W.A. Record Perth 24 December 1898, page 19 MULCAHY BROTHERS Premier Hotel keepers, FREMANTLE, PERTH, AND BOULDER CITY As Licensed Victuallers, the firm of Messrs. Mulcahy Bros is famed throughout Western Australia. They have … [Continue reading]
When I die – author unknown
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Carry me back to the bush when I die. Its there that I always could rest. Bury me deep in the deserts red earth On a dry riverbank in the west. Take me back home to the stock camp Out on the endless red plain Let my soul know the peace and the … [Continue reading]
Frances Michael Connolly – grave tales
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Frances 'Frank' Michael Connolly was born on 8th Oct 1877 in Warwick Queensland. He was the son of Dennis Connolly and Johanna Mary Callaghan both from Co Cork, Ireland. He had seven brothers and three sisters and he died of Typhoid fever in the … [Continue reading]
Ripping Yarns and Tragic Tales – 30 May 2021
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Hope you are keeping warm on this chilly day. My new filing cabinet is here and now I'm waiting on my new desk to arrive. I've been told that no one uses filing cabinets anymore, how odd!!! Some things that have 'turned up' in the office move. … [Continue reading]
Dastardly and Diabolical Deed at Day Dawn
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Evening Mail - Fremantle 23 March 1908, page 1 No one will deny that Harry Goninon Smith, who at 8 o'clock this morning paid, on the scaffold at the Fremantle Prison, the last penalty for the supreme crime in the criminal … [Continue reading]
