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Duty Nobly Done: The Wartime Service of Matron Florence MacKenzie

29/08/2026 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Murchison Times and Day Dawn Gazette 24 January 1919, page 2 Death of Matron Mackenzie The news of the death of Matron Florence MacKenzie, at the Cue Hospital on Sunday night last, came as a shock to the residents of Cue and Day Dawn. Miss MacKenzie, who had only recently been appointed as matron at […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Cue, Goldfields History, Western Australia, WW1

The Teenage Bride and the Ageing Pastoralist

22/08/2026 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

We often think that family law matters didn’t go to court in the early days, but this unusual story shows that matters could still be most complicated and acrimonious: Leonora Miner, 6 August 1927, page 3 Wife of 39 years, Sues Husband of 82 years. A woman of 39 years, sad-eyed and patient, and a […]

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

The Importance of Being Frank –

25/07/2026 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

Bernard Joseph Frank was born in Nelson Lyell, New Zealand, in 1867. He was a miner and was the son of Jacob FRANK (Carpenter) and Mary HASLAM. He first went to Victoria and then on to the WA Goldfields in 1893, where he headed to Broad Arrow to seek his fortune. This was where his […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Western Australia, WW1

Mr Schumann – a man of enterprise!

18/07/2026 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

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 Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Day Dawn, Goldfields History, Gullewa, Western Australia

Coolgardie Cemetery Project –

25/06/2026 By Moya Sharp 6 Comments

COOLGARDIE CEMETERY UPDATE I’d like to share an update on my ongoing project to expand the biographies of those buried in the Coolgardie Cemetery. I recently realised that it is almost exactly a year since I began this enormous undertaking, and I’m pleased to say that I have now completed the biographies for burials from […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Western Australia

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