I was recently contacted by Mal Leckie who has sent me the following information on his well known relative, Mal said:- my grandfather, John (Jack) Leckie, was a prominent footballer and coach on the goldfields in the late 1890’s and early 1900’s and the family still hold a trophy he was presented with in 1899 for […]
Called Home to Jesus – grave tales
On the 6th November 1911 little Dorothea Ruby Olive WRAIGH, age 9yrs, passed away in the Infectious Disease Hospital in Kalgoorlie. Exactly a week later her little brother Alwyn George WRAIGHT, aged 7mth, also died. They are buried together in the Boulder Cemetery. Dorothea was born in Coolgardie on the 20th Nov 1902 to George […]
Its all Fair !!!
As we come up to the annual Community Fair on the 23rd and 24th March I thought it might be nice to look at some old photos of past fairs. This photo is from my own family album, taken about 1966 and shows my husband, Norm Sharp, back row far left with his brother, sisters […]
Deaths Registered in the Yilgarn 1894-1895
Early Goldfields Deaths 1894-1895 Registered in the Yilgarn District (Southern Cross) but died elsewhere. In the early days of the Western Australian Goldfields it took a number of years for Registrars to be appointed to the new towns as they were established. Southern Cross was the nearest point for the registration of any Birth Death […]
Sam Pearce- an extraordinary miner
This story has been written and is reproduced with the kind permission of the author – Chris Morgan. Acknowledgements: I am appreciative for the help freely given by many in locating and providing information and their encouragement to pursue this investigation. In particular I thank Scott Wilson and the staff of the Eastern Goldfields Historical […]
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