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The Golden Graveyard:

12/10/2019 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Western Australian Goldfields Courier, Coolgardie  9 February 1895, page 4 WESTERN WANDERINGS. CAMP FIRE and FOREST TRACK. A GOLDEN GRAVEYARD. [BY A. G. ‘Smiler’ HALES] Michael William Kelly had thrown a seven. No one knew exactly what it was that killed him. Some of the boys at Kurnalpi, where he had worked long and well […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Goldfields History, Kurnalpi, Western Australia

They Called Kurnalpi Home – Book Review

03/04/2016 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

Kurnalpi Store - Cable, Lardner and Jones

I first read this book many years ago, in 1998, not long after it was published in 1996. It was a fascinating read then and I have really enjoyed reading it again recently when I was able to purchase a copy of my own. I wish I had bought it way back then but as […]

Filed Under: Books, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cable, Goldfields History, Kurnalpi, Lardner, Western Australia

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