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Andrew Barr – and impressive funeral

16/11/2024 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Coolgardie Miner 6 February 1911, page 3 DEATH OF ANDREW BARR AN IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL Few men in Coolgardie were better known and respected than Andrew Barr, and when the news was circulated early on Saturday that he had gone to his rest, many a kindly word of good feeling was uttered. We all knew him […]

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

Uncovering the Truth of Kate Cooper Bux –

02/11/2024 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

I was recently sent the following fascinating family story by Karen Hayes. Thanks to Karen and her aunts, Jude and Kath,  for her kind permission to share the story with you. She originally contacted me to ask for transcripts from the Kalgoorlie Hospital records for her Great Grandmother and her two children. These are the […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales, Towns and Places Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Lawlers, Leonora, Western Australia

“For Those Who Blazed The Track”

02/11/2024 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Coolgardie Pioneer Cemetery – 44 burials. “The Rev Thomas Trestrail writes to the Courier this week, complaining about the barbarous state of things existing at the Coolgardie cemetery. He asserts that bodies are thrown into shallow graves anyhow, and no proper record is kept of the burials. Foul odours are he says, commencing to arise […]

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

Two Brides for Two brothers – pioneer profile

26/10/2024 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Westralian Worker Perth – 26 Jun 1931 – Fremantle News and Views OBITUARY – GOLDFIELDS PIONEER PASSES Buried on Saturday afternoon, June 6, in the Fremantle Cemetery, Mr. Edward Currie, of Hickory Street, South Fremantle. The deceased was a well-known Goldfields identity, who participated in the hectic days of the roaring nineties on the WA […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, kalgoorlie cemetery, Western Australia

Coolgardie Pioneer Cemetery – a picturesque and pathetic ceremony

26/10/2024 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Kalgoorlie Western Argus 3 November 1903, page 19 UNVEILING THE PROSPECTORS MEMORIAL CROSS A picturesque and pathetic ceremony was seen at the unveiling of the pioneers’ memorial this day. In the early nineties, a small plot of ground was set apart as a cemetery. It is not more than a quarter of an acre and […]

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

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