Ripping Yarns and Tragic Tales – 25 July 2021

Hi Everyone, hope you have had a good week and you are keeping warm.

Firstly, as promised last week, the next section of the Kalgoorlie District Hospital admission records are now available on the Outback Family History website. This latest, File 35, covers 1911 to 1914 and contains 2374 new records. As the years go by, the numbers increase with the booming population, even with the advent of WW1.
Hospital records may sound rather dull perhaps, but they give you a really good cross-section of the community as illness and accidents make no favorites and occur in all walks of life. It may serve to just place someone on the Goldfields at a particular time or to locate a next of kin or their address or occupation. Some entries are amazingly detailed and others brief. All are handwritten, so be aware of the possible miss spelling of names.

The hospital admission files on the Outback Family History website start in 1894 and now go to 1914. The number of individual hospital records on the website is currently 15, 412. We have copies of all the admission records up to 1942 photocopied, and thanks to two of our wonderful volunteers, they are slowly being digitised. I have one more file completed, File 36 which I hope to release in the next few weeks. We still have another 26 files to go. Just follow this link if you would like to search the new info: File 35 1911-1914

If you find a record you wish to have the full transcript of, you just need to email a request with the full entry from the list to research@outbackfamilyhistory.com.au  I do promise to answer every request but patience may be required.

NOTE: These records are made available with permission from the Dept of Health.

I just was wondering, who has been able to find a family name on the Outback Family History website when you didn’t know that a member of your family had ever been on the WA Goldfields? Unless you are a recent arrival, eg like me in 1971, it seems like every family had someone pass through the WA Goldfields at some time or another. If you haven’t yet looked, give it a try and see what you find. I would love to hear from you if you have any luck. If you have a name like me it may be a little more difficult.  www.outbackfamilyhistory.com.au

Did you know we have a list of recommended and free web site for West Australian Research –

Essential WA Research Sites:

If you have a resource that you know of that could be added to the list do let me know so I can share it with other.

Well its goodbuy from me, have a great week and for those who kindly asked after my little dog Mo she is pain-free and happy, but we will only have her for a few more weeks at most. ):

PS: For those of you into military history we have a great giveaway competition on Facebook this week. You just need to add a comment to the post to be in the random draw next Sat ( 31st Jul). – The Platoon Commander By: John O’Halloran, Ric Teague  https://www.facebook.com/OutbackFamilyHistory

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Moya Sharp

Owner at Outback Family History

My name is Moya Sharp, I live in Kalgoorlie Western Australia and have worked most of my adult life in the history/museum industry. I have been passionate about history for as long as I can remember and in particular the history of my adopted home the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Through my website I am committed to providing as many records and photographs free to any one who is interested in the family and local history of the region.

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