The Coolgardie Memories of the Smetherham’s by Elsie Turner William SMETHERHAM and his wife Angelina ‘Louisa’ nee MOYLE arrived in Coolgardie from Eaglehawk near Bendigo in the mid 1890’s. With them came their children – 6 year old twins Elsie and Sydney and 2 year old William junior. Their first home in Coolgardie was in […]
Alleged Seduction at Kanowna
Kalgoorlie Miner 10 October 1906, page 2 Alleged Seduction The Kanowna Case – Serious Charges against Married Man Frances ‘Frank’ Fordham BROWNE (Plaintiff)-v- John Lewis Henry MARTIN (Defendant) The hearing of the civil case of Frank Fordham Browne against John Lewis Martin, in which the plaintiff claims £1000 for the alleged seduction of his step-daughter, […]
Across No Mans Land in Central Australia part 1
Advertiser – Adelaide SA – 31 January 1933, page 10 This is the first of three articles by Mr. Michael Terry, who recently returned from a prospecting expedition in the wilderness near the the Western Australian border. False reports of rain led to serious trouble. By Michael Terry, F.R.G.S., F.R.E.S. It is now 60 years […]
The Diggers New Year Song
The Diggers new Year Song describes how a group of miners toiled without success until late in the Old Year and having at last struck gold were determined that all around them would join in celebrating the advent of the New Year and the good luck they were sure lay ahead:- Come pass the glasses […]
A Family Affair
The dire economic situation and lack of marital prospects in Yugoslavia prompted many young women to embrace the uncertainty of an ‘Australian’ husband. Women were usually without means and thus restricted with their choices. Yet even when they had been educated, their families influenced their choice of husband and condemned them to a bush life […]
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