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Alves and Taylor Wedding

27/02/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

John ALVES was aged 35yrs and his occupation was as a Carrier, He was the son of John ALVES (Farmer) and Margaret McCAUGHEY. The bride, Mabel TAYLOR, was aged 17 yrs and was the daughter of George TAYLOR and Alice RICHARDSON. The witnesses to the marriage were Albert MUIR and A P RICHARDSON. Back row:  […]

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

A Racing Man from Tipparary – grave tales

20/02/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

FATAL MINING ACCIDENT IN THE PERSEVERANCE MINE – MAN FALLS DOWN A PASS. Richard Ryan, a well known citizen of Boulder, met with an instantaneous death in the Great Boulder Perseverance. Kalgoorlie Western Argus 17 March 1908, page 17 On Wednesday 11th March about 9.30 a.m. the deceased and a mate, Albert Matthews, were working […]

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

The Prince and the Diggers Daughter:

20/02/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Nambucca and Bellinger News 6 May 1932, page 5 A TALE OF THE GOLDFIELDS written by JAMES GRAYSON When gold is calling, however tortuous the road, civilised men all the world over (and some women, too) will overcome all apparent impossible obstacles, reaching their objective often in the last stage of endurance. How strange it […]

Filed Under: People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales, Towns and Places Tagged With: Afghan, Australian History, Coolgardie, Western Australia

Matron Emily Hart by Marion Ward:

13/02/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Thanks to Marion Ward for researching this amazing woman. She’s a real heroine of the bush. This history was researched to hopefully provide the provenance of a collection of jewelry, which was donated to a suburban historical society. I was Keeper of Records at the society and decided to undertake the task of research as […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Mt Morgans, Western Australia

The Fight for the Ida H:

13/02/2021 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 question of old Dick (Richard) […]

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

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