Back in 1997, I was in correspondence with Lenore O’Neill who is a relative of the Casey family. She holds a copy of the Miners Right shown below and has recorded what was written on the back. It said: “This Miners Right was presented to his worship the Mayor of Kalgoorlie, Mr L A Alman, […]
The Abandoned Mine –
Western Mail Perth – 18 August 1949, page 15 The Abandoned Mine Gaunt, against a lowering sky, With steely fingers interlaced, and capped with a motionless wheel,The poppet head looks down upon its lesser satellites, clustered ‘neath its towering heights. A huddled group of sheds and stores, with staring windows, broken doors. Deserted cage and […]
The Little Man who Strangled his Mate
Sunday Times Perth – 5 September 1943, page 4 The Little Man Who Strangled His Mate In the days when the deep leads attracted thousands to Kanowna, Moore was among the adventurous gold-seekers. In the hurly-burly of the boom days of Kanowna, when thousands rushed from all parts of Australia to what afterwards became the […]
The Bermingham’s – a pioneering family
The Bermingham Family by Pat Callahan Eastern Australia was experiencing a depression in the 1890s. At the end of 1894 when he was nineteen, James Bermingham or Jas as he was called, sailed for Fremantle in Western Australia. After settling in and slowly getting his gear together, Jas and a mate took the train to […]
Sandstone Cemetery – the heart of the Murchison
Although the list of burials at the Sandstone Cemetery has been on the Outback Family History website for some years it needed some research to bring the information up to date and to add in extra research, so dull to read just a list of names and dates. One of my wonderful volunteers agreed to […]
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