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Born of Grief and Despair:

10/07/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

On the 23rd of September 1903 in Gwalia Street, Leonora Western Australia an event would take place that would start a string of family tragedies. The event was the death of a little girl, Eileen Margaret Doyle. She died of Tonisilitis and Bronchitis and was only 2 ½yrs old. She had only been ill only […]

Filed Under: People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales, Towns and Places Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Leonora, Western Australia

Did she fall or was she pushed??

10/07/2021 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

The British Arms Hotel in Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie was built in 1899 and operated as a hotel until it was delicenced in 1924. It is reputed to be the narrowest two-story hotel in the southern hemisphere measuring only 3.2 meters in width. Although small in size, the hotel did a brisk trade in the early […]

Filed Under: People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Ghost, Goldfields History, Hotels, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

The Binduli Blood House:

10/07/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The Binduli Bloodhouse – The following article appeared in ‘The Sun’ newspaper on the 28th October 1906. The sentiments and derogatory comments about foreigners and women were common at the time. THE BINDULI BLOODHOUSE. -BARTOLO MORATTI’S PUB- ITS CLAIMS TO POLICE ATTENTION. Disreputable Boozing Den— For Dissipated Dagos.— No Attractions for Picnickers.— Closure Badly Wanted. […]

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

COCKER Marcus Cleveland – grave tales

03/07/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Marcus Cleveland Cocker was born on 30th Sep 1871 in North Adelaide South Australia. He was the oldest child of Henry Cleveland Cocker and Elizabeth FARRAR. He had three other siblings, all girls, Ethel, Emily, and Bessie. On the 7th Dec 1911 in Tammin, Western Australia, he married Ida Agnes HURST. Marcus was 40yrs old […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

With Murderous Intent:

03/07/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

In the early Goldfields days, life was harsh and death came often to families. Not just to the old and very young, but often those in the prime of life would be taken suddenly. The main causes of death were diseases such as typhoid and accidents both at work and in the home. The child […]

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

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