Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
The following is a story submitted by one of the OFH readers, Julie Clift nee Renton, about her family and is published with her kind permission:- The Reynolds family was one of the early Pioneering families that arrived In the Goldfields in 1897 … [Continue reading]
Kambalda Pioneer Cemetery Beresford Rd, Kambalda L 31.204984 - L 121.650983 A recent post on Facebook about the suicide of an early miner who is buried in the Red Hill (Kambalda) Pioneer Cemetery raised a few comments so I thought it would be of … [Continue reading]
From the Kalgoorlie Miner 13th May 1905 MAN BLOWS HIS FACE AWAY Towards 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon a man named Henry Colley describing himself as a miner, residing at Red Hill (Former name of Kambalda), reported to the … [Continue reading]
I was recently kindly sent a copy of the book written by Terry Mann on the family history of the Cable family of Western Australia. I am sure that lots of you would have heard of the name before. Terry is to be commended on the thorough research she … [Continue reading]
Following on from the story on the annual Bricknells Picnic I came across this poem about the 'performance or lack of, in the Married Ladies Race'. The Sun 4 Oct 1908 Carrying Over Weight An After Dinner Sheffield From the Bricknell Bros … [Continue reading]
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