Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
T’othersiders People from the eastern colonies were referred to as t’othersiders, an instance of the isolation felt by many in Australia's ‘Western Third’. It was the influx of 't’othersiders' to the Goldfields however which helped Western … [Continue reading]
Rothsay Cemetery - Perenjori Shire off Boonerong Road, Rothsay, Western Australia Coordinates - 29.29060, 116.88470 Reserve 6295 Rothsay is an abandoned town in the Mid-West region of Western Australia. It is situated between the towns of … [Continue reading]
Victorian Express 7 April 1893, page 3 TOMMY'S HUT From The Sydney Bulletin There's a clearing in the ranges on the old bush road to Yea, Where a shanty once was running in the old and lawless way; It was here the splitters rallied, and … [Continue reading]
Arthur Stubbs. J.P. and Timber merchant Boulder: was born at Balmoral in Victoria on January 9th 1873. And is the son of the late William Alwyn Stubbs, one of the pioneer teachers in the Victorian Education Department. He was one of the … [Continue reading]
Sunday Times Perth - 20 March 1938, page 12 Two Dead - Leonora Tragedy 67-Year-Old Man Shoots Daughter-In-Law Mrs Stockton, the wife of the officer in charge of the Leonora water supply, was shot by her father-in-law, William … [Continue reading]
