In the bustling port city of Hamburg, Bavaria, on August 17, 1843, Charles George Herrich was born to Johann George Herrich and Anna Magdalena Dorotea Eleonora Ernst. The salty air and vibrant trade of the German docks sparked a wanderlust in young Charles, a flame that would guide him across oceans to distant shores. At […]
The Drovers Wife – a short story by Henry Lawson
The Drover’s Wife is a dramatic short story by the Australian writer Henry Lawson. It recounts the story of an outback woman left alone with her four children in an isolated hut. The story can be read in full here: The Drovers Wife In The Drover’s Wife by Henry Lawson, we have the theme of struggle, hardship, […]
Paddy Higgins and the Lost Christmas Nugget –
Sunday Times – 25 December 1927, page 40 Paddy Higgins Christmas The Story of a Lost Nugget. By John Meiklejohn. The day after CoIreavy’s and Murphy’s teams from Southern Cross had dumped the first load of gold-hunters’ swags on Fly Spot Flat, Coolgardie, September 1882. Paddy Higgins and Frank Summer, sworn mates and two of […]
Nullagine’s Pioneering Spirit: A 1904 Snapshot of a Thriving Outback Town
While Nullagine lies beyond the typical scope of Outback Family History, its allure is undeniable, as countless miners from Western Australia’s central goldfields flocked to this remote region. I’m confident you’ll find the 1904 account of the town truly captivating. Latitude 21° 53′ S Longitude 120° 07′ E The townsite of Nullagine is located in […]
Cess -The Hermit of Oobagooma
CESS RODERICK, OOBAGOOMA, KIMBERLEY ‘TIL SHE DROPPED HER STRIDES’ This story is an extract from the book “‘Til She Dropped Her Strides” by Roger Garwood and Trish Ainslie published in 1991. The book was one of a series which documented the traditional lifestyles in the Australian outback which were under threat from an increasingly modernised […]
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