Amy Josephine Solly 1912 -1999 “Pulvis et umbra sumus.” Horace. with thanks to Yvonne Solly for this wonderful story: Our Nanna – Amy Josephine Solly – was a dust collector. Not that she knew it or intended to become such, yet nevertheless she was. Her dust collection began about 1890 before she was born. Amy’s […]
The Graves of Horseman’s Gully – grave tales
21/05/2022 By Leave a Comment
WARNING:– Graphic content of human remains, this may upset some people. In 1995 Forsyth-Plutonic Gold Mining held the mining lease of an area that included burials at Horseman’s Gully near Darlot in the Murchison. Under mining law, it is prohibited to mine within 100 yards (91 meters) of a know burial site. This posed a […]
The Gregson’s of Bonnivale – a family story
14/05/2022 By 2 Comments
On the 11th Sep 1928 the ‘Rainbow Argus’ in Rainbow Victoria, reported the death of John Watts Gregson. It said he was a highly respected resident of the town. He was born in Chepstone Victoria in 1871 and was the eldest son of Mrs. Elizabeth Gregson nee LUMSDEN of Ararat Victoria and Charles Gregson from […]
The Ghosts of Red Flag Well
30/04/2022 By Leave a Comment
Sophie Chapman died at the Ajax Gold Mine lease at Red Flag on the Mt Margaret Goldfields 12 miles southwest of Laverton and 2 miles from the Hawks Nest Rail Siding. Buried alongside is Alexander McDONALD (age 27) 100 meters ESE of the old Red Flag Well. Sophie Chapman and Alexander McDonald were killed by […]
Stockton Murder Suicide
23/04/2022 By Leave a Comment
Sunday Times Perth – 20 March 1938, page 12 Two Dead – Leonora Tragedy 67-Year-Old Man Shoots Daughter-In-Law Mrs Stockton, the wife of the officer in charge of the Leonora water supply, was shot by her father-in-law, William ‘Bill’ Stockton, early today. Immediately afterward the 67year-old man walked inside the house and shot himself in […]
