Coolgardie Pioneer 8 July 1896, page 15 ‘A Reverie’ A faithful mate of days gone by A friend of many a far off track, And yet you here neglected lie, Battered, old, and black. How oft before I brought you West, I’ve heard you sing and bubble: How oft you’ve shared each tramp and rest […]
David SEVERS – grave tales
This is a very early grave in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery. It is of a young man who died in the Kalgoorlie Hospital on the 21st July 1896. Unfortunately this is in the few months that I do not have the admission records, so I cant tell what he died from. The newspaper reports that eight […]
The Wilkie Bros – Courageous Speculators!
The following story was sent by Susan Stevenson nee (Wilkie). Wilkie Brothers History 1895 to 1910 Early in 1895 John, Adam and David Wilkie left for Western Australia after John had sold one Waitotara property in New Zealand and a boot shop to help finance the Coolgardie contract. John at the time owned 380 acres […]
The Gregson’s of Bonnivale – a family story
On the 11th Sep 1928, the ‘Rainbow Argus’ in Rainbow, Victoria, reported the death of John Watts Gregson. It said he was a highly respected resident of the town. He was born in Chepstone, Victoria, in 1871 and was the eldest son of Mrs Elizabeth Gregson nee LUMSDEN of Ararat, Victoria and Charles Gregson from […]
Where was Birrigrin – ghost towns
Latitude and Longitude – 27° 30′ 14” South , 119° 31′ 13” East Birrigrin is 120 km from Wiluna and is in the Black Range District near Sandstone. It was known in the early days as the ’50 Mile’ as it was about 50 miles from Nungarra. The main mining in the district is gold […]
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