As Mark Twain so famously said, “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated!”
I had quite a shock yesterday when a lovely lady I correspond with regularly sent a message saying she had heard that I had passed away. As you can see, this is not the case.
On the 3rd of November I became very unwell, very quickly, and ended up needing major emergency surgery. I’ve only just come home from the hospital and now attend daily as an outpatient. Recovery will take some time, but all is on track and I’m being well looked after.
I should have put up a note sooner to explain my sudden silence and the lack of my usual stories and posts. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding.
I hope you can bear with me a little longer—once my brain catches up with my recovery, I’ll be back to the websites and sharing more Goldfields tales again.
Moya Sharp
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Great you are still above ground. Keep up the great work you do
Hope you get well soon. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Gosh Moya that was an awful shock for you. I hope you’re recovering well. I have always been amazed that you produce an email each week. It’s a lot of work that you put into this weekly group of stories.
Take your time. We will just have to be patient. Please only return if and when you are up to it.
Take care
Jennifer
Wishing you a hasty recovery Moya. 💐
Gail
Pleased to hear you are on the way to a full recover Moya. Yes, I have missed your stories of days gone by.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Moya!
Best regards from Italy
Thanks for the update Moya.
Ohhh!!!- all the best for positive news and a timely recovery
Wising you all the very best Moya in your recovery.
Get well soon. We miss you and your interesting stories.
Get well soon Moya 😇💯❤️
Wishing you a speedy recovery and take all the time you need to heal.
Wishing you all the best for a speedy and uncomplicated recovery.
You might be interested to know I recently published a family memoir for the Goldberg family that features Mt Magnet c1907. Leon Goldberg had a produce market opposite the railway station. The Goldbergs were at East Murchison before this and relocated to Geraldton in December 1909, where Leon opened the Esplanade Hostel and Glideaway Skating Rink. Leon Goldberg was elected as a Councillor for the West Ward, Municipality of Geraldton in May 1911.
Here’s to a speedy recovery as what would life be without your hard work for us? Stay safe Moya.
Health is so important, take the time you need and recover, many fruitful years ahead yet I trust, love and light from Willagee WA
Commiserations, Moya. BTDT earlier this year myself, and having one’s apple-cart upended suddenly and drastically is no fun, and it takes a while to re-adjust. Hope your recovery proceeds as required and expected, and you return to where you’d like to be without too much time and hassle. All the best!
You look much younger in the hospital photo. Get well and stay well please.
Moya, So glad to hear your surgery went well. Wishing you a fast and easy recovery.
So sorry to hear this Moya!
Best Wishes for a speedy and complete recovery.
Take Care.😇😊💐
Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Moya
Takes time to Recover, one day one step, Slowly return to Hitting the Floor Running, for now rest Up, Drink Water, Feet Up.Cheers Roselyn.
Sorry to hear that you were unwell Moya. It would have been quite a shock for you to go down hill so suddenly. Pleased that you are on the road to recovery. Get yourself fully fit before you resume your lovely tales. Take care.
Hope your recovery is a speedy one, though these things don’t happen overnight, and you bounce back as good as new, miss your articles on our social history. 💗
Thinking of you and wishing you a quick and complete recovery.
Hi Moya, Congratulations on your recovery progress so far which I know also takes some effort from ones self. Also take some time to rest in the process. In due course when you are fully recovered I look forward to more of your interesting stories.
Wishing you a speedy recovery, Moira.
Best wishes for your recovery Moya. You were missed!
Best wishes for a speedy, complete recovery…… don’t rush!
A get well soon wish from Wales, Moya. I’ve missed your excellent stories
Hope you feel better soon Moya. Much love and best wishes. ❤️
Hi Moya, I had noticed your posts had gone and presumed you were having a little bit of a pre Christmas break …. hope the recovery is progressing as you expect and that you are back to the keyboard and researching as soon as you want. The goldfields history needs you. All the best.
Hi Moya,
I certainly hope your recovery is going well and you will be back to you to doing what you enjoy. I had noticed there hasn’t been any post but thought you may have been having a holiday. I received one of those phone calls when a lady rang me and said your alive (name) told me she had red your death notice in the paper. with love and wishing you the best.
All the best Moya.. i only just read your post, so hope you’ve made more progress back to good health.
Yindyamarra
Gavin
Glad you are in the road to recovery. You can not rush the healing qualities of time, so hopefully the new year will see you back to your usual self. Miss your posts , especially as I live O/seas, but am glad you will be back with us when the time is right. Your efforts to correlate & record this aspect of WA’s history is invaluable.
Hi Moya ,Thank you for your interesting stories, I love reading them. I hope you are feeling better. Merry Christmas and all tje best for new Year.
Suzanne
Hi Moya
I was wondering if F/b had cut me from your very interesting site.
Sorry to hear of your ill health, but great to hear you are recovering.
Take your time to recover, we will all still be here when you are recovered enough to continue with your stories.
Meanwhile rest and recover, wishing you a great Christmas and may 2026 be a great year for all of us!
Kind Regards
Jude
Hi Moya, Hope you are on the mend and are feeling better.
When you are back on deck, there are two typos in “The History of the Goldfields Cycle Express”. Two dates 1984 should be 1894.
All the best,
Gary
All fixed now, Thanks Gary
Hello Moya,
Wishing you Good Health & happiness for ’26, missed your weekend “sit & read” exploits you so diligently deliver.
Sent you a 2026 get-me-up medicine pack via paypal
kind regards
Grangesand SA