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The Bush Undertaker by Henry Lawson

23/11/2019 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

In The Bush Undertaker by Henry Lawson we have the theme of isolation, connection, friendship, curiosity, happiness, survival and control. Taken from his ‘While the Billy Boils’ collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and after reading the story the reader realises that Lawson may be exploring the theme […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Undertaker

Mt Morgans Cemetery:

02/11/2019 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

I would like to show you the result of a project by Danelle Warnock and myself to upgrade the records and information on the people buried in the Mt Morgans Cemetery, Western Australia. The information presented here has been collected from various sources such as Burial Registers, Death Certificates, and newspapers. As always we welcome […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Mt Morgans

The Graves of Horseman’s Gully – grave tales

27/09/2019 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

WARNING:- Graphic content of grave remains that may upset some people. In 1995 Forsyth-Plutonic Gold Mining held the mining lease of an area that included burials at Horseman’s Gully near Darlot in the Murchison. Under mining law, it is prohibited to mine within 100 yards of a know burial site. This posed a problem for […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Darlot, Goldfields History, Horsemans Gully, Western Australia

Annie McCulloch – grave tales

07/09/2019 By Moya Sharp 5 Comments

The following grave is in the Presbyterian section of the Kalgoorlie Cemetery, grave number 3625. The surroundings are in poor condition, and all the tiles and immortelles are missing, but the headstone at least is intact. Three people from one family are buried here. First, a little girl, Annie Danella Muir Roy MCCULLOCH ‘Ella’, who […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

The Murder of May Wain – grave tales

31/08/2019 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

A Tragedy Recalled !!! The Six Mile Murder   –   by Clara Patton Crimes against women of any kind were very rare on the Goldfields of Western Australia. The prospecting community respected and valued women and welcomed their presence. It was therefor, a terrible shock to the community  when it was made known that […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, murder, Western Australia

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