Black Range or Ivy Linden/ Nungarra Cemetery The Black Range district in the East Murchison Goldfields was a promising field in the early 1900s, with the first real township, Nungarra, being established in 1902. By 1903 the population had risen to 900-1000 with 500 men on the alluvial patch alone. It was said only 1 […]
A Man Needs Two Legs – Kevin Moran
29/04/2018 By Leave a Comment
This is a true story of the Moran family, who worked a pastoral lease at Mangowine to the north of Merredin in the early years. In those days the closest hospital and doctor was at Southern Cross, and in 1905 James Moran was admitted to the hospital suffering from two broken legs. One leg had […]
The Black Range Pioneers – “Wheres Frenchy?”
28/04/2018 By Leave a Comment
Sunday Times 28 June 1908, page 3 BLACK RANGE PIONEERS “Where is ”Frenchy ?” There appeared in a recent issue of the Sunday Times, a paragraph relating to the original discoverers of Black Range, fourteen years ago in 1892. It was founded on the statement of one of them, McIntyre, as was published […]
O’Meara Family Photograph- Alan O’Meara
25/04/2018 By 2 Comments
I was recently sent the following photos by Alan O’Meara which are from the documents of his father, James Jeremiah O’Meara.
The Goldfields – South America ‘Early Years Project’ – Geoff Blackburn
18/04/2018 By 1 Comment
This “Early Years Project” will look at those people, who in the Early Years: – were living in South America and who later migrated to Western Australia were resident in WA and went to South America to work or live were resident in countries (generally European) who went to South America as […]
