For anyone who has been following my blog for a while, they will know that I am a huge fan of the books of Arthur Upfield. He wrote many wonderful fictional books which are based on the Australian outback. Some stories, like the one that follows, are about his own experiences. His stories are all […]
The Townsends at Bulong – grave tales
James Townsend, born in 1865 in Tasmania, the son of James and Mary Townsend. Married to Mary Lillias McPhail in 1886 in Victoria. They had six children, the last three born in Bulong WA. The family arrived in Bulong c 1900. There are two Townsend graves in the Bulong Cemetery. Pearl, the last child of […]
Marriage of a Medium
The Sun – Kalgoorlie – 30 May 1909, page 9 MARRIAGE OF A MEDIUM. Madam’s Third Dip in the Matrimonial Bag No 3 – Thirty-Eight Years Her Junior No Cake — No Cards— No Spooks “I’ve known Dick for just two and a half years, and it’s purely a love match, let me tell you” […]
Death of a Bushman
We have another excellent poem by Ray Jackson – This is what he tells me about it- In 1897 both of my Great Grandfathers on my mother’s side, brought their families to Kalgoorlie to live. George Nankiville came from Berrima in NSW with his wife Sarah and my Grandmother Myra and her brothers. Andrew Bruce […]
The Death of ‘Dutch’ Clark – grave tales
Cecil Bryce (Brice) ‘Dutch’ Clark was born on 19 August 1898 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to William James Clark and Mary Jane nee Girling who were both from Berkshire in England. He was the youngest of seven children. At the age of 18yrs, in April of 1916, he joined the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Forces. He […]
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