John Avery – grave tales

John Avery, beloved father of Emily Maltman, died on the 8th February 1904 at Boulder City. John Avery was born in Gunnislake Cornwall England and was the son of Nathaniel and Maria nee BROAD. He was married to Elizabeth Jane WADGE. he was a miner. Kalgoorlie Miner Saturday 13 February 1904, page 4 DEATH. MALTMAN.— […]

William Hilton Edwards – grave tales

William Hilton EDWARDS Born at Maryborough Victoria (17th June 1880) who departed this life 25th September 1928 Aged 48 years Erected by his sisters and brothers

Boulder Cemetery – a long time coming

GREAT NEWS!!!! The current Boulder Cemetery is now available in full on the Outback Family History website as of today. Up until now it has only had a partial list, but thanks to Danelle Warnock, who has been editing and adding to the data for some time now, it is now online. It wouldn’t have […]

Called Home to Jesus – grave tales

On the 6th November 1911 little Dorothea Ruby Olive WRAIGH, age 9yrs, passed away in the Infectious Disease Hospital in Kalgoorlie. Exactly a week later her little brother Alwyn George WRAIGHT, aged 7mth, also died. They are buried together in the Boulder Cemetery. Dorothea was born in Coolgardie on the 20th Nov 1902 to George […]

A Church a Long Way From Home

I recently received a very unusual email as follows:- Gnowangerup has a bit of Boulder History in the form of a Church, Presbyterian/Methodist/Uniting.  In 1922 this church was dismantled in Boulder, transported and re-erected here in Gnowangerup.  About 2 years ago the Church was decommissioned and sold which included a large block of land, it is now […]