Sunday Times – Perth – Sunday 19 January 1941, page 8 The Donors Of Famous Nugget: Mrs. Lynch (left), the first woman to he married at Coolgardie, and her sister, Mrs. Airey (right) and inset the brooch on which is mounted the original nugget of gold found by Paddy Hannan at Kalgoorlie and presented to […]
Joze AJDUK – grave tales
27/03/2021 By Leave a Comment
Headstone reads: In memory of my beloved father Jozo Ajduk died 30th Aug. 1926 aged 53 years. Inscription – Na Uspomenu Mog Pokojnog Otca Jozo Ajduk Rodjen 1873 Umbro 30 Aug. 1926 Njegov Nezamboravni Sin Ante. Translation – In memory of my beloved deceased father Jose Ajduk Born 1873 died 30 August 1926 Always remembered […]
What is a t’othersider ????
06/03/2021 By Leave a Comment
T’othersiders People from the eastern colonies were referred to as t’othersiders, an instance of the isolation felt by many in Australias ‘Western Third’. It was the influx of t’othersiders to the Goldfields however, which helped Western Australia to catch up in population and improve its financial status. Some of these people would remain to swell […]
Alves and Taylor Wedding
27/02/2021 By Leave a Comment
John ALVES was aged 35yrs and his occupation was as a Carrier, He was the son of John ALVES (Farmer) and Margaret McCAUGHEY. The bride, Mabel TAYLOR, was aged 17 yrs and was the daughter of George TAYLOR and Alice RICHARDSON. The witnesses to the marriage were Albert MUIR and A P RICHARDSON. Back row: […]
The Prince and the Diggers Daughter:
20/02/2021 By Leave a Comment
Nambucca and Bellinger News 6 May 1932, page 5 A TALE OF THE GOLDFIELDS written by JAMES GRAYSON When gold is calling, however tortuous the road, civilised men all the world over (and some women, too) will overcome all apparent impossible obstacles, reaching their objective often in the last stage of endurance. How strange it […]
