https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/the-spirit-of-the-fields/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-spirit-of-the-fields Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia Sun, 13 Apr 2025 04:35:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/the-spirit-of-the-fields/#comment-29158 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 05:22:31 +0000 https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/?p=23093#comment-29158 It is really great to read about of women of the goldfields. What hard lives they must have had when you think of our life today. The washing and cooking and cleaning all hard labour. Not to mention the clothes they wore while carrying out those onerous duties. The fire danger in cooking with open flames, bearing children in isolation and harsh sometimes lonely environments. Worthy of much more recognition.

]]> https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/the-spirit-of-the-fields/#comment-29153 Sun, 30 Mar 2025 02:34:31 +0000 https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/?p=23093#comment-29153 Such a tragic but beautiful story showing the long history of the Australian spirit. A time of deep understanding and less judgement than exists today.

]]> https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/the-spirit-of-the-fields/#comment-29150 Sun, 30 Mar 2025 01:40:22 +0000 https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/?p=23093#comment-29150 What a wonderful story….would love to know if the little family did return to Ballarat and what became of the youngsters, their lives. Know Sandstone and the area well, have done prospecting there, including Maninga Marley

]]> https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/the-spirit-of-the-fields/#comment-29148 Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:49:16 +0000 https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/?p=23093#comment-29148 So wonderful. Truly. A beautiful story.

]]> https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/the-spirit-of-the-fields/#comment-29147 Sat, 29 Mar 2025 21:02:31 +0000 https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/?p=23093#comment-29147 Thank you for such a beautifully written account. My great-grandparents lived in Sandstone when my grandmother was born in 1912, so they may have been amongst those generous townsfolk. It is an insight into, not only the plight of this poor soul, but also the character of the town.

]]> https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/the-spirit-of-the-fields/#comment-29146 Sat, 29 Mar 2025 20:29:03 +0000 https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/?p=23093#comment-29146 One of the saddest but kind stories I’ve read from this time. Thank you for sharing.

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