150kms north of Kalgoorlie, in fairly lush pastoral country, lies Yerilla Station. A few kilometers from the homestead are the remains of the old Yerilla townsite and its early gold workings. It is relatively unheard of in regards to gold production but is renowned worldwide for its ‘Green Gold’ Chrysoprase, one of the most valuable […]
Stockton Murder Suicide
23/04/2022 By Leave a Comment
Sunday Times Perth – 20 March 1938, page 12 Two Dead – Leonora Tragedy 67-Year-Old Man Shoots Daughter-In-Law Mrs Stockton, the wife of the officer in charge of the Leonora water supply, was shot by her father-in-law, William ‘Bill’ Stockton, early today. Immediately afterward the 67year-old man walked inside the house and shot himself in […]
Yuin Reef Mine Cemetery –
09/04/2022 By Leave a Comment
Yuin Reef Mine Cemetery: 27°56’379″S 116°09’06.8″E Yuin Cemetery Yuin Cemetery also known as Yuin Station Cemetery situated in the Mid-West region of Western Australia. Yuin Station, the Yuin Reef Townsite, and Royal Standard Mine have historic and social significance for their role in the development of the Shire. The cemetery is now disused and the […]
Elsie Fletcher – a Boulder Girl
02/04/2022 By Leave a Comment
On the 13th of February 1903, Miss Elsie Evelyn Fletcher died at her parent’s home at 3 Brookman Street, Boulder. She was the eldest daughter of Edmund and Elsie Fletcher of Boulder. her father was a well-known butcher in Burt Street. It is not known what caused her death, she wasn’t admitted to the hospital. […]
Constable Edward Tindall – grave tales
26/03/2022 By Leave a Comment
Death from Typhoid Fever was common around the turn of the 19th century. Many of the victims were fit young men who could succumb to the disease and perish very quickly as this story of a young Police Constable, who had been on the Goldfields less than 6 months, will tell. The following is an […]
