On the 4th August 1926 Dugald Colin McAllister was buried in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery in the Presbyterian Section grave 6559. He is buried alone. He was the only child of Peter Mountstuart Greenbank McAllister and Sarah McAllister nee McCollum. He was born in Boulder WA in 1901. Inscription Mother and Dad In Loving Memory of […]
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 […]
The Departed Miner at Old Kanowna
18/04/2020 By Leave a Comment
The Coolgardie Pioneer – 18 Dec 1897 Pg 16 The claims were pegged out at midnight, and one or two men commenced work right away “THE DEPARTED MINER” “What’s you game, Bill?? Yer jumped me bally claim out at the Flag last winter, ran away with my wife just after, and now when I throw […]
Annie Jane PROUSE – grave tales
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Annie Jane PROUSE, aged 53yrs, was buried in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery on the 17th July 1924 and is in the Methodist Section in grave number 132. Kalgoorlie Miner 17 July 1924, page 4 She shares this burial plot with two other Prouse Family members: Richard Harralda PROUSE, aged 19yrs, buried 10th Jun 1897, Father: James […]
Mary Beatrice Massey – grave tales
11/04/2020 By Leave a Comment
Mary Beatrice Massey died aged 15yrs and was buried in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery on 6th Jul 1899. Annie Massey, Mary’s mother,died aged 39yrs and was buried with Beatrice on the 17th April 1900. They are together in grave 728 in the Roman Catholic section. They were the wife and only child of George Albert Massey. […]
