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James Joseph Niland – grave tales

16/04/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

James Joseph NILAND was born in Tubbercurry Ireland. a machine miner at the Lake View and Star GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder. James married Margaret Ellen MURPHY  in Fremantle WA on 2nd September 1895. Margaret was born in Marble Bar, Ireland. The family moved to Kanowna where their first child Catherine was born and then on to Boulder […]

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Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, kalgoorlie cemetery, Western Australia

Yuin Reef Mine Cemetery –

09/04/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Yuin Reef Mine Cemetery: 27°56’379″S 116°09’06.8″E Yuin Cemetery Yuin Cemetery also known as Yuin Station Cemetery situated in the Mid-West region of Western Australia. Yuin Station, the Yuin Reef Townsite, and Royal Standard Mine have historic and social significance for their role in the development of the Shire. The cemetery is now disused and the […]

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When the Law came to Niagara –

09/04/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Smith’s Weekly 26 November 1927 by John Drayton How “Justice” was served out on the Goldfields. Niagara was one of the little towns worth a column in the W.A. Post Office Directory of 1899 following Bob Menzie’s strike in September 1894. The town’s life was short, but while it was alive, it ‘LIVED’. Menzies find […]

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Joseph Henry Pellew – grave tales

09/04/2022 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Joseph Henry Pellew died on 19th November 1904 aged 50yrs at his home at 14 MacDonald Street, Kalgoorlie. J H Pellew was the founder of the popular stores named after him in Kalgoorlie, Coolgardie, Menzies, and Fremantle. Joseph was born on the 12th of April 1854 in Magill, Adelaide South Australia, and was the son […]

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Call the Midwife –

09/04/2022 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

First Register of Midwives on the Goldfields of Western Australia In the early days of Goldfield’s, pregnancy and birth were a dangerous time for both mother and baby. Most often women would rely on the help of other women in the area, if indeed there were any. Others may have had to have the assistance […]

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