Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
Northam Courier - 2 Dec 1910, page 6 UNLUCKY JIM Thus he spoke, in tones lugubrious, “Life is but an empty dream” And its joys are just as fleeting, As projections on a screen. Nought remains but plenty trouble, Disappointments, quite a … [Continue reading]
In the early days of Coolgardie, there was no provision for holding prisoners pending their appearance in court, so Corporal McCarthy chopped a four-foot log from a three-foot thick trunk of a blown down salmon gum to which they were chained by a … [Continue reading]
Found by John Pritchard during his research into those buried in the Cue Cemetery - Murchison Times and Day Dawn Gazette 6 April 1895, page 2 DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN PROSPECTOR. Leonard Elvey's Last Trip Throughout West Australia, or wherever … [Continue reading]
Margaret Morgan nee McGree was born in Bowden, South Australia on 18th September 1867. She was the daughter of Patrick McGree and Elizabeth Dunne. She was the fifth child of Patrick and Elizabeth who had in total of 14 children. In 1892 … [Continue reading]
The Biggest Scamp in the Camp by A G 'Smiler' Hales The rough log shanty was flooded with warm red light, the bark still clung to the unhewn cedar trunks out of which the hut was built, the floor, though scrupulously clean, was of clay and the … [Continue reading]
