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The Crown for the Queen of the Murchison

16/07/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Geraldton Express and Murchison and Yalgo Goldfields Chronicler – 26 March 1897 Parer’s Crown Hotel, Cue, is one of the most popular resorts for visitors and residents of the town at which to make their home while on the fields. The name of Parer Bros is well known to everyone who has ever been in […]

Filed Under: Hotels, People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Cue, Goldfields History, Hotels, Western Australia

George Mountjoy – twice lost

30/04/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

MOUNTJOY George, 36 yrs, Buried in the Cue cemetery on Dec 1895, location not specified. He was born in   Cheltenham England. He was reported missing by a friend who last saw him leaving his camp near Cue in the Murchison of Western Australia to go to his workplace a short distance away, he was […]

Filed Under: People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Cue, Goldfields History, Lost, Western Australia

Early Day Deaths in the Cue District –

12/03/2022 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

The following is the first part of a large research project undertaken on the people who are buried in the Cue Cemetery. This has been a work in progress for over a year to upgrade and research the records by Outback Family History volunteer researcher, John Pritchard. John has done an excellent job, as well […]

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

Leonard Elvey’s Last Trip – pioneer profile

05/03/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Found by John Pritchard during his research into those buried in the Cue Cemetery – Murchison Times and Day Dawn Gazette 6 April 1895, page 2 DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN PROSPECTOR. Leonard Elvey’s Last Trip Throughout West Australia, or wherever diggers may be met who have been associated with these goldfields, the news of Leonard […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Cue, Western Australia

Mr Schumann – a man of enterprise

01/01/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Margaret Hartley’s ancestors had a long and varied history in the Murchison district of Western Australia. She has very kindly sent me the following photographs and details of her Schumann family. The Schumann family outside their house at Day Dawn about 1907 GULLEWA  GOLDFIELD The WA Record 27th Feb1897

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Cue, Goldfields History, Gullewa, Western Australia

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