Western Mail Perth - 18 August 1949, page 15 The Abandoned Mine Gaunt, against a lowering sky, With steely fingers interlaced, and capped with a motionless wheel,The poppet head looks down upon its lesser … [Continue reading]
Barrambie put the ‘Wild’ in the Wild West
15/07/2023 By Leave a Comment
Barrambie, is located 116 km southeast of Meekatharra and 75 km northwest of Sandstone. Of all the small satellite towns surrounding Sandstone, Barrambie was the one that has had, right up to the present time, the most constant stream of … [Continue reading]
The Little Man who Strangled his Mate
08/07/2023 By 1 Comment
Sunday Times Perth - 5 September 1943, page 4 The Little Man Who Strangled His Mate In the days when the deep leads attracted thousands to Kanowna, Moore was among the adventurous gold-seekers. In the hurly-burly of the boom days … [Continue reading]
The Bermingham’s – a pioneering family
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The Bermingham Family by Pat Callahan Eastern Australia was experiencing a depression in the 1890s. At the end of 1894 when he was nineteen, James Bermingham or Jas as he was called, sailed for Fremantle in Western Australia. After settling in and … [Continue reading]
Sandstone Cemetery – the heart of the Murchison
08/07/2023 By 12 Comments
Although the list of burials at the Sandstone Cemetery has been on the Outback Family History website for some years it needed some research to bring the information up to date and to add in extra research, so dull to read just a list of names and … [Continue reading]
