Merv Stubbs – Strongman of the Goldfields

Kalgoorlie Miner 25 Sep 1995 Merv Stubbs - Strong Ties with the Goldfields - by Alan Francis Merv Stubbs, aged 70, is sitting back in his weatherboard and tin ‘castle’ and has just poured himself another midi of ‘gold’ and is all set to … [Continue reading]

Henry Reison – a prospectors terrible fate

Golden Age 24 March 1897, page 2 PERISHED FROM THIRST A PROSPECTOR'S TERRIBLE FATE Away in the remote interior of WA, Inspector McKenna received a wire from the police at Niagara, stating that the skeleton of a man had been discovered 200 miles … [Continue reading]

The Waters Family in the West –

From the family records of Grant Waters, with thanks: In the 1890s (possibly 1894), my Great-Great-Grandfather, Arundel William Waters, and two of his brothers, Thomas Waters and William Henry Waters shipped their horse teams to Western Australia … [Continue reading]

Tommy Talbot – a story by Harry Ware

Albert Jesse ‘Tommy’ Talbot was born on a farm in Holcombe-Rogus, Hawkworthy in Devonshire in England on March the 9th, 1869. His eldest son and eldest daughter were also born on March the 9th, an unusual coincidence. Talbot came to WA in 1887. In … [Continue reading]

Wiluna Pioneer Cemetery – grave tales

As often happened in the early days, the first site considered for a cemetery ground became unsuitable usually because of things such as proximity to the living areas or water supply or perhaps the ground was too hard to dig. This happened at Wiluna, … [Continue reading]