Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
Goldfields History Book Giveaway April 2015. Go into my free draw to win a copy of the Golden Quest Discovery Trail Guide Book. Either click on the 'Giveaway' tab on the Outback Family History Facebook page or follow this link to be in the draw:- … [Continue reading]
Dan Shea Headstone : 12-November-2011 Photographs supplied by Derek Graham Memorial headstone in memory of prospector Dan Shea who discovered gold with Paddy Hannan in Kalgoorlie. Dan Shea was born in County Cork, Ireland, and … [Continue reading]
Lt. Philip Edward Michael VOWELS (KIA) 11th May 1918 aged 27yrs, Born in 1890 in Horsham, VIC (23994) 11th Battalion(Infantry) Military Cross and bar to Military Cross. He was the son of William Henry VOWELS and Bridget Maria (Whelan) who came … [Continue reading]
Place: Coolgardie, Western Australia, 6429 Orientation: 39 km SW of Kalgoorlie Location: RSL Sub-Branch, Cnr Bayley Street and Ford Street, Coolgardie Western Australia Position: 30 57 29S 121 10 13 The polished wooden board remembers … [Continue reading]
Peter Dennis Kavanagh joined the Police Force when he was twenty one. How he crushed the gold stealing industry on the Golden Mile has now gone down in history. He was tutored by that wonderfully astute Excise Inspector – John Mitchell … [Continue reading]
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