Thanks to Marion Ward for researching this amazing woman. She’s a real heroine of the bush. This history was researched to hopefully provide the provenance of a collection of jewelry, which was donated to a suburban historical society. I was Keeper of Records at the society and decided to undertake the task of research as […]
A Golden Wedding – pioneer profile
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Golden Wedding Group MR. AND MRS. UREN, of Kelmscott, and their Decendants. Western Mail – Perth – 1 October 1915, page 7 On Saturday, September 18, Mr. and Mrs Uren of Kelmscott, celebrated their golden wedding (50yrs) in the presence of all their, children and grand children, numbering 25. Mr. and Mrs. Uren […]
The Healthy Ways of the Goldfields by Amanda Lovitt
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Dr Edward Willis Way was born in England on 6th October 1846. He travelled to South Australia with his family as a small child, arriving 14th November 1850. Dr E Willis Way as he was common referred to, studied at both Guys’ Hospital London and the University of Edinburgh. He was involved in a Royal […]
Hyland’s Circus by Lyn Beard
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Lyn Beard “Courtesy of Mandurah Family History Society Newsletter, October 2020″. Hyland’s Circus I wonder how many researchers can actually say they have found an ancestor who ran away to join the circus. Well, I am not one with such adventurous folk in my family but in the course of my research for Outback Grave […]
James and Amelia Saunders – grave tales
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One of the many impressive memorials in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery is of the grave of James and Amelia SAUNDERS. Grave 5262 in the Anglican section. This is part of their story. James Archibald SAUNDERS was born Malmsbury, Victoria 29 June 1873 to James and Catherine (nee Williams) Saunders. He married Amelia Elizabeth FLEXMORE in Boulder, […]
