Over the last 18 months, one of my dedicated volunteers, David Senn, has been working on revising and researching the records we have on the Laverton Cemetery. The finished list is now on the website at Laverton Cemetery. (I say finished, but I really mean the best we can make it at the moment, no […]
Distressing Complications at the Yerilla Cemetery
150kms north of Kalgoorlie, in fairly lush pastoral country, lies Yerilla Station. A few kilometers from the homestead are the remains of the old Yerilla townsite and its early gold workings. It is relatively unheard of in regards to gold production but is renowned worldwide for its ‘Green Gold’ Chrysoprase, one of the most valuable […]
Ghastly Shooting in Leonora –
Sunday Times Perth – 20 March 1938, page 12 Two Dead – Leonora Tragedy 67-Year-Old Man Shoots Daughter-In-Law Mrs Stockton, the wife of the officer in charge of the Leonora water supply, was shot by her father-in-law, William ‘Bill’ Stockton, early today. Immediately afterward the 67year-old man walked inside the house and shot himself in […]
Yuin Reef Mine Cemetery –
Yuin Reef Mine Cemetery: 27°56’379″S 116°09’06.8″E Yuin Cemetery Yuin Cemetery also known as Yuin Station Cemetery situated in the Mid-West region of Western Australia. Yuin Station, the Yuin Reef Townsite, and Royal Standard Mine have historic and social significance for their role in the development of the Shire. The cemetery is now disused and the […]
Elsie Fletcher – a Boulder Girl
On the 13th of February 1903, Miss Elsie Evelyn Fletcher died at her parent’s home at 3 Brookman Street, Boulder. She was the eldest daughter of Edmund and Elsie Fletcher of Boulder. her father was a well-known butcher in Burt Street. It is not known what caused her death, she wasn’t admitted to the hospital. […]
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