Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
James Shaw was born in 1846 in Belfast Ireland, his father was Hugh Shaw, an engineer and his mother was Margaret, they married in Victoria. In 1864, at age 18yrs, James Shaw sailed to Auckland New Zealand where he started a contracting … [Continue reading]
The wedding of the daughter of the North Kalgurli mine, Annie Nutman, was celebrated in style. This photograph shows the wedding party at the home of the bride's parents and it looks like no expense was spared. The church where the wedding took place … [Continue reading]
Julie and Craig Gunn contacted me at the beginning of the year and told me about their planned visit to Bulong to remember their family's time there. Craig is the Great Grandson of Edward and Catherine Gunn, their son Joseph Henry was his … [Continue reading]
Cyclopedia of Western Australia 1912-1913 - edited by J.S. Battye STEPHEN BESTON J.P - merchant, and mayor of Boulder, was born near Launceston, Tasmania, on April 8, 1866, and is the son of the late Patrick Beston, a farmer of that place. He … [Continue reading]
Coolgardie Miner 10 October 1947, page 1 William Edward (Bill) Harney (1895-1962), author and bushman, was born on 18 April 1895 at Charters Towers, Queensland, the second of three children of English-born parents William Harney, miner, and his … [Continue reading]
