Elizabeth Jane Ann ‘Bessie’ Jones was born on 17 August 1877 in Sandhurst, Victoria. She was the daughter of James Jones (1849-1892) and Harriet Jones nee Harry (1851-1925). She had only one sibling, James Henry Jones, born 15 Aug 1882. At the age of 20 years, she married Richard Michael Jordan on the 27th of […]
A Wedding at Maybe –
On 22nd April 1914, William Alexander Wallace TILLER married Mabel Christine LEIPOLD in the Protestant Hall, Kookynie. The reception was held at the Maybe Gold Mine. William was the son of William TILLER and Anne BEARDMORE (Dec) and was from Victoria. Mabel was the daughter of George Frederick LEIPOLD and Elizabeth THOMPSON and was also […]
A Well Known Wedding Photo –
Many of our readers will have seen this well-known wedding photograph featured in the ‘Wedding Breakfast’ room in the British Arms section of the WA Museum Kalgoorlie-Boulder in Kalgoorlie. However, you may not know about the bride and groom and the others in the image. The wedding breakfast in the photo was taken at the […]
He Found His Dream Girl in Kalgoorlie –
I was recently sent the following story and photographs from the family history of Michael WALTON, many thanks for sharing with us Michael. George William Crawford was born on 3 July 1894 in Wallsend New South Wales. His father was a coal miner, who moved the family to Outtrim in Victoria when George was about […]
Seven Brides – the Howie Girls Make History
I was recently contacted by Melissa Atkinson about a photograph I had posted on the Outback Family History Facebook page of the wedding of her great aunt, Edna Howie. She told me that her gorgeous Nana was Beryl Howie, Edna’s sister, and she told me a wonderful story about how: The Howie girls made matrimonial […]
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