Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
Florence Adelaide AYRE was the daughter of Joseph AYRE (1843-1913) and Ellen JANEWAY (1832 - 1905) and was born in 1877 in Queensland. She had one sibling, Joseph Benjamin born in 1875. It was her mother's second marriage, her first was to George … [Continue reading]
This 'Ripping Yarn' from the pen of N E Gledhill is kindly shared by his Great Nephew Allen Gledhill with thanks: The Fightin Man Dave was old when I first met him – or should I say aged! Like a mountain tree ages, weather-beaten, gnarled, and … [Continue reading]
Due to a close family bereavement, I am unable to send you a newsletter this week. My apologies. It has been quite impossible to focus on anything. … [Continue reading]
The following stories about the Crudace brothers was written by their nephew, the late John William Green who was the son of their sister, Clara Elizabeth CRUDACE who married William Henry GREEN from Boulder. John was born in Kanowna in 1905 and died … [Continue reading]
I had been researching the accidental death of this miner because of an entry I found in the Annual Report from the Department of Mines for 1897 which stated, that a miner called 'John Madden' had been killed in an accident on the Goongarrie GM. As … [Continue reading]
