I was recently sent some interesting information and photographs on the Gaston family from Marjorie Burton nee York. Her Gt Grandfather was George Gaston. The Gastons originally came from South Australia and before that from Sussex, England. They were Charles Gaston and his wife Rebecca nee Burfield. Their son George Gaston and his wife Ann […]
The Murder of Michael Naughton –
22/10/2022 By Leave a Comment
The Sun – Kalgoorlie – 22 February 1920 A MURCHISON MYSTERY UNRAVELED BY INSPECTOR MANN By the time Inspector Mann was 10 years, in the C.I.D. he was recognised as one of the ablest detectives in Australia. His only rival In WA was the late Detective Sergeant Kavanagh, but he was in charge of the […]
The Story of the Murchison-part 1
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As told by the nephew of the Late J C Peterkin, also called J C Peterkin, in Perth, in March 1946. About the years 1889-1890, Gilles MacPherson and J C Peterkin met in Perth. Both were old Kimberley and Queensland prospectors, they had known each other for a long time but had never actually worked […]
His Quest by Dryblower Murphy
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His Quest. by Dryblower Murphy 1926 It was out beyond the Bulong track we met him swagging in, He was middle-aged and ginger, haggard-eyed and famine-thin; And while he munched some damper and a pannikin of tea, He asked us if we thought he’d catch the Perth express at three. There was not a watch […]
Cue Cemetery and Help Arrives
15/10/2022 By Leave a Comment
Next week will be published the finished first draft (is it ever finished?) of the Cue Cemetery Burial Register. For the last 18 months John Pritchard and I have been working on an upgrade of the Cue Cemetery records. Not being happy with just a name and a date, John proceeded to try find out […]
