The following plaque was photographed in a cemetery in Clunes, Victoria, by Wendy Broomfield. What a wealth of information on one plaque for the Gaffney family; it even gives the mother’s maiden name, MARK, which is rare. Elizabeth GAFFNEY When Elizabeth MARK was born in 1845 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, her father, Edward, was […]
The Story of the Murchison – part 2
Following on from the first part of this tale from last week: The Story of the Murchison Part 1 Extract from a paper prepared by F Bateson and read to the WA Historical Society on 25 October 1946. Early in 1895, I (Frederick W Bateson) was offered a position at the Star of the East […]
Pubs, Gold, Arsenic and dogs by Julie Aitken
The following interesting story is an excerpt from a family history written by Julie Aitken, and reproduced with her kind permission. Among Barney’s wide circle of acquaintances, colleagues and friends was the owner of a hotel in Wiluna. In 1934, Barney Anderson accepted a position as Manager of the Commercial Hotel, Wiluna. Born January 1893 […]
The Mirage of Gold – Paddy Whelan’s Livesey Range Saga
Sunday Times 11 December 1932 ON THE GOLD TRAIL ‘Paddy’ – Whelan’s Claims Not Borne Out by Lugg Party A Warning That Was Justified Excitement and hopes sprung from the faith of many Australians in the stories of the famous ‘ Lasseter’s Reef,’ but faded away with the failures of several expeditions through the Western […]
Desert’s Deception – The Fatal Pact of Dyer and Raunio
The Truth Perth 11 January 1931, page 11 GRISLY SUICIDE PACT OF THE OUTBACK Parched, Sun-Scorched and Mocked By The Cruel Phantom Of Water TRAGIC END OF KANGAROO SHOOTERS Henry Dyer, 55, of New Zealand and Laurie Raunio/Raunis, 31, native of Orimattila, Finland, died on November 3, 1930, about 100 miles north-west of Wiluna from […]
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