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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 the Schumann family. GULLEWA  GOLDFIELDS –  The W A Record 27th Feb 189 Gullewa Goldfield is situated N.E. from Mingenew 80 miles, and east of Wurarga on […]

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

The McArthur Family Tragedy –

04/12/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The story surrounding the death of Mary ‘Kate’ Catherine McArthur and her two children came to light some time ago when one of my researchers, John Pritchard, who is working on an upgrade of the Cue Cemetery records, came across an entry for her and her children. Both she and her children are listed as […]

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

Milly Soak – an oasis in the desert

18/09/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Thanks to John Pritchard for the original idea for this story: Milly/Millie Soak is 16 kilometers north of Cue and was a popular picnic spot in Cue’s early history. It also became the source of the town’s water for a number of years following the pollution of the town’s water supply due to poor sanitary […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Cue, Goldfields History, Milly Soak, Western Australia

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