Several years ago I received a letter from Ian Hopley regarding some old correspondence he found amongst his late mother’s papers. They were written by his Great Grandfather William Webster, first from Victoria and then from Malcolm in the Murchison of Western Australia. The letters mention his daughter Delia, nicknamed Deanie, who was Ian’s Grandmother. […]
The Murder of the Duke of Sutherland:
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John Sutherland, better known as the ‘Duke of Sutherland’, died on the 26th of February 1895 in his own camp at Nannine, in the Meekatharra district. His age was not known. He was a miner who was shot dead by an old friend, Henry Augustus Muller, who then killed himself. Both men were old identities […]
The Healthy Ways of the Goldfields by Amanda Lovitt
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Dr. Edward Willis WAY was born in England on 6th October 1846. He travelled to South Australia with his family as a small child, arriving on 14th November 1850. Dr. E Willis Way as he was commonly referred to, studied at both Guys’ Hospital London and the University of Edinburgh. He was involved in a […]
The Old Cemetery at Meekatharra-
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Wiluna Chronicle and East Murchison Advocate – 30 May 1925, page 5 The Old Cemetery Mekatharra. A few old graves; we almost weep For the forgotten here who lie In their oblivion: which doth keep Their earth-born memories and we sigh. The common lot of millions, dead As the wide wild drought-stricken bush, The weird […]
Five Little Graves –
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It is one of the most humbling experiences to read through the Boulder Cemetery death register. The stark reality of life on the Goldfields in the later years of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th is reflected in the names, death details, and monumental inscriptions of those who lived and died […]
