Beatrice Hemingway -grave tales

'Died on Christmas Eve'  :    97yrs ago !!! Beatrice HOWARTH was married to Alfred William 'Fred' HEMINGWAY in Coolgardie in 1920. Only three years later she was to die in Southern Cross on Christmas Eve, 24th December 1923. Her husband was acting … [Continue reading]

Barrambie : put the’wild’ in the wild west !!!

Barrambie, is located 116 kilometres south east of Meekatharra and 75 kilometres north west of Sandstone. Of all the small satellite towns surrounding Sandstone, Barrambie was the one that has had, right up to the present time, the most constant … [Continue reading]

A Bush Christmas – C J Dennis

The sun burns hotly thro' the gums As down the road old Rogan comes The hatter from the lonely hut Beside the track to Woollybutt. He likes to spend his Christmas with us here. He says a man gets sort of strange Living alone without a … [Continue reading]

Trinity College Examinations:

Each year examination were held in Kalgoorlie under the auspices of the Trinity College of Music in London. I am sure that the names of those in the above photograph are listed in the following article but unfortunately they are not … [Continue reading]

Norseman Weddings – Methodist Church

A new record has been added to the Outback Family History web site. It is the Methodist Church marriages for the town of Norseman. Although included in the 'Goldfields People' Index it is helpful to be able to search these records by … [Continue reading]