Sunday Times – Sunday 29 September 1912, page 11 THE GRAVE OF A PIONEER Walter B (S) Williams – the Prospector of Mt Ida Wandering about the goldfields of this State, away from the beaten paths, it may be, one sometimes unexpectedly happens across a lonely grave. Sometimes, but very rarely, it’s merely a mound […]
Menzies Murderer Hanged:
09/05/2020 By Leave a Comment
Kalgoorlie Western Argus (WA : 1896 – 1916), Tuesday 10 May 1904, page 29 MENZIES MURDERER EXECUTED PERTH, May 4 1904 – Mianoor Mahomet, the Menzies murderer, was hanged at Fremantle this morning, a couple of minutes after the appointed hour, 8 o’clock. The doomed man had only to step across a few paces of […]
John Joseph Williams -pioneer profile
02/05/2020 By Leave a Comment
Peter Phillips has kindly shared this wonderful story of his Great Great Uncle John Joseph Williams: John Joseph Williams was born on the 10th December 1855 in Creswick Victoria. His parents were John Williams (1822-1898) and Mary Ann CRAPP (1835-1920). He married Sarah Jane EDWARDS, the daughter of Robert Edwards and Elizabeth Brown on 15 […]
Henry Gregory – pioneer profile
28/03/2020 By Leave a Comment
Daily News (Perth) 9 December 1929, page 6 PEN PORTRAITS – Prospector and Politician With only a comparatively short break the Hon. Henry Gregory. M.H.R has been associated with the politics of Australia for the past twenty-eight years. Like many other successful men in Western Australia, Mr. Gregory was born in Victoria, his native town […]
The Story of the Murchison – part 2
29/06/2019 By Leave a Comment
Following on from the first part of this tale from earlier in the year: The Story of the Murchison Part 1 Extract from a paper prepared by F Bateson and read to the WA Historical Society on the 25 October 1946. Early in 1895, I (Frederick W Bateson) was offered a position at the Star […]
