East Family as related by Nell Charlwood nee East – Nell’s father, Cornelius ‘Neal’ East, came to Lennonville near Mount Magnet from Bolton, Ontario, Canada. He came to work and invest in the mine owned and established by James East, his brother. James East had worked on various mines in South Dakota, New Mexico and […]
Wild West Deeds at Bullfinch –
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Call News-Pictorial Perth – 7 September 1928, page 2 WILD WEST DEEDS AT BULLFINCH Love Lorn Migrant’s Reign of Terror Ends With Bullet Sensational Incidents Follow Rejected Affection Because he loved fifteen-year-old Dorothy Cook, the daughter of a local farmer, a youthful migrant entered upon a series of sensational exploits of terror at Bullfinch on […]
Lost in the Bush by Rodney Creek
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Mirror Perth – 27 December 1907, page 16 AUSTRALIAN BUSH YARN by Rodney Creek, an old Bushman Lost in the Bush. It is doubtful if, for bodily and mental anguish, anything can much exceed the hardships of one who is lost in the bush, more especially so when those sufferings are accentuated by the lack […]
New Kalgoorlie Hospital Records 1919 to 1921
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NEW KALGOORLIE HOSPITAL RECORDS It’s been a while since our last addition to the admission records of the Kalgoorlie Hospital. I’m happy to now add to the Outback Family History website, the latest digitised index covering the dates: August 1919 to April 1921. This is a total of 513 new entries. You can view the […]
Jesse Young – a life well lived
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The following amazing story has been sent to me by John Hollands, who is the Great Grandson of Jesse Young. What an adventurous life he lead. Kalgoorlie Western Argus 12 October 1909, page 31 THE DEATH OF MR JESSE YOUNG The death occurred suddenly on Friday of Mr Jesse Young, a gentleman who had been […]
