The Importance of Being Frank – grave tales

Bernard Joseph Frank was born in Nelson Lyell, New Zealand in 1867, he was a miner and was the son of Jacob FRANK (Carpenter) and Mary HASLAM. He first came to Victoria and then on to the WA Goldfields in 1893 and headed to Broad Arrow to seek his … [Continue reading]

A Well Known Wedding Photo –

Many of our readers will have seen this well-known wedding photograph featured in the 'Wedding Breakfast' room in the British Arms section of the WA Museum Kalgoorlie-Boulder in Kalgoorlie. However, you may not know about the bride and groom and the … [Continue reading]

When the Law of the Outback is Swift and Ready –

The Truth Perth - 30 March 1930, page 7 When the Law of the Outback is Swift and Ready Another Nor’west Tragedy It was practically suicide! He would never weather the dry, continuous sun storms. Day upon day the sun beat mercilessly down upon the … [Continue reading]

Billy Frost – the seeker of shadows

Western Mail Perth - 16 September 1926, page 19 THE SEEKER - THE LATE BILLY FROST Prospector and Explorer By John Meiklejohn. Round the campfires of the various diggings during the 1890s, no name was more prominent than that of … [Continue reading]

Barrambie put the ‘Wild’ in the Wild West

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 prospectors … [Continue reading]