In The Future Oh what will the bush bards sing in time When the digging days are done? When the roaring times have been sung in rhymes The yarns of the past all spun? When there’s no new field to rush and work And never a camp fire gleams When the stampers roar can be […]
The Healthy Ways of the Goldfields by Amanda Lovitt
Dr Edward Willis Way was born in England on 6th October 1846. He travelled to South Australia with his family as a small child, arriving 14th November 1850. Dr E Willis Way as he was common referred to, studied at both Guys’ Hospital London and the University of Edinburgh. He was involved in a Royal […]
Hyland’s Circus by Lyn Beard
Lyn Beard “Courtesy of Mandurah Family History Society Newsletter, October 2020″. Hyland’s Circus I wonder how many researchers can actually say they have found an ancestor who ran away to join the circus. Well, I am not one with such adventurous folk in my family but in the course of my research for Outback Grave […]
James and Amelia Saunders – grave tales
One of the many impressive memorials in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery is of the grave of James and Amelia SAUNDERS. Grave 5262 in the Anglican section. This is part of their story. James Archibald SAUNDERS was born Malmsbury, Victoria 29 June 1873 to James and Catherine (nee Williams) Saunders. He married Amelia Elizabeth FLEXMORE in Boulder, […]
Robbery Under Arms by John Marshall
Robbery Under Arms on the Coolgardie Road In the early days of the Goldfields the escort used to leave Coolgardie every week with parcels of gold varying from £5000 to £50,000 in value. It was a common remark to hear passed by the diggers, who usually gathered to watch the gold being taken out of […]
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