As to be expected in these early times, the child mortality rate was very high. If you lived away from a large population, it was even higher. The risk was not just for the babies and young children, but for the mothers as well. It is said, that if you were pregnant and living in […]
Lawlers Cemetery – Snapshot – The Irish
07/12/2017 By 4 Comments
Over the next few days I will be publishing the results of my work on the update of the Lawlers Cemetery records and photos. I have been careful editing and researching for the past three weeks. This cemetery is quite small, with only 164 burials. Like all cemeteries, it’s a snapshot of the people who […]
Strange Happenings – grave tales
22/11/2017 By Leave a Comment
I have to admit that I have spent quite a bit of time wandering around cemeteries, as I am sure many of you will admit to as well. My children as well have accompanied me on may of these visits and they became very good at finding names for me. My mother assured me that […]
Patrick Murphy – Ganger, Prospector and Bushman
22/11/2017 By 3 Comments
One of the volunteers who assist me with researching the people on the Miners Memorial, Eric Chamberlain, came across the following story which I thought would be of interest. Patrick Murphy was a well know bushman and prospector in his own right, but it was his parents who first interested me in his story. His […]
Western Australian Lonely Graves – books
18/11/2017 By 3 Comments
Latest Release:- Western Australian Lonely Graves by Yvonne and Kevin Coate Four volume set full details:- Hesperian Press ISBN 978-0-85905-682-3, A4, 1284 pages, soft cover, 3.5 kg $325.00* + POST These magnificent volumes are the result of nearly 40 years research by Yvonne and Kevin Coate and their associates, and contain details of thousands […]
