On the evening of Monday 20th October 1896, three men of Kanowna, Open Call stockbroker Thomas Moore Fletcher, 22-year-old photographer John Minden Caulfeild, and Richard Baugh, cycled out to Lake Gwynn and set up a camp on the western shore of the lake about 5 miles from Kanowna. They had hired ‘The Gwynn’, a flat […]
Murder in the Dark – a crime of passion?
30/04/2022 By Leave a Comment
Sunday Times 26 December 1937, page 2 MURDER IN THE DARK Who Killed Marin Trdervich Peculiar Circumstances in Boulder Tragedy Dead Man’s Mate Talks to “The Sunday Times” Who was the man dimly seen in the darkness of a Boulder street on Monday night engaged in the act that brought death to 45-year-old Marin Trdervich? […]
The Gibson Boys
23/04/2022 By Leave a Comment
I was recently contacted by Beryl Patullo of the “Friends of Will Will Rook Pioneer Cemetery Inc.” in Broadmeadows, Victoria regarding a connection to the Goldfields of Western Australia with the Gibson family. The Gibson Family in the Will Will Rook Cemetery Victoria. This is the story of one of the lesser-known families who originated […]
James Joseph Niland – grave tales
16/04/2022 By Leave a Comment
James Joseph NILAND was born in Tubbercurry Ireland. a machine miner at the Lake View and Star GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder. James married Margaret Ellen MURPHY in Fremantle WA on 2nd September 1895. Margaret was born in Marble Bar, Ireland. The family moved to Kanowna where their first child Catherine was born and then on to Boulder […]
Yuin Reef Mine Cemetery –
09/04/2022 By Leave a Comment
Yuin Reef Mine Cemetery: 27°56’379″S 116°09’06.8″E Yuin Cemetery Yuin Cemetery also known as Yuin Station Cemetery situated in the Mid-West region of Western Australia. Yuin Station, the Yuin Reef Townsite, and Royal Standard Mine have historic and social significance for their role in the development of the Shire. The cemetery is now disused and the […]
