Nambucca and Bellinger News (NSW : 1911 – 1945), Friday 6 May 1932, page 5 A TALE OF THE GOLDFIELDS written by JAMES GRAYSON for the “Nambucca News” 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 […]
Andrew (Andy) Campbell – people profile
His life as a gold miner and union leader on the goldfields of Western Australia 1860 to 1930 Following is an abstract from a book titled: A Challenging Life – The Life of Andrew (‘Andy’) Campbell J.P. (1860-1930), written in 2017 by his grandson, Ian Campbell, and available online at the following link – Andrew […]
Portraits of Crime – NSW archives
The State Archives of NSW have just released over 46,000 records of people in NSW Gaols from 1870-1930. Each record has the following information:- http://bit.ly/2mjMkSE The Gaol Photographic Description Books contain a photograph of each prisoner and the following information: number, prisoners’ name, aliases, date when portrait was taken, native place, year of birth, details of […]
A Lost and Desolate Wanderer –
Evening Journal, Adelaide, 30 January 1894 A Terrible Experience at Coolgardie. A well-known and respected resident of Kent Town has received a letter from his son, who recently went to Coolgardie from Adelaide, from which the following is extracted :— “On December 24 and 25 (Merry Christmas Day) I was dying, […]
Burbanks People – town snapshot
Burbanks did not have its own cemetery so any burials took place in nearby Coolgardie. The following are the burials of Burbanks people in the Coolgardie Cemetery:- ALNWICK Charles – d 25 Nov 1901, 29yrs, Occ:- Miner, Cause:- being struck by a timber in the Lady Robinson GM, Verdict of the Coroner, Father: Thomas ALNWICK […]
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