Ripping Yarns and Tragic Tales – Miners

Over the last few years, I have checked to see which ‘Miner’ stories had been most viewed. Here is a list of the most popular stories on the Outback Family History Blog. Feel free to share the stories and remember! all stories on the OFH blog may be copied and shared (just give OFH a credit).

If you have a ‘Goldfields’ business or group, maybe it would improve your social media content to add in some of the OFH stories. There are nearly 900 stories on the blog at this moment, so there will sure to be a story that will fit your page or web site at any given time.

Employees of the Lake View and Star, Kalgoorlie Boulder – 1904

From  – www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com

Burned in effigy – the McCann Hoax

https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/2018/10/14/burned-in-effigy-the-mccann-hoax/

Tragedy at the Bohemia

https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/2015/08/04/tragedy-at-the-bohemia-mine-marvel-loch/

Who was George Dainty???

https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/2018/06/17/who-was-george-dainty/?fbclid=IwAR1o0v70LS26MPvnfuvbX23JxlShpwtQ3POBzcVDGLagQRgZMi-j1VSSxxQ

Tragedy and Bravery on the Black Range!

https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/2014/12/27/tragedy-bravery-black-range/

What is a Tributer ???

https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/2016/10/20/what-is-a-tributer/

A Case of Mistaken Identity –

https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/2017/02/04/case-mistaken-identity/

Sam Pearce- an extraordinary miner

https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/2018/03/10/sam-pearce-an-extraordinary-miner/

The Worst Accident in the history of Australian Gold Mining and The Nicholas Family

https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/2017/12/15/worst-accident-history-australian-gold-mining-nicholas-family/

The Great Boulder Disaster:

https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/2019/05/25/the-great-boulder-disaster/

An Eerie Premonition – Michael Madden

https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/2017/01/10/eerie-premonition-michael-madden/

Dead Mens Gold

https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/2016/12/03/dead-mens-gold/

Telescopic drill working in roof of stope 3,300ft Ivanhoe Gold Mine, Boulder, February 1931

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Moya Sharp

Owner at Outback Family History

My name is Moya Sharp, I live in Kalgoorlie Western Australia and have worked most of my adult life in the history/museum industry. I have been passionate about history for as long as I can remember and in particular the history of my adopted home the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Through my website I am committed to providing as many records and photographs free to any one who is interested in the family and local history of the region.

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