Comments on: Parker Range on the Yilgarn

By: Suzanne Watkins

Suzanne Watkins — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:46:02 +0000

In reply to Suzanne Watkins. And also my grandmother, lillian was married prior to a Swedish man called Karl or Carl Gustov Grant Hylengren. He passed and my grandfather Thomas took over raising her children. My mother Sadie was born in KEMH as my grandmother was classed as an old woman and then they returned to parkers range. I just wonder if there is any news as I believe he might have been employed here as per the census. Lillian did make a note that Thomas had made her a bigger house to live from the little one she had before

By: Suzanne Watkins

Suzanne Watkins — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:41:09 +0000

Hello, my grandfather, Thomas Ewing, was registed in the electoral role as being at parkers range with his wife, Lilian Ewing …just wondering if you know about him in any registrations etc. Anything would be great. Thankyou

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 05:35:13 +0000

In reply to Moya Sharp. Yes that baby David Christopher Ingraham is my grandfather born in May two months after his father died in York.

By: Moya Sharp

Moya Sharp — Tue, 28 May 2024 03:00:15 +0000

In reply to Michael Cheeseman.

Hi Michael I wonder if this is a story about your Sister kate: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/95536517?searchTerm=%22Sister%20Kate%22

By: Moya Sharp

Moya Sharp — Tue, 28 May 2024 02:54:44 +0000

In reply to Michael Cheeseman.

Hi Michael – Your Gt Grandmothers brother is buried in the Kalgoorlie cemetery as follows: OLDFIELD Reginald Oscar age 75 buried 15/07/1953, I can ask my friend to see if there is a headstone for him if you would like.Here is a link to his fineral notice – https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/256924236?searchTerm=oldfield.

By: Michael Cheeseman

Michael Cheeseman — Sun, 26 May 2024 09:42:44 +0000

Moya do you know anything of my Great grandmother Marcia Carter 1 of 11 “orphan” girls that came out with sister Jane and the better known subordinate Sister Kate of Parkerville homes circa 1903 arrived in Kalgoorlie to set up a school? Also my Great grandmother Lurline Cheeseman nee Oldfield’s younger brother Reginald Oldfield buried
at Kalgoorlie 1953. if he worked in the local mines prior to this c 1920’s onwards? how could I find him listed? Also my grandfather’s cousin Eva Bray nee Heath daughter of Hilda Oldfield, Her husband Jack Bray found a large nugget sort of shaped like the map of Australia c 1981 called the “Golden ??? All formerly of Doodlakine c 1893 last stop on railway from Northam before disembarking for the Goldfield’s. Doodlakine was also a stopping point for Cobb and Co style coaches horses exchange taking gold back to Perth and mentioned in Sydney newspaper as the place to go on the way to the Goldfields. my 2x Great grandfather James Oldfield formerly a ganger for the WA railways, He ran a livery stable and hired out horses, carts, sulky’s etc at Doodlakine during the 1890’s for those on their travels to the goldfield’s.

By: Moya Sharp

Moya Sharp — Tue, 14 May 2024 04:27:01 +0000

In reply to Debbie. Hi Debbie I see that Davids wife had another baby the same year her husband died in Fremantle in 1891, David Christopher, poor lady.

By: Robert Witt

Robert Witt — Wed, 01 May 2024 01:10:37 +0000

Thank you Moya for all your marvellous and Great history reading’s, I’ve a Question? Can you please find out the town name at the Golden Ridge gold mine, it appears the have been a reasonable size town by the amount of old remains,!! There has been a monument here but typical someone has stolen the brass plate from it,!!, regards Bob Witt

By: Debbie

Debbie — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 05:26:51 +0000

MOYA…do you know anything of David Ingraham who lived in Southern Cross with his wife Emma…daughter Amelia and son George from 1888-1891. He was a teamster and also opened a shop with RJ Wilson. Sadly David died in York march 1891 taking his family back to Fremantle. He was just 25 and he died of dysentery. He was my gt grandfather. Debbie Gibson