The “C” Company, 28th Infantry Battalion was made up of mostly WA Goldfields lads and other young country men, their willingness to enlist and defend our shores was a true trademark of their courage, commitment, strong mateship and not wanting to miss out on a serious fight, as well, take the army weekly pay too! […]
Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales –
My apologies for the lack of ‘Sunday Stories’ last week. All has now been fixed and hopefully will be working ok again. Im always fixing things here and there on the sites, repairing broken links, etc. If you do find any errors on any of the website pages either the blog or the Outback […]
Arthur Granville Adam – pioneer profile
ARTHUR GRANVILLE ADAM by Roger Bee Judging from his life history, Arthur Granville Adam, my grandfather, must have been quite a character. He was born on 11 January 1855 in Gorey parish, Wexford, Ireland, although his father was Scottish. The son of William Adam and Amelia ‘Emily’ Helen ROBERTSON. At various times he was a […]
Distressing Complications at the Yerilla Cemetery
150kms north of Kalgoorlie, in fairly lush pastoral country, lies Yerilla Station. A few kilometers from the homestead are the remains of the old Yerilla townsite and its early gold workings. It is relatively unheard of in regards to gold production but is renowned worldwide for its ‘Green Gold’ Chrysoprase, one of the most valuable […]
Rediscovery of Hunt’s Historic Slate Well
Rediscovery of Hunt’s Historic Slate Well – by Eric Hancock The historic Hunt’s Slate Well which has been lost for over 100 years was uncovered on Tuesday 24th May 2022. This well was the most easterly of a series of wells created by the party of Charles Cooke Hunt in 1865. The site has huge […]
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