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When the Marvel Loch Mine Fell In –

17/05/2015 By Moya Sharp 4 Comments

Back Row From left- Mick OBrien, Inspector Crabb, Frank Mazza, in front T Williams manager of the Marvel Loch Mine.

22nd April 1959 – Australia was shocked by the news that two men had lost their lives 500ft down a Broken Hill Mine. At the same time, the name of Mazza appeared in the obituary notices of the local press. Probably, it bore little significance to any but sorrowing friends and relatives, for few could […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Family History, Frank Mazza, Goldfields History, Marvel Loch, Western Australia

Harry ‘Tambo’ Taylor – Stockman of the Never Never

14/05/2015 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

Harry 'Tambo' Taylor 1947

On the 19th May 1924, Harry ‘Tambo ’Taylor applied to receive the old-age pension having reached the age of 65 years. His application was refused as he couldn’t show proof of his age. Harry was born to an Aboriginal mother and an Irish father on the Glenalvon Station, NSW, in 1859. He had his mother’s […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Family History, Goldfields History, Harry Tambo Taylor, Leonora, Western Australia

International Nurses Day – Nurse Mary Mulder

12/05/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Nurse Mulder 1895

The 12th May is International Nurses Day. I would like to remember Nurse Mary Mulder. This photograph was taken in Kalgoorlie on the 18th March 1895 Portrait of Nurse Mary Mulder in early outdoor uniform..  Listed under the Health Act 1911 Mid wives Registration Board (Publication:-  Victoria Hobbs “But Westward Look” (Nursing in WA 1829-1979) […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Goldfields History, Nurses

A Very Pretty Wedding – James Faull & Annie Nutman

29/04/2015 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Nutmann and Faull Wedding 1902

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 was St Michael and All Angels, Brownhill. The ceremony must have […]

Filed Under: Church, People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Brown Hill, Family History, Faull, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder

Anzac Service – St George’s Church Boulder

25/04/2015 By Moya Sharp 8 Comments

This photograph shows the St George’s Presbyterian Church in Moran Street, Boulder, ready for the Anzac Service on the 26th April 1931. On the far right, you will see the Honour Board displayed, which is today in the keeping of the Goldfields War Museum. It has the names of 114 servicemen and members of the […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, Soldiers Story Tagged With: Australian History, Boulder Cemetery, Church, Goldfields History, Western Australia, WW1

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