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The Murder of a Bad Tempered Man

28/05/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Evening Mail – Fremantle 23 March 1908, page 1 No one will deny that Harry Goninon Smith, who at 8 o’clock this morning paid, on the scaffold at the Fremantle Prison, the last penalty for the supreme crime in the criminal calendar, was the murderer of the man, William John Clinton at Day Dawn. No […]

Filed Under: People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Cue Murder, Day Dawn

Dastardly and Diabolical Deed at Day Dawn

29/05/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Evening Mail – Fremantle 23 March 1908, page 1 No one will deny that Harry Goninon Smith, who at 8 o’clock this morning paid, on the scaffold at the Fremantle Prison, the last penalty for the supreme crime in the criminal calendar, was the murderer of the man, William John Clinton at Day Dawn. No […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Day Dawn, Goldfields History, murder, Western Australia

Mark Lewis – Mayor of Day Dawn

24/10/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

      From: Jewish Herald VIC, Friday 24 January 1908, page 10        

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Day Dawn, Goldfields History, Mt Magnet, Western Australia

The Day Dawn Christmas Tragedy:

06/04/2019 By Moya Sharp 20 Comments

I have read of many tales of hardship and awful accidents over the years, but the following story is without doubt, one of the saddest and most tragic of all I have ever come across. I first read about it 11 years ago when I was contacted by Ian Leithhead, who asked me to assist […]

Filed Under: People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Day Dawn, Fire, Goldfields History, Western Australia

Mr Schumann – a man of enterprise!

25/02/2019 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. The Schumann family outside their house at Day Dawn about 1907 GULLEWA  GOLDFIELD – The W.A. Record – Saturday 27th February 1897 Gullewa Goldfield […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Cue, Day Dawn, Gullewa, Western Australia

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