Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
Mental health is today something that we are much more aware of. In 1898 it was still a crime to attempt to kill yourself and was so until the mid 1960's in most Australian states. This would be why Sergeant Sellenger said he would take no further … [Continue reading]
Men In A Mining Camp - A tale by N.E. Gledhill This 'Ripping Yarn' from the pen of N E Gledhill is kindly shared by his Great Nephew Allen Gledhill with thanks: As soon as I had explored the empty, hollow-sounding rooms of our new house in … [Continue reading]
THE BOUNDARY RIDER by Edward S Sorenson Life in the Australian Backblocks. The bush claims many lonely lives, none lonelier perhaps than that of the boundary rider, who is posted on the outskirts of a run to look after the stock, to watch the tanks … [Continue reading]
Coolgardie Miner 28 December 1897, page 5 SENSATIONAL SHOOTING. Attempted Murder by Four Armed Men A party of shop workers was held up in Forrest Street Coolgardie by two armed and masked men. There is so far no known motive for … [Continue reading]
Yuin Reef Mine Cemetery 27°56'379"S 116°09'06.8"E Yuin Cemetery also known as Yuin Station Cemetery situated in the Mid-West region of Western Australia. Yuin Station, the Yuin Reef Townsite and Royal Standard Mine have historic and social … [Continue reading]
