George Augustus Jessop was born on 2 April 1872 in Kilmore, Victoria. He was the son of George Jessop (1847-1898) and Mary nee Deane (1844-1876). he was the middle child of three born to the couple with an older brother Thomas James and a younger sister Ellen Agnes. George’s mother died when he was four […]
Towns and places
The Eastern Goldfields is made up of hundred towns both big and small. Outback Family History would like to bring you a collection of stories about some of these abandoned towns which you may never have heard of. Some may only have been there for a few years and now very little remains of the small thriving communities.
Black Flag – ghost town
17/06/2023 By 1 Comment
BLACK FLAG R H Henning and party pegged the Black Flag lease which in October 1894 was reported to be ‘doing very well.’ The property was sold the following year to Lord Sudley’s syndicate for £48,000. By this time men were opening up their claims, many with good results. In December of the following year, […]
Pinjin – ghost town & cemetery
27/05/2023 By Leave a Comment
PINJIN CEMETERY Reserve 10843 Edjudina Location Note: I have found just as many references to PINJIN as I have PINGIN. It seems that both were used at various times. For the sake of continuity, I have used the spelling PINJIN as this is how it is spelled in the WA Post Office Directories. BOWMAN Otto […]
Not a Gold Rush but !!
06/05/2023 By Leave a Comment
Mirror Perth 15 August 1931, page 19 NOT A GOLD RUSH BUT !! A Rush On Richmond Beer Continuous Streams Of People Now Flow Daily Into The Grand Hotel, Kalgoorlie And Shamrock Hotel, Boulder. RICHMOND beer has captured the Goldfields as it has done every other part of Australia. The popular beverage is now so […]
Paynes Find Cemetery
20/04/2023 By 1 Comment
Paynes Find Cemetery Location:- off Goodingnow Rd Paynes Find, Post Code 6612 Lat: -29.270163, Lug:-117.68618 Reserve 21873 an area of 404 Squ meters gazetted 10 May 1938 16 burials Although the Paynes Find Cemetery has been on the Outback Family History website for some years it needed some research to bring the information up to […]
