Kalgoorlie Cemetery gates, first photo taken today and the second c 1950, which do you prefer???
“The Steward and his wife” – a family story
The photographs in this story were kindly supplied by Catherine and George’s Granddaughter, Jan Hale. This photo shows Kate Davis in a nurse uniform outside her private hospital in either 1898 or 1899. The occasion was Jan’s mother Dorothy’s, 4th or 5th birthday. She is the little dark-haired girl in the front row, 4th from […]
His Quest – a verse
His Quest. by Dryblower Murphy 1926 It was out beyond the Bulong track we met him swagging in, He was middle-aged and ginger, haggard-eyed and famine-thin; And while he munched some damper and a pannikin of tea, He asked us if we thought he’d catch the Perth express at three. There was not a watch […]
A Boulder Girl – Hazel Jeffries
I have just been sent these amazing photograph which I would like to share with you. They are produced with the kind permission of Bev Love who is the daughter in law of Hazel Love nee Jeffries:- 1926 Boulder Central Hazel Jeffries (Love) first row behind reclining boys. Third in from the right with a […]
Lennonville – Snapshot
Daily News, 23 July 1953, page 5 – By road, 361 miles north-north-east from Perth is Lennonville. A tourist guide book 50 years ago would have described it as a population of 3000, seven hotels, two banks, two jewellers, an up-to-date town, a mining centre, all connected by rail. It’s still Lennonville; the idle railway […]
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