Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
The following is an extract from an excellent online Gazetteer sent to me by an OFH reader, John Pritchard. In the foreword the publishers confidentially exclaim that this, the first issue, will be an annual production. Each year getting bigger and … [Continue reading]
As you will know we have done some recent 'snapshop' posts on various town such as Leonora and Abbotts. I had at first decided to review each town page on the OFH web site in alphabetical order but thats a bit dull don't you think?? So I'm now … [Continue reading]
The State Archives of NSW have just released over 46,000 records of people in NSW Gaols from 1870-1930. Each record has the following information:- http://bit.ly/2mjMkSE The Gaol Photographic Description Books contain a photograph of each … [Continue reading]
Evening Journal, Adelaide, 30 January 1894 A Terrible Experience at Coolgardie. A well-known and respected resident of Kent Town has received a letter from his son, who recently went to Coolgardie from Adelaide, from which the … [Continue reading]
The following men from the Goldfields were killed in action in WW2. The photographs are not great but if anyone would like a scan do let me know. Below are two examples of the images. ARCHER N W R Kalgoorlie Infantry BECK Pte A Kalgoorlie … [Continue reading]
