Along the Road to Linden was written for William Patrick McCormack, who perished there in 1897. Along the road to Linden where the stunted gum trees wave Is the land of memories, a lonely miner’s grave A hallowed spot, ‘Where all who pass should stop’ And tribute pay. Lonely he rests a rest he must […]
Linden Cemetery – grave tales
Linden Cemetery (formerly Griffithston) Reserve 4683 S 29° 17.32, E 122° 25.28 The first burial was in 1899 when the cemetery was gazetted and it was not until 1911 that the second occurred. In 1915 the local residents wrote to the Dept of Works to ask “ we are enquiring of you as the best […]
Linden – ghost town
Linden the wounds of the golden game Linden is an abandoned townsite in the eastern goldfields, 75 km south of Laverton on the southern side of Lake Carey. Gold was discovered in this area in the mid-1890s, and in 1896 Warden Owen suggested a townsite be created. Owen used the name Griffithston for the place, […]
Along the Road to Linden:
Along the road to Linden where the stunted gum trees wave Is the land of memories, a lonely miners grave A hallowed spot, ‘Where all who pass should stop’ And tribute pay Lonely he rests a rest he must until The final call of judgement to awaken at God’s will Now the Eucalypts regrowing on […]