story of her Great Uncle Jack. She came to get in touch through a story I did last year about John Hindhaugh. There may be a family connection as Emily Marion Hindhaugh married Ezra Chappel, Jack’s uncle. Sadly Emily […]
Turning the Sod
The Mirror – Perth 28 August 1937, page 23 Kalgoorlie Brewery’s Record of Progress, Maker of Big K Ale and Stout & Hannan Lager Only one of the 19 breweries once trading on the Goldfields has survived. That is the Kalgoorlie Brewery, and its record is one of continued progress. Three big factors in the […]
Ripping Yarns and Tragic Tales – 25th April 2021
How has your week been, some of you I know are again in lockdown if you are in Western Australia, but where ever you are in the world I hope that all is well with you. This weekend was supposed to be three days of moving the contents of my already packed office, plus lots […]
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