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Police Honour Legendry Tracker Pannican

05/08/2023 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Police Honour Legendary Aboriginal Tracker On the 2nd of July 2008, a memorial was unveiled in Kalgoorlie for one of the state’s most renowned Aboriginal police trackers.  Johnny Grey, also known as Pannican, who was considered one of the best trackers of his time. He worked for the police in the Laverton-Leonora area from 1942 […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Aboriginal, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, kalgoorlie cemetery, police history, Western Australia

Murchison Reminiscences

05/08/2023 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The Umpire – 24 December 1901, page 4 LIFE ON THE GOLDFIELDS A Few Murchison Reminiscences by D T Morgan If the man who battled for the precious metal 0n the Murchison five or six years ago dropped down there again and expected to find things as they were, he would be sadly disappointed. True, […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Murchison, Western Australia

Old Meeka Cemetery – ”are we now remembered?”

29/07/2023 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

The original cemetery used before the town of Meekatharra was gazetted in 1903 and continued to be used until May 1907. The cemetery was located next to mining works and was deemed unsuitable. In 1907 the town council organised the creation of the Cemetery Board, which organised land cleared for a new cemetery. – With […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Meekatharra, Western Australia

Remembering Sister Mary Anthony –

29/07/2023 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

With thanks to Susie de Monchaux for sharing her wonderful family story with us – Sister Mary Anthony Fitzpatrick (1888–1986) by Susie de Monchaux and family Eric Sierins, image editor Sister Mary Anthony Fitzpatrick was the first cousin of my paternal grandmother, Mrs Minnie Lillian de Monchaux (nee Fitzpatrick). In 1970, when I was eight […]

Filed Under: Church, People, Schools, Towns and Places Tagged With: Australian History, Church, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Western Australia

Crooks at Crooked Shoot Mine

29/07/2023 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Geraldton Guardian 12 September 1925, page 3 Crooks at Crooked Shoot Mine by C.P.J ‘Coo-oo-ey! Coo-oo-ey!’ sounded faintly through the semi-darkness of a cloudless night, which enveloped the ‘Crooked, Shoot’ gold mine, situated in a hollow between two low-lying hills in a remote part of the Murchison Goldfields. A field of mulga spread as a […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Gold Stealing, Goldfields History, Western Australia

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