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Warden Finnerty : that is the question?

24/06/2018 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

These two photographs present a mystery which is unlikely to be resolved. Both are believe to be the same man at different points in his life, but confirmation of that is a tall order. John Michael Finnerty was born in Ireland and educated at Rugby school, his father was Major Finnerty, who saw service in […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Finnerty, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

Death at Dingo Creek:-

23/06/2018 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

Dingo Creek near Menzies

I recently received a request for assistance from Graeme Hughes in New Zealand. He was trying to find the burial of a relative, his Gt Gt Grandfather, George VOYSEY. He understood that he had died in 1896 at Niagara, but after looking at the burials for this cemetery on the Outback Family History site he couldn’t […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Dingo Creek, Menzies, Western Australia

The Badock Family story:-

21/06/2018 By Moya Sharp 4 Comments

The following photograph is from the family album of Tony James. It is a very sad story but one that happened many times. Of one family torn apart by circumstance and illness. Tony said:- This photograph was taken in 1927 (T F MacKay) in Kalgoorlie just after my grandfather, Charles Frederick Badock died [1888-1927] of […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Badock, Goldfields History, Western Australia

Books about:- Kambalda, Red Hill, Lake Lefroy

21/06/2018 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Its sometimes hard to know what books are available on a particular town. It is often the case, that the name of the place is not in the title. This is the first in series of post which highlights books available on a town or district. Kambalda was first known as Red Hill and is […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kambalda, lake Lefroy, Red Hill, Western Australia

A clock on the wall – Lindell Jewellers

16/06/2018 By Moya Sharp 4 Comments

In 2008 I was contacted by Kirsti Hiekka Langbein who lives in Finland, and who was seeking information on her Grandfather who was a jeweller in early Kalgoorlie. We corresponded for some time and I was able to tell her that the clock in the Kalgoorlie town hall chambers was made by Lindell’s Jewellers, as was […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Jewellers, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

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