Murchison Times and Day Dawn Gazette 24 January 1919, page 2 Death of Matron Mackenzie The news of the death of Matron Florence MacKenzie, at the Cue Hospital on Sunday night last, came as a shock to the residents of Cue and Day Dawn. Miss MacKenzie, who had only recently been appointed as matron at […]
The Importance of Being Frank –
Bernard Joseph Frank was born in Nelson Lyell, New Zealand, in 1867. He was a miner and was the son of Jacob FRANK (Carpenter) and Mary HASLAM. He first went to Victoria and then on to the WA Goldfields in 1893, where he headed to Broad Arrow to seek his fortune. This was where his […]
The Importance of being Frank –
Bernard Joseph Frank was born in Nelson Lyell, New Zealand, in 1867. He was a miner and was the son of Jacob FRANK (Carpenter) and Mary HASLAM. He first came to Victoria and then on to the WA Goldfields in 1893, and headed to Broad Arrow to seek his fortune. This was where his first […]
Paddling Their Own Canoe: The Padley Brothers of Menzies
I recently came across this wonderful photograph, while searching for something else entirely, of the two Padley brothers of Menzie’s and thought that here are two fellows with a great sense of humour. Inscribed on the photo are the words: “Padley”ing my own canoe”. Although many men had similar clothing to these two and often […]
From Woolgar to Yunndaga: A Forgotten Chapter of the Gold Rush
YUNNDAGA Latitude 29° 45′ S Longitude 121° 03′ E Yunndaga is an abandoned town on the Western Australian goldfields located 7 km south of Menzies. Gold was discovered in the area in the mid-1890s, and in 1898, a business and residence subdivision was laid out at what was then referred to as Woolgar. Business and […]
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