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When East Meets West by N E Gledhill

08/06/2024 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Another ‘Ripping Yarn’ from the pen of N E Gledhill, kindly shared by his Great Nephew Allen Gledhill with thanks: When East Meets West (By N.  E.  Gledhill) You wonder how he came to be there; but I’ll tell you. There are brave men in this world who will face anything but themselves. Rio, Danilova, […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Western Australia

Blanche Habgood – a station grave

08/06/2024 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

A Story sent to me by Jennifer Sherwood as told to her by Lorraine Rieck, published with Lorraine’s kind permission. It is about Blanche Habgood who died in the Peak Hill district of the Murchison of Western Australia. The reason for this story is the memory of running around Blanche’s grave as a child and […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Peak Hill, Stations, Western Australia

The Painting in the Pub –

01/06/2024 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

West Australian 12 July 1952, page 14 A Curtain Raiser for the Golden Nineties by Freda Vines One of our truly indigenous works of art, “Bayley’s Luck” painted by Gerald Walsh in 1899, hangs in the carefree atmosphere of a goldfields pub. The hotel is the Fimiston, one of the only two remaining hotels of […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Hotels, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

James Patrick ‘Patsy’ Hallahan – death of a pioneer

01/06/2024 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Kalgoorlie Miner 18 May 1946, page 1 The COLOURFUL CAREER of the Late Mr. J P. Hallahan Well-Known Goldfields Identity The death occurred a few days ago in Perth at the age of 92, of Mr. James Patrick Hallahan, formerly well-known on the Goldfields. The following account of his career has been contributed by Mr. […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia, WW1

The Dance Family of Yarri

01/06/2024 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The history of the ‘Dance’ family has been extensively researched, this small section covers the family during their time in Yarri in Western Australia. They are fortunate indeed to have so many wonderful family photos. They are reproduced here with thanks to the Ridgers Family. In the early days, the Dances had a spring cart […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Western Australia, Yarri

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