Mary Eliza Dirksey WITTENOOM was born in Perth WA on the 8th of October 1839, She was the oldest daughter of John Burdett WITTENOOM and Mary Watson HELMS who were both born in England. Mary married Kenneth BROWN in 1859 in Perth WA and had their first child, Blanche Mary Eliza BROWN on 24th June […]
Francis Patrick Joseph Moran – pioneer profile
The following story has been very kindly shared with us by Philip Moran, Grandson of Frank Moran, and with permission from the Moran family: Francis Patrick Joseph Moran a Life in Summary Francis ‘Frank’ Patrick Joseph MORAN was born on 18 December 1879. He was the son of Francis and Bridget Moran (Marron). He married […]
Cecil Thomas Collins – grave tales
Cecil Thomas Collins was born in York WA on 17th November 1900 and died on the 6th October 1968 aged 64yrs and is buried in the Methodist section of the Kalgoorlie Cemetery in Grave 13637. Cecil was the third son of William Thomas James Collins and Elda Ellen nee Reynolds of York WA. He married […]
Arthur King or Theo Herchler – grave tales
Arthur KING – real name Theodore HERCHLER Born in Germany in September 1859. As a young man Arthur was a student of the Conservatoire of Music where he graduated with honours. He then started working with Gilbert and Sullivan, Doyle Carte in England as a repetiteur or rehearsal pianist. On the 22nd October 1890, he […]
Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales – 26th September 2021
I hope that you have had a good week and thank you to everyone who responded with your comments from last week. If I haven’t yet replied to you, I promise that I will do so. You will see this week we have another excerpt from Chris Clark’s research into the ‘Lasseters Lost Gold’ saga. […]
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