The following story was sent to me by an OFH reader Jean Bearda about her Grandmother, Edith Annie Bowe, who was born on 26th March 1891 in Sydney, Australia and died on 15th October, 1972 in Melbourne, Australia. She has very kindly sent me the following brief history and some wonderful photographs taken in Kalgoorlie/Boulder […]
International Soccer Club
21/11/2016 By 1 Comment
The following photographs were recently posted on the Outback Family History Facebook page to see if any names could be added to them. I was recently contacted by Jim Isailovich who has very kindly sent me the following names. Year 1952 Top row: L to R: Fred Salman, Giula Morocz, Italian ?, Peter Radanovich, Bob […]
Wealth for the Willing – The Story of Kanowna
19/11/2016 By 6 Comments
BOOK LAUNCH:- An invitation, open to everyone, to the launch of the new book on Kanowna which will be held in Kalgoorlie at the Hannans Club, 46 Brookman Street, Kalgoorlie on the 29th November between 5-7pm, rsvp to willettonbob@hotmail.com
Once a Starr always a Star!
13/11/2016 By 4 Comments
These days most local residents expect airconditioned houses and cars and an annual holiday as a matter of course, but this was far from the life that confronted Millicent Rose Starr for most of her life. She was born in 1910 in the Gold Mining Town of Mt Morgans as Millicent Rose Buckman. Young Rose came […]
Six Boulder Sons Enlisted For World War II – The Renton Family
11/11/2016 By 8 Comments
The following is a story submitted by one of the OFH readers, Julie Clift nee Renton, about her family and is published with her kind permission:- The Reynolds family was one of the early Pioneering families that arrived In the Goldfields in 1897 and today there are still descendants living here. Francis Emma RENTON nee: REYNOLDS […]
