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Book Review – Walk for me Elsie – The Maffina Family

25/08/2015 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

Main Reef Hotel, Boulder

This book was hard to track down but I now have my own copy. I first heard about it from my dear friend Criena Fitzgerald who is currently writing a book on the ‘Italian and Slavs’ on the Goldfields of Western Australia. She had been loaned a copy to help with her research but we both […]

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

East Perth Cemetery – Coolgardie People

23/08/2015 By Moya Sharp 6 Comments

While staying with my daughter recently who lives in East Perth we had the occasion to visit the East Perth Cemetery on Cemetery Hill which I had always wanted to see but as it is only open on Sunday afternoon between 2-4 I have not had the chance to before.  This old cemetery which operated […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, East Perth Cemetery, Goldfields History, Western Australia

All Blacks Player – George Maber

08/08/2015 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

To mark the occasion of :- Bledisloe Cup 2015: Australia v New Zealand, ANZ Stadium in Sydney Aug 8th Last year, 2014, marks the 120th anniversary of the death of George Maber, one of the very first All Black Rugby players . He was to play his first All Blacks game at Christchurch in 1894. […]

Filed Under: People, Sport Tagged With: All Blacks, Australian History, Cemeteries, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Western Australia

Tragedy at the Bohemia Mine – Marvel Loch

04/08/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The Bohemia Mine near Marvel Loch

Extracts from:    Sand & Stone – Moran Family History By Kevin Moran “Fatal Accident at the Bohemia’ Friday the 10th January 1936 was bringing to an end the full workday week. The miners only worked a half day on Saturdays. The week had been hot and overcast with the threat of rain. The folk […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Bohemia Mine, Goldfields History, Marvel Loch, Mining Accidents, Western Australia

My Dear Annie – Missingham Letters 6

02/08/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Coolgardie Prospectors Camp

The following letter is by far the longest written by David to Annie. I think it sounds like he is missing her and the children a great deal.  I think that maybe Annie is getting a little tired of having the plans for her to join him taking rather too long. In this letter he […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Missingham, Western Australia

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