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Cornelius LYHANE – grave tales

20/03/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

W.A. Record  2 September 1905, page 11 Obituary. DEATH OF DR. LYHANE. The Irishmen— indeed the public generally — of Western Australia, will learn with profound regret of the death of Dr. Cornelius Lyhane, one of. the youngest, the most earnest, and the most talented of Ireland’s sons in all Australia. The late Dr Lyhane […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

The World Well Lost for Love –

13/03/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Bunbury Herald 5 June 1907, page 3 The Story of Bob and Jack  A PROSPECTOR’S SACRIFICE By R. M. Cochrane Every prospector knows the dreary tracts of the Mount Margaret goldfields of Western Australia, but few are acquainted with the unspeakable dreariness of the tracks beyond, leading to the McDonnell ranges. So far as the […]

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

When the Children Come Home – by Henry Lawson

13/03/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

On a lonely selection far out in the West An old woman works all the day without rest, And she croons, as she toils ‘neath the sky’s glassy dome, `Sure I’ll keep the ould place till the childer come home.’ She mends all the fences, she grubs, and she ploughs, She drives the old horse […]

Filed Under: Poets Corner Tagged With: Australian History

A Child of the Woodline – grave tales

13/03/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Some years ago I posted the following photograph of this sad little grave in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery. At the time I took the photograph I had no idea of the name of the child buried there. The fact that the child’s cot had been used as a grave surround, evokes all the sadness of a […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia, Woodline

The Rudwick – Bartle Wedding ❤

13/03/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Some time ago I wrote a blog post about a couple who were left waiting at the church. To illustrate the story I included a previously unknown local ‘Bride and Groom’. I was later contacted by OFH reader, Maureen Bartle, who said – “I really enjoy reading your stories on the blog, and was so […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

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