This is a snapshot of the town of Abbotts. There are seven births recorded as taking place in Abbotts and one wedding. This almost matches the number of deaths which were eleven. Births Registered in ABBOTTS:- MASON Arthur Collins, born 1905 Father:- Edward Isaac MASON, Mother:- Mary Elizabeth COLLINS MASON Hamblin Edward, born 1898, Father:- […]
Kunanalling or the 25 Mile – ghost towns
19/03/2022 By 1 Comment
Kunanalling or the 25 Mile Latitude 30 141’ S Longitude 121 04’ E In December of 1892, James Speakman and the party found gold 25 miles from Coolgardie and 17 miles north of Mt Burgess. Speakman pegged a lease but did not apply for an exemption when he left it on account of lack of […]
Early Days in Cue –
12/03/2022 By 1 Comment
The following is the first part of a large research project undertaken on the people who are buried in the Cue Cemetery. This has been a work in progress for over a year to upgrade and research the records by Outback Family History volunteer researcher, John Pritchard. John has done an excellent job, as well […]
In Search of Mordaunt Reid:
12/03/2022 By 1 Comment
More than one-third of the 62,000 Anzacs who died in WW1 are still listed as missing with no known graves. This is the story of one woman who never stopped looking for her soldier. Lieutenant Mordaunt Reid was paid the ultimate accolade by war historian and correspondent, Charles Bean, on the morning of the Gallipoli […]
Cuddingwarra – ghost town
12/03/2022 By 6 Comments
CUDDINGWARRA also known as Dead Finish Latitude 27° 22′ S Longitude 117° 47′ E Cuddingwarra is a townsite in the Murchison goldfields Western Australia near Cue. When gold was first discovered in the area in 1888 this place was known as “Dead Finish”, but when the government gazetted a townsite in 1895, Cuddingwarra was the […]
