From Gold to Milking Cows A story of a young life on a dairy farm in the Goldfields by Helen Astrand nee Pollard The late 1890s saw John James POLLARD, born 1877 in Moonta in South Australia, travel from SA to Malcolm in the Northern Goldfields of Western Australia to seek his fortune. There he […]
The Cunninghams – by Gail and Arthur Peters
I was recently contacted by Gail and Arthur Peters who told me a wonderful story about their Cunningham ancestors on the Goldfields. The following is part of an article formerly written for the EG Historical Soc, and now is re-published here with the kind permission of the author, Gail Peters. Andrew Cunningham (Sr) is buried […]
Pinjin – ghost town & cemetery
Pinjin is a small goldfield surrounding the present-day Pinjin pastoral station homestead. It is 166 kilometres north-east of Kalgoorlie via Kurnalpi, or about 220 kilometres south-east of Menzies via Kookynie. Pinjin is named after a nearby waterhole. Gold was found here in 1897, however was quickly abandoned due to the remote location and lack of […]
All a Hero – a tale of the Margaret
The Sun 3 July 1910, page 15 ALL A HERO A TALE OF THE MARGARET JIM AND BILL AND THE BOOTS. by “CROSSCUT.” THE world is full of heroes whose gallant deeds are fated to pass unrecognised and unheard of. The dizzy heights of fame are not for them, no blatant trumpet blares the bitter […]
A Change of Name to Find a Family Saga –
Following on from last week’s story about the Larkinvillians, I was contacted by Michael Loney. He has very kindly sent me some wonderful photos and stories to tell you about his family. He said ‘I saw your article about the First Larkinvillians. Very interesting! I would like to show you this photo of Mick Larkin […]
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