The following photo and story was kindly sent in by Jan Merry, Thomas Smith Ickeringill is her relative. Residents of Southern Cross: Bob the Pieman, Tom Ickeringill and Jock Mavor -Photo Jan Merry This is a fascinating picture showing some of the colourful characters of the Outback. My relative is Thomas Smith Ickeringill, second from […]
Snatched from the jaws of death:
31/10/2020 By Leave a Comment
Lost in the Bush Five Days Without Food or Water Miss Janeczek’s Awful Experience! Southern Cross seems determined to make a name for itself. Beside those persons interested in the mines in the place, nobody scarcely knew of this town, in the barren desert of West Australia. Then it was heard of as a starting-place […]
A Golden Wedding – pioneer profile
17/10/2020 By Leave a Comment
Golden Wedding Group MR. AND MRS. UREN, of Kelmscott, and their Decendants. Western Mail – Perth – 1 October 1915, page 7 On Saturday, September 18, Mr. and Mrs Uren of Kelmscott, celebrated their golden wedding (50yrs) in the presence of all their, children and grand children, numbering 25. Mr. and Mrs. Uren […]
Tom McMillan and the Wobblies – by David McMillan
05/09/2020 By Leave a Comment
As we commemorate the ANZAC battles of a century ago, it is not generally appreciated today that Australia was bitterly divided over its commitment to the war effort. The Labor Prime Minister, Hughes, had promised Britain another 80,000 men but was unable to get the necessary legislation through the Labor-controlled senate; two thirds of the […]
A Home in Southern Cross
16/05/2020 By Leave a Comment
I was recently sent this wonderful photograph by Jody Harrison, this is what she tells about it: My husband’s Gr Grandfather was Joseph Hall. The picture below was their house at Southern Cross. The children of Joseph and Eliza Jane HALL nee LATHLEAN were: Elsie Lathlean HALL (born 29th May 1890 in Moonta, South Australia) […]
