In Memory of an Anzac Soldier Private John “Jack” Ivison 1888 – 1915 By Julia Robinson-White, 26 April 2021 Published on: www.dustandglare.home.blog/in-memory-of-an-anzac-soldier/ Anzac Day – 25 April 2021 Amongst a box of family photographs given to me for safekeeping by my Dad’s cousin, I came across a postcard of a Digger from WWI. The photo […]
When a Funeral was Bushed –
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Inquirer and Commercial News 28 December 1894, page 19 THE UNSANITARY STATE OF COOLGARDIE A GRUESOME SUBJECT The Coolgardie Miner thus holds forth in a recent issue — Coolgardie has always been noted for producing a fine vigorous growth of liars. About every ten minutes we meet somebody who tells us that there were nine […]
Malcolm Cemetery – the legion of the lost
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Malcolm Cemetery Biographies: 137 burials Also known as Mount Malcolm There are 2 Cemeteries at Malcolm Malcolm Salt Lake Cemetery AKA Lake Raeside – 123 burial from 1897-1911 Malcolm Kookynie Road Cemetery 14 burials 1911 – 1915 Unfortunately, apart from identifying various headstones in each cemetery, there are no separate registers for each cemetery ADAMS […]
Robert Arthur Yeo – grave tales
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Coolgardie Miner 9 May 1899, page 6 THE STABLE TRAGEDY INQUEST RESUMED VERDICT OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH. The inquest into the circumstances connected with the death of Robert A. Yeo, who was kicked to death in Castieau’s stables on Sunday morning, was resumed yesterday, before Mr H. S. King, J.P. (acting coroner), and a jury consisting […]
The Story of Honest Ed Turnbull –
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Sunday Times 10 June 1934, page 15 SOLITARY HORSEMAN WHO STARTED A GREAT GOLD RUSH Some Made Fortunes and Some Died on the Trail The following report of the discovery of Coolgardie was published in an English paper, “People.” It was written by its special correspondent at Ruckinge in Kent: “Our Special Correspondent” proceeds to […]
