Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
Charles Bernhardt Hahnel was born in Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany in 1866 to Parents Charles August Hahnel and Theresa Schmidt. Charles came to Australia in 1886, boarding the ship Salier in Antwerp, Belgium. Charles was 20 at this time. On the … [Continue reading]
Its been a while since I have been in touch with you all apart from our weekly emails You may have noticed last week we had a bit of a glitch and the newsletter didn't appear till later in the week and when it did, it repeated some previous stories. … [Continue reading]
I was recently a guest speaker on the wonderful Sunday evening radio program 'Remember When' with Harvey Deegan. It was great to chat with Harvey and to talk about the three websites that I have on the history of the people and places of the WA … [Continue reading]
story by Lyn Beard From the obituary of James Doyle printed in Fremantle Advocate 11 January 1934 In a beautiful location overlooking the salt bed of Lake Lefroy, the remains of at least 17 people lie in the Widgiemooltha Cemetery. There are … [Continue reading]
The Stockman’s Grave Breezes stir the bowgada scrub York gums nod and sway Sheep may graze across the mound That is a stockman’s grave No cross, no name at the head of the mound Only little while stones surround The fading scars on the … [Continue reading]
