Murchison Advocate 27 February 1904, page 3 Suicide and Attempted Murder. A SENSATIONAL AFFAIR At Boulder this morning, Alexander Solomon, aged 40yrs, a notorious character and well known to the police, was arrested on … [Continue reading]
Robert Kirkpatrick – grave tales
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Robert KIRKPATRICK died on 29th July 1909 in his camp at Bronzewing mine site, Western Australia. The cause of death was lung trouble brought on by leading at Broken Hill, NSW. Robert Kirkpatrick 'AKA as Bob Kirk' was born on 18th June 1868 in … [Continue reading]
A History of ‘The Round’ by Darren McAullay
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The Round By Darren McAullay It is, without doubt, one of the biggest, most colourful, and successful racing carnivals to be staged anywhere in Australia. It is steeped in history, has been the scene of some of the most incredible events both … [Continue reading]
Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales – 26th September 2021
25/09/2021 By Leave a Comment
I hope that you have had a good week and thank you to everyone who responded with your comments from last week. If I haven't yet replied to you, I promise that I will do so. You will see this week we have another excerpt from Chris Clark's research … [Continue reading]
Death by Despair – Leonora Snapshots
25/09/2021 By 2 Comments
In the last edition of the 'Leonora Cemetery Snapshots' we looked at 'all the little children'. This edition looks at suicide which was a sad but common cause of death in the early days of the Goldfields. Sometimes it was a release from certain and … [Continue reading]
