Hi Everyone, hope your week has been better than ours. Sadly one of our beloved dogs has been diagnosed with cancer of the jaw bone and it has thrown us all into shock and sadness. We have decided that we will not put her through the drastic surgery that was suggested but to just keep […]
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.
Ripping Yarns and Tragic Tales – 16th May 2021
15/05/2021 By Leave a Comment
I hope that you all had a lovely Mothers Day last Sunday. I didn’t have any of my children here this year, but we had a lovely lunch for my mother-in-law and all of the other mothers in the family who were in town as well as one new first-time mum. Not going to mention […]
Ripping Yarns and Tragic Tales – 9th May 2021
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Hello everyone, how has your week been? Im just loving this colder weather, I do so hate the heat. It must be in my ‘English’ blood. Office moving update! I have been encouraged to get more of the office relocation done by yet another large piece of the ceiling ending up on the floor. I […]
Ripping Yarns and Tragic Tales – 2nd May 2021
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I hope that everyone s enjoying the same glorious weather that we are having this Sunday (or even Saturday or Monday depending on where you are in the world). It is sunny but cold, my perfect kind of day. My husband however is rugged up to the nines and complaining loudly. (: Unfortunately, no progress […]
Ripping Yarns and Tragic Tales – 25th April 2021
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How has your week been, some of you I know are again in lockdown if you are in Western Australia, but where ever you are in the world I hope that all is well with you. This weekend was supposed to be three days of moving the contents of my already packed office, plus lots […]