The coincidence of the following two events was uncovered by Derek Prosser, an OFH reader and contributor. He noted that on the OFH website, I had James Heffernan buried in the Black Flag Cemetery (30 km north of Kalgoorlie). However, this seems to be incorrect from what is said in the newspaper reports of the […]
John “Jack” Ivison – Fighting son of the Empire
11/11/2023 By Leave a Comment
In Memory of an Anzac Soldier Private John “Jack” Ivison 1888 – 1915 By Julia Robinson-White, 26 April 2021 Published on: www.dustandglare.home.blog/in-memory-of-an-anzac-soldier/ Anzac Day – 25 April 2021 Amongst a box of family photographs given to me for safekeeping by my Dad’s cousin, I came across a postcard of a Digger from WWI. The photo […]
The Fighting Leane’s
05/08/2023 By 1 Comment
The following story was sent to me by Kerry Satchwell. She is not related to the Leane family, but lives in a house that used to belong to them in Swanbourne, Perth WA. While researching the house’s history she came across their amazing story. The Leane family would, in the words of official war historian […]
Bill Harney – Bushman, Philosopher and Author
27/05/2023 By Leave a Comment
Coolgardie Miner 10 October 1947, page 1 William Edward (Bill) Harney (1895-1962), author and bushman, was born on 18 April 1895 at Charters Towers, Queensland, the second of three children of English-born parents William Harney, miner, and his wife Annie Beatrice, née Griffin. In 1897 his father went to Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, to search for […]
Northey and Mullins Families
01/04/2023 By Leave a Comment
Back in 2008 I was in correspondence with a lady called Val Skinner. I don’t have an email for her so perhaps she will see this story. She very kindly shared with me her family story of the Northey and Mullins families on the WA Goldfields. She also sent me two wonderful photographs, see below. […]
