Western Mail 10 September 1915, page 8 Lost in the Bush. A FOUR YEAR OLD WANDERER. How a small boy, aged 4 years, contrived to upset a whole town and cause practically a cassation of business for a couple of days is graphically … [Continue reading]
Helena Maud Pike – grave tales
02/03/2024 By 2 Comments
On the 27th April 1906, Helena 'Lily' Maud Pike (nee Rosevere) aged 30yrs, passed away at the St John of God Hospital in Dugan Street, Kalgoorlie from Typhoid Fever. She was the wife of councillor Eustace Walter Pike and the mother of one child, … [Continue reading]
The Mt Magnet Murder –
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Western Mail 1 November 1951, page 18 WESTRALIANA Murchisonite recalls a grim story The Mt Magnet Murder A murder that was committed at Mt Magnet in 1898 was never solved, despite the very closest inquiries by detectives, and police generally on … [Continue reading]
Death of a Girl from the Bush –
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The Mirror 8 October 1938, page 1 Facing a Murder Charge Soon after the death of a girl of 19 in the Kalgoorlie Hospital, on Wednesday. Det Sgt Findlay, Det Cannon and P.C. Gamble arrested Lillian Pearson, a married woman and … [Continue reading]
The Oldest Stockman in WA
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Joseph Price (c1829 – 1933) by Irma Walter 2014 When the 1929 Centenary was celebrated in Western Australia, newspapers went looking for the oldest residents in the colony. Many names were put forward, but only those who could prove their status … [Continue reading]
