Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
Matilda Mary Devine, an infamous Sydney crime figure known as 'Tilly Devine', portrayed in the TV series Underbelly, had links to Kalgoorlie Boulder after being arrested and jailed on the Goldfields. Matilda ‘Tilly” Devine, was born in England in … [Continue reading]
Back in 1998, I was in correspondence with a lady, Joanne Shumak, who I was assisting to look into the family history of her uncle, William Basham Cutmore, who, if not for a slip of fate, may be a name as familiar to the Goldfields as his famous mate … [Continue reading]
The below elaborate memorial to a mother and daughter who died not long apart has stood the test of time. As you will see in the second photograph taken 107 years later it remains much the same. It is surprising that often a grave made with the same … [Continue reading]
THE LEGEND OF C.Y. O’CONNOR … and his golden pipeline by John Terrell The following was a well-deserved Blue Ribbon winner by John Terrell at the Kununurra Agricultural Society’s annual show in July 2024 in the category of - Poetry and Prose - Yarn … [Continue reading]
Michael TOBIN died on the 7th of April 1907 aged 33 years at Wadda Waddah Well or No 40 Well on the newly proposed stock route from the Kimberly called the Canning Stock Route. He was buried on a sandy ridge 250 metres from well No 40. … [Continue reading]
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