The comment ‘not another Lionel’ is a long-standing joke, between a good friend of mine and fellow historian, Graeme Sisson, who was the Archivist of the Police Historical Soc of WA at the time. It came to refer to any research inquiry that we were working on that was more than a little complicated and […]
Ernest Giles – grave tales
The Australian explorer Ernest Giles (1835-1897) was the first man to cross the desert wilderness between central and western Australia both ways. The Australian explorer Ernest Giles (1835-1897) was the first man to cross the desert wilderness between central and western Australia both ways. Ernest Giles was born in Bristol, England, on July 20, 1835, […]
Patrick Logan – grave tales
There is a mystery surrounding the above grave at Bulong, from some 25 years ago. Around this time, I was contacted by my friend, Mike Logan, who was the Gt Grandson of Patrick Logan. He had made the trip to the Goldfields to visit the grave of his relative in the Bulong cemetery. He also […]
All the little Children – Bulong Cemetery
BEDWELL unnamed male child, d 1898, Bulong, Father:- Isaac BEDWELL, Occ:-Miner, Mother:- Margaret Helen MILLER, Buried in the Bulong Cemetery. BEDWELL unnamed male child, d 28 Apr 1899, Margaret Street, Bulong, Father:- Isaac BEDWELL, Occ:-Miner, Mother:- Margaret Helen MILLER, Buried in the Bulong Cemetery. BRYANT Charles, d 30 Aug 1900, Archer Street, Bulong, Infant 7 […]
Pioneer Cemetery Southern Cross -grave tales
Many country towns have more than one cemetery. The reason for this is usually that the original spot chosen became too close to the residential areas, or perhaps the ground proved too hard, or maybe it was too far away from town. The site of the Southern Cross Pioneer cemetery will have been seen by […]
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