BURTVILLE CEMETERY 14 Named Burials: (thought to be over 30 graves) The first thing I noticed about the Burtville cemetery was the cause of deaths for the 14 named burials. There were no deaths of women amongst them, but there were two infants. Of the 14, if you include the two infants, only 3 were […]
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.
Murty Broderick – He threw a seven!
09/05/2020 By Leave a Comment
Coolgardie Miner Saturday 23 June 1894, page 5 He Threw a Seven by Smiler Hayles He came to this field amongst the first army of gold-seekers who swept inland from the sea coast, intent upon burgling the treasure chests of nature. He was only one of the rough but gallant band of pioneers who, leaving […]
Kanownas ‘Gods Acre’ – in a sad state.
25/04/2020 By Leave a Comment
As the following article states, the neglect and general poor condition of the Kanowna Cemetery, was as bad in 1924 (nearly 100 yrs ago), as it is today. The second Kanowna cemetery is visible from the main road and a short drive from Kalgoorlie. These two reasons may account for a lot of the damage […]
The Box Soak Creek Rush:
25/04/2020 By Leave a Comment
Where is Box Creek you may ask? As I did myself back in 2000, (I can’t believe it was so long ago), when I received a letter from a lady in Queensland about a distant relative of hers called Ronald Donald McMillen who was supposed to be buried in the Box Soak Cemetery. I had […]
Sinking a New Shaft- North Kalgurli – 1950
16/04/2020 By Leave a Comment
North Kalgurli (1912) Ltd Mine – Shift Crew Sinking a new shaft 11th Dec 1950 – Completed sinking 10th Jun 1952. sent by Dallas Calneggia (Geoffrey Lee is her father) Back Row: J Martin (Winderdriver), L Miller (Winderdriver), K Bishop (Carpenter), G Thompson (Shaft sinker), R Bevis (Shaft Sinker), D Erceg (Shaft Sinker), Middle Row […]
