The ‘Dolly Pot’ column which was started in the Western Mail newspaper between 1936-1942 was initiated by Cyril Longmore and later taken over by Malcolm Uren. The column started out to collect the reminiscences of the pioneer prospectors and was remarkedly successful. Dolly Pot remains the most significant source of information on the Westralian goldfields […]
Goongarrie Cemetery: –
10/05/2018 By 1 Comment
Goongarrie Cemetery:- GPS Latitude & Longitude 30o 03″.03s 121o 09″.33e Link to the Outback Family History Page for Goongarrie. BROUGH Emma Elizabeth, d 9 Nov 1896, Gill Street, Goongarrie, Housewife 27yrs, Caude:- Dysentry, Father:- Jabez RAWLINGS (Baker) Mother:- Sarah GREEN, Born:- Broadford VIC, In VIC 27yrs, In WA 2 months, Married to George BROUGH in Essendon […]
An Eerie Premonition – Michael Madden
10/01/2017 By 7 Comments
I recently started researching the death of this miner because of an entry I found in the Annual Report from the Department of Mines for 1897 which stated, that a miner called John Madden, had been killed in an accident on the Goongarrie GM. As this name was not one we had listed I started […]
