Outback Family History reader, John Pritchard, just sent me this fascinating article and photos. You will agree that it is quite unusual. The dress is in the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences. Womans evening dress featuring Malcolm Brewery Beer Bottle Lables:- This 1890s dress was worn by the donor’s grandmother, Sarah Ann Adamson Barnes, who […]
Death at Dingo Creek:-
Malcolm Chronicle and Leonora Advertiser 18 January 1902 DEATH FROM THIRST – ANOTHER SAD TALE OF THE BUSH. On Saturday morning of last week, two Italians, named Bortolo Marinoni and Joe Marinoni, left Anaconda Copper Mine, where they were employed, with the intention of visiting a relative who was in the Malcolm Hospital. The latter, […]
Early Days – the Stock and Hill Families
The following photographs and information have been kindly sent by Lesley Ryle nee Moloney and features members of her family. Along the bottom of the photo is written Sir John Forrest and party at the National Bank of Australasia, Malcolm WA. Sadly no date but (probably 1898-1900) On the right seated, is Peter Hill possibly the […]
My Dearest Lottie – grave tales
Several years ago I received a letter from Ian Hopley regarding some old correspondence he found amongst his late mothers papers. They were written by his Great Grandfather William Webster, first from Victoria and then from Malcolm in the Murchison of Western Australia. The letters mention his daughter Delia, nicknamed Deanie, who was Ian’s Grandmother. […]