Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
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 … [Continue reading]
Murchison Times and Day Dawn Gazette - 25 September 1897, page 4 The Murchison Author unknown (From the London Financial Times) The Murchison was the earliest explored field in West Australia, not the first goldfield—that was … [Continue reading]
Northam Courier - 2 Dec 1910, page 6 UNLUCKY JIM Thus he spoke, in tones lugubrious, “Life is but an empty dream” And its joys are just as fleeting, As projections on a screen. Nought remains but plenty trouble, Disappointments, quite a … [Continue reading]
In the early days of Coolgardie, there was no provision for holding prisoners pending their appearance in court, so Corporal McCarthy chopped a four-foot log from a three-foot thick trunk of a blown down salmon gum to which they were chained by a … [Continue reading]
Found by John Pritchard during his research into those buried in the Cue Cemetery - Murchison Times and Day Dawn Gazette 6 April 1895, page 2 DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN PROSPECTOR. Leonard Elvey's Last Trip Throughout West Australia, or wherever … [Continue reading]
