Western Mail Perth -19 October 1907, page 16 AN EAST MURCHISON TRAGEDY THE DEATH OF STEPHEN GRACE – MURDERED BY NATIVES A telegram was received this afternoon from Constable Walker, who proceeded from Wiluna to bury the body of Stephen Grace, one of Kirkpatrick Bros party of prospectors who was speared through the chest by […]
Dinny O’Callaghan’s Brainwaves –
16/03/2024 By Leave a Comment
Kalgoorlie Miner 15 Apr 1966- Dinny’s Brainwaves ‘Oysters and a Petrol Pourer’ When Coolgardie was new and luring men from all parts of the country, many interesting characters rode or trudged into town. Pint-size bantam weight Dennis ‘Dinny’ O’Callaghan arrived there only eleven days before his 18th birthday. He came to Australia with his family […]
John Reside – grave tales
16/03/2024 By 2 Comments
Kalgoorlie Western Argus 7 October 1902, page 19 THE LATE MR. J. RESIDE M.L.A., First Member for Hannans. The news of the sudden death of Mr. John Reside. M.L.A., first representative for the Legislative Assembly for Hannans, was received with regret throughout the goldfields and, it is not too much to say, throughout the State. […]
Mt Palmer – a grave competition
16/03/2024 By 4 Comments
Search for the Mt Palmer Cemetery and the grave of John Ebenezer JONES By Mike Duggan Early 1972 – Mr Ken White approached Eric Carnicelli, a member of the Southern Cross Historical Society, to see if Mr White’s grandfather’s grave at Mt Palmer could be located. He offered to pay the Historical Society $150 if […]
Death at Dingo Creek –
09/03/2024 By Leave a Comment
Malcolm Chronicle and Leonora Advertiser 18 January 1902 DEATH FROM THIRST ANOTHER SAD TALE FROM THE BOOK OF THE BUSH On Saturday morning of last week, two Italians, named Bortolo and Joe Marinoni left Anaconda Copper Mine, where they were employed, with the intention of visiting a relative who was in the Malcolm Hospital. The […]
