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New Book Review – Shooting Through by Katrina Kittel

15/01/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Shooting Through: Campo 106 escaped POWs after the Italian armistice by Katrina Kittel The stories of WW2 prisoner of war (POW) escapers from a cluster of rice farms in Italy known then as Campo 106 include Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians from all states. West Australians who enlisted into the 2/28th and 2/32nd Battalions, as well […]

Filed Under: Books, People Tagged With: Australian History, WW2

Employees on Tramways – 1908 to 1960

08/01/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The Kalgoorlie Electric Tramway Co was started in 1908. The following is an example of the employment record of three of 517 men (no women are listed) employed by the K.E.T. These original documents were copied by me with the kind permission of Trans Goldfields. There are five pages missing however, which is unfortunate. Some […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Trams, Western Australia

Gus Thorn – pioneer profile

08/01/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

AUGUSTUS LOFTUS ‘GUS’ THORN by Lyn Beard The death of Augustus Loftus ‘Gus’ THORN does not appear to have been registered and the burial did not show up on any of the usual resources for graves. The only record of his death in 1932 seems to be this small article in The Goldfields Observer of […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Western Australia, Widgemooltha

Michael Henry McAppion – grave tales

01/01/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

MCAPPION Michael Henry — was aged 29yrs when he died on the 26 Aug 1920, at the Leonora Hospital. His occupation was given as a Labourer. The cause of death was Morbus Cordis, Chronic Nephritis & Heart Failure. He was the second son of Robert Michael ‘Mick’ MCAPPION (Labourer) and Caroline nee PALMER. He was born […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Leonora, Western Australia

Mr Schumann – a man of enterprise

01/01/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Margaret Hartley’s ancestors had a long and varied history in the Murchison district of Western Australia. She has very kindly sent me the following photographs and details of the Schumann family. GULLEWA  GOLDFIELDS –  The W A Record 27th Feb 189 Gullewa Goldfield is situated N.E. from Mingenew 80 miles, and east of Wurarga on […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Cue, Goldfields History, Gullewa, Western Australia

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