With thanks to Susie de Monchaux for sharing her wonderful family story with us – Sister Mary Anthony Fitzpatrick (1888–1986) by Susie de Monchaux and family Eric Sierins, image editor Sister Mary Anthony Fitzpatrick was the first cousin of my paternal grandmother, Mrs Minnie Lillian de Monchaux (nee Fitzpatrick). In 1970, when I was eight […]
The Gregson’s of Bonnivale – a family story
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 Gregson of Ararat Vic and Charles Gregson of Coolgardie WA. He […]
Sisters of the Church High School –
The following story was written by Fr Ted Doncaster and is an extract from the publication “The Cross in the Field, a history of the Anglican Church in the Eastern and Murchison Goldfields of Western Australia”. It is produced with his permission and I would like to thank him for his assistance and his continued […]
Fimiston School- school days
I took this photo of the one roomed school house at Fimiston a week before it was demolished to make way for the Super Pit expansion in 1997. It was situated next to the KCGM offices at the time. I would think. There were many of these one roomed schools throughout Western Australia many of […]