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Jack Leckie – One of the chosen

31/03/2018 By Moya Sharp 6 Comments

I was recently contacted by Mal Leckie who has sent me the following information on his well known relative, Mal said:- my grandfather, John (Jack) Leckie, was a prominent footballer and coach on the goldfields in the late 1890’s and early 1900’s and the family still hold a trophy he was presented with in 1899 for […]

A wedding with the wrong names:-

25/03/2018 By Moya Sharp 5 Comments

Although the Western Argus published the below photograph in Sept 1904, entitled ‘OLDAM-WALDERSON’ wedding, after some research it turns out to be the wedding of Robert William ALDERSON to Isabel KELLY. I can see how Alderson could become Walderson but not sure about the Kelly. (: Kalgoorlie Western Argus (WA : 1896 – 1916), Tuesday […]

Eh! but she was a good girl – grave tales

21/03/2018 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

It is a far cry from Coolgardie to Corbie in the Somme Valley in France. Still, in 1916, a Salvation Army Chaplin, Benjamin Orames, who as a boy had been on the Goldfields of Coolgardie, found himself in Corbie seeking the town mayor who he located in a dugout. While shells blasted the historic building […]

The Old Time Track – by Darky Wallace

21/03/2018 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Alfred E. Wallace (Darky) – Miners profile The Murchison Times and Day Dawn Gazette. 13 October 1910. Some very rich floaters from the Eclipse lease at Garden Gully, owned by ‘Darky’ Wallace and party were on view at the Meekatharra Miner office last week. The stone is of a very rich nature and the owners […]

The Prince and the Diggers Daughter-

18/03/2018 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Nambucca and Bellinger News (NSW : 1911 – 1945), Friday 6 May 1932, page 5 A TALE OF THE GOLDFIELDS written by JAMES GRAYSON for the “Nambucca News” 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 […]