The Outback Family History Blog has just turned 10 years old this month. It has been a remarkable journey from its humble beginnings. Initially, my sole intention was to document captivating stories that crossed my path, purely for my own enjoyment. Presently, the mailing list boasts an impressive 7500 subscribed readers. I am genuinely delighted […]
About Outback Family History
Outback Family History was founded in 2009 by Sandy Duncan and Moya Sharp. The aim was simple, to make the local and family history on the rich and diverse Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia available to everyone free of charge.
The web site was originally called "And All So Far From Home" and this site was left to me by my dear friend and fellow researcher Shyama Peebles, you can read more about this on my 'Acknowledgements' page.
When my good friend and research partner Sandy Duncan passed away after a long and brave fight against cancer in 2012 I promised her I would carry on the work. I now continue to carry on without my two closest friends. Of all the extensive information contained in the site at this moment the amount of data still to add makes it only the tip of the iceberg.
Thanks to the wonderful work of 'Design Sense' in making my site look and work wonderfully I can now concentrate all my effort on new information for the site and my blog.
The upkeep of the site relies solely on sponsored advertising and donations. The use of the information is free to everyone for personal or research purposes. I am committed to continuously add new information and to actively seek out new records and to provide a permanent source of reference to everyone with a common interest in the history of the goldfields.
Repeat Week
03/06/2023 By Leave a Comment
Hi Everyone Just wanted to say this week we are re-publishing some popular posts from the past as I have been away this week and not able to finish any new stories. Apologies to those who have already read them, but maybe some of our newer readers may not have done so. A good story […]
You can help to save TROVE !!
21/01/2023 By 1 Comment
Who uses TROVE??? If you do, your help is needed. I use it all the time every day to search for newspaper articles, photographs, and much more all over Australia. This facility is the envy of people in other countries and is undoubtedly one of the best resources ‘ever’ for researchers both professionally and personally. […]
Best Wishes Christmas 2022
23/12/2022 By Leave a Comment
I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our subscribers, both those that have recently joined us and many who have been with us since the beginning over nine years ago, a very peaceful and happy Christmas. I am fortunate to have all my four children and their partners and the three […]
Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales –
09/07/2022 By Leave a Comment
My apologies for the lack of ‘Sunday Stories’ last week. All has now been fixed and hopefully will be working ok again. Im always fixing things here and there on the sites, repairing broken links, etc. If you do find any errors on any of the website pages either the blog or the Outback […]