The discovery of gold that led in turn to Golden Valley, Southern Cross, Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie and Western Australia becoming a member of the Federation is a story seldom told. This is an extract from ‘Sand and Stone Vol 1’ by Kevin Moran as follows: – On Mujakine station, Mrs Jane Glass discovered a drowned […]
The Diggers New Year Song!
The Diggers new Year Song describes how a group of miners toiled without success until late in the Old Year and having at last struck gold were determined that all around them would join in celebrating the advent of the New Year and the good luck they were sure lay ahead:- Come pass the glasses […]
Boulder Cemetery online records !!!
A few days ago I uploaded the first section of the Boulder Cemetery. The ‘Pioneer’ Cemetery has been on the site for several years but this is the first time that the current cemetery lists have been online. First section was A to B and the second section was C to D @ www.outbackfamilyhistory.com.au […]
Playing Hookey !!! A very serious game.
‘Playing Hooky’, many of you, myself included, may think this means by definition:- To be absent from school with out permission or excuse. However if you were a drinker in the 1930’s in Kalgoorlie Boulder you probably would remember a quite different game. I first heard of this game when an ‘Outback Family History’ reader, […]
Thomas RYAN – The King of Meekatharra
Earlier in the year I was contacted by Sue Hartley who is the Great Grandaughter of Thomas Ryan and his wife, Henrietta Ryan nee Kane. Their third child, Mary Daisy Ryan, known as Dais, was her grandmother. Meekatharra Ryan” or the King of Meekatharra as Tom was known, did much to build the town amenities […]
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