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A Murderous Assault at Menzies:

16/02/2019 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Albany Advertiser (WA : 1897 – 1950), Tuesday 14 January 1902, page 3 Tragedy at Menzies. A shocking tragedy occurred at Menzies on Sunday night. About 10.30 o’clock the attention of persons in Shenton street was attracted by loud screams proceeding from a shop kept by Frank Walton. Several persons rushed to the place. They […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Menzies, murder, Western Australia

The Mysterious Mr Bradley – a family story

06/11/2018 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

The comment ‘not another Lionel’ is a long-standing joke, between a good friend of mine and fellow historian, Graeme Sisson, who was the Archivist of the Police Historical Soc of WA at the time. It came to refer to any research inquiry that we were working on that was more than a little complicated and […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Menzies, Pilkington, Western Australia

The Gallant Mrs Taylor –

07/09/2018 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

From The Sunday Times , Perth, Sunday 9 June 1940 Mining for gold is usually looked upon as a mans game, in which muscle and endurance are needed to wrest the gold-bearing stone from the earth and to keep the machinery moving. It calls for grit, a brave heart and ability to withstand all the […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Menzies, Western Australia

Robert McMeikan and family:

20/07/2018 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

I was recently send the following photographs ‘from the family album’ by Des Hindes.  I would say that the first photo may have been taken by a travelling photographer who would carry suitable backdrops such as this with them. If anyone would like to get in touch with Des, just send me a message. My […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, McMeikan, Menzies, Western Australia

Death at Dingo Creek:-

23/06/2018 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

Dingo Creek near Menzies

I recently received a request for assistance from Graeme Hughes in New Zealand. He was trying to find the burial of a relative, his Gt Gt Grandfather, George VOYSEY. He understood that he had died in 1896 at Niagara, but after looking at the burials for this cemetery on the Outback Family History site he couldn’t […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Dingo Creek, Menzies, Western Australia

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