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 […]
Calanchinis on the Eastern Goldfields
22/05/2021 By 3 Comments
Calanchinis on the Eastern Goldfields Of Western Australia by Chris Clark Calanchini brothers – In the last decade of the nineteenth century three brothers with the very Italian-sounding surname of Calanchini but anglicised forenames (Peter, Michael James, and George Francis) arrived in Western Australia from the colony of Victoria. The three were sons of an […]
Wedding Bells in Boulder
15/05/2021 By 4 Comments
If you had a relative who married in Boulder between 1945 and 1951 you may be in luck. I have various documents regarding the marriages of the following couples. If they are relatives of yours, get in touch with me at research@outbackfamilyhistory.com.au ANGWIN Ernest Thomas Alfred WILLMOTT Mabel Joyce 21 Oct 1946 BERREY Arthur […]
Where is Jonesville? – ghost towns
15/05/2021 By 1 Comment
Northern Grazier and Miner – Leonora 4 June 1932, page 2 Jonesville This is a small mining centre is situated about 60 miles north of Sandstone, and 80 miles south of Wiluna. The Gidgee GM is now situated there. The field was discovered by Jones and Shannon in 1926 and was originally called Jones Find. […]
For a Better Life – pre publication
08/05/2021 By Leave a Comment
Yet again, the wonderful author and historian, Dr. Criena Fitzgerald is about to publish another new book. I have read some excerpts and have seen some of the wonderful photos that will be used and I can highly recommend it. FOR A BETTER LIFE YUGOSLAVS IN THE GOLDFIELDS 1890–1970 As so many of us are […]
