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In Old Paddington Cemetery

17/04/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

In Kalgoorlie’s north, away out in the scrub Where nobody’s shoulders you’re likely to rub On an old winding track one scarcely could see Well hidden by bush is an old cemetery. And those lonely old graves with headstones of white Would appear to be ghosts should you pass by at night. Here graves are […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, Poets Corner Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Gudarra, Paddington, Western Australia

Mrs Darcy’s Memoirs

17/04/2021 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

I was recently contacted by Graham Darcy who had just made a trip to Kalgoorlie where he wished to look up the location of his old home which was at 35 Brookman Street, Kalgoorlie. When Graham was born, the family lived in in Ardagh Ave Kalgoorlie. Then in 1946 they purchased a house at 35 […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

The Trail of the Bootless Toe – part 2

17/04/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Truth – Perth – 19 January 1930, page 6 The Trail of the Bootless Toe Led on to death. Part 1: But Tom Traine Followed Another Trail — that Into the Golden Future (continued from part 1) The temporary manager of Munkaderry Station, on his way to Eva Downs, noticed the trail of the ‘Bootless […]

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

Ripping Yarns and Tragic Tales – news 11th Apr 2021

10/04/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

This week we have a bit of a change in your weekly missive. I know that change is not always good, I dislike it myself, but I assure you that your usual stories will proceed after my few words each week. I’m writing this as something I have been meaning to do for a while, […]

Filed Under: About Outback Family History

The Strange Case of Frederick Smith

10/04/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

A telegraph was received at Cue from Burnakurra, stating that a trucker who was employed at the Wha GM at Errolls had been killed. It also stated that the body was buried at Errolls, and that no inquest was opened. The newspaper three days later reported – “In the circumstances, it will be necessary, in […]

Filed Under: People

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