Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
I was recently sent these wonderful photos from Lynne Roberts, this is what she says:- ' These photos were sent to Mrs F B Marshall, Wooroolin, Queensland from Mrs R J Battye, Post Office, Perth. I am assuming that the sender is Mrs Rockley James … [Continue reading]
I was recently contacted by Mal Leckie who has sent me the following information on his well known relative, Mal said:- my grandfather, John (Jack) Leckie, was a prominent footballer and coach on the goldfields in the late 1890’s and early 1900’s … [Continue reading]
When ‘Old Dick McCANSH’, a sixty five year old miner, died of fever on 7 Jan 1893 his mates decided to give the ‘old battler’ a decent burial and a rude coffin was fashioned from some old meat cases. As the only vehicle available was a store keepers … [Continue reading]
Although the Western Argus published the below photograph in Sept 1904, entitled 'OLDAM-WALDERSON' wedding, after some research it turns out to be the wedding of Robert William ALDERSON to Isabel KELLY. I can see how Alderson could become Walderson … [Continue reading]
On the 6th November 1911 little Dorothea Ruby Olive WRAIGH, age 9yrs, passed away in the Infectious Disease Hospital in Kalgoorlie. Exactly a week later her little brother Alwyn George WRAIGHT, aged 7mth, also died. They are buried together in the … [Continue reading]
