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 […]
Mrs Darcy’s Memoirs
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 […]
The Trail of the Bootless Toe – part 2
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 […]
Ripping Yarns and Tragic Tales – news 11th Apr 2021
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, […]
The Strange Case of Frederick Smith
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 […]
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