Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
This following verse shows the strong feelings held by the local miners about the influx of Italian and Slav workers to the Goldfields. The Italian Miner: The Murchison Advocate 3 May 1902 (Respectfully dedicated to Bewick Moreing and … [Continue reading]
William Hilton EDWARDS Born at Maryborough Victoria (17th June 1880) who departed this life 25th September 1928 Aged 48 years Erected by his sisters and brothers … [Continue reading]
The Atlas Chambers was an imposing building with front windows designed on novel lines. There were a large number of tenants occupying the commodious suites of rooms upstairs and the spacious shops below. The elegant displays by Elliotts, framed as … [Continue reading]
I have just completed the following project on the early deaths in the Mount Margaret Registry District. These deaths are not the very first recorded for the cemeteries in this area but are the first from when the registry district opened an office … [Continue reading]
Although the Sydney Bulletin claimed businessmen at Coolgardie were on more payable claims than the diggers, they were not the only ones, according to E.G. ‘Dryblower’ Murphy, who wrote: A few of the lucky have dropped in on a patch And gone on … [Continue reading]
