Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
The sun burns hotly thro' the gums As down the road old Rogan comes The hatter from the lonely hut Beside the track to Woollybutt. He likes to spend his Christmas with us here. He says a man gets sort of strange Living alone without a … [Continue reading]
I have read of many tales of hardship and terrible accidents over the years, but the following story is, without doubt, one of the saddest and most tragic of all I have ever come across. I first read about it some time ago when I was contacted by Ian … [Continue reading]
Of Christmas Past Often in my dreams I hear voices- Whispering tales of shady places With music in the air And old friends calling joyously To join the festive fail And Oh! My heart is thumping fast A-longing to be there Whispering tales of … [Continue reading]
Geraldton Express and Murchison and Yalgoo Goldfields Chronicler - 23 December 1898, page 18 It was in the early, though not the 'very' early days, that Cue awoke one morning to find a charmer in its midst with golden hair that put the most … [Continue reading]
Lost in the Bush Five Days Without Food or Water Miss Janeczek's Awful Experience! Southern Cross seems determined to make a name for itself. Beside those persons interested in the mines in the place, nobody scarcely knew of this town, in the … [Continue reading]
