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Margaret Morgan – grave tales

05/03/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Margaret Morgan nee McGree was born in Bowden, South Australia on 18th September 1867. She was the daughter of Patrick McGree and Elizabeth Dunne. She was the fifth child of Patrick and Elizabeth who had in total of 14 children. In 1892 Margaret  she married James Morgan (possibly in Tasmania or SA) and they had […]

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

Jarlach DUFFY – ‘A Dynasty’s Harsh Beginning’

26/02/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

If you were to visit the Perth offices of Eyers Reed Ltd, 45 floors up from the city of Perth with views of the Swan River and Darling Ranges, it takes considerable effort that this modern share broking firm with a turnover of tens of millions had its beginning on the Goldfields of Western Australia. […]

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

James and Amelia Saunders – grave tales

26/02/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

One of the many impressive memorials in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery is of the grave of James and Amelia SAUNDERS.  Grave 5262 in the Anglican section. This is part of their story. James Archibald SAUNDERS was born in Malmsbury, Victoria, on 29 June 1873 to James and Catherine (nee Williams) Saunders. He married Amelia Elizabeth FLEXMORE […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

A Gentleman of the Road –

19/02/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Four years after the establishment of the Department of Mines, it bore little resemblance to the tiny Mining Branch which had started operation within the Department of Lands and Surveys in Perth Western Australia. Mr. Patrick Pelly, a clerk with the Department, was remembered as ‘a reserved, courteous and obliging old fellow’, however, he was […]

Filed Under: People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Bush Ranger, Goldfields History, Western Australia

The Fight for the Ida H:

19/02/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

With thanks to Gary Cowans: Truth 16 February 1930, page 6 THE FIGHT FOR IDA H Who discovered the Ida H gold mine, twenty miles from Mount Margaret, in the State of West Australia? Who got the half-million sterling extracted from it? Whence was its name derived? Ask those questions of old Dick (Richard) Heaphy […]

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

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