Below is the grave of Lawrence Graham DOW - the fourth son of Amelia nee BRADLEY and the late George Graham DOW (died in 1900). He was born in Ballarat Victoria in 1871 and he died in Kalgoorlie on the 17th June 1907. He was 36yrs old. He was the … [Continue reading]
Alice Maud Cribb – grave tales
On the 14th March 1903 Alice Maud CRIBB nee LONG, the wife of Henry Theodore CRIBB, manager of the Croesus Proprietary Mine, died at the age of 26yrs. A few days later on the 24th of March, their infant daughter, also Alice Maud, aged 19 days (born … [Continue reading]
Men of Western Australia – book review
This rare book is well worth consulting if you had a family member involved in any of the following fields in Western Australia:- Professional, Ecclesiastical, Commercial and a Sporting Life It covers the years 1936-1937 and was published by V … [Continue reading]
The Knickerbocker Hero –
The Knickerbocker Hero - The Little Lennonville Hero, were some of the words used to describe Vincent Atkinson, a young boy of just ten years of age, who was to inspire West Australians with his presence of mind and his 'heart of a lion' after he … [Continue reading]
Outback Joe – a verse
The Sun, Sunday 11 June 1899, page 5 OUTBACK JOE A LEGEND OF THE 25-MILE. You miners of Westralia! attention grant, I pray, While I relate in doggerel, a plaintive sort of lay, Wherein a sharper kind of bloke— a half Finn-German … [Continue reading]