Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
Book Review: - This book is a biography written by a 90 year old nurse/midwife who was one of a family of eighteen children born on the Murchison Goldfields just after the turn of the century (early 1900's). From humble beginnings Mavis … [Continue reading]
Aviation Pioneers of the Outback of WA : PART 2 - By John Pritchard MacRoberston Miller Aviation Co in WA The origins of this airline were formed by Mr Horrie Miller in Victoria in 1920 whilst conducting general aviation services using a variety … [Continue reading]
Several members of the McCormick family were to emigrate from South Australia to Western Australia in the late 1890's but the most well know of them, was Arthur Patrick McCormick who was the inventor of the 'Coolgardie Safe'. The following … [Continue reading]
After a recent blog post on early Mt Margaret Deaths, I received a most interesting email from Margaret (Margo) Lanagan, who was able to give us a little more information on the two HEFFERNAN'S in that list. The following are the two entries from … [Continue reading]
No more bets big Nick cried, as the pennies went up, And they spun round and round in the air Tails he called when they came down to rest, For the spinner it was sheer despair. He tossed the kip down on the ground in the ring; that … [Continue reading]
