This is quite a well-known photograph, but until recently, I had not known who the people were. I have been contacted by Glenda Slan, who was able to tell me about the photograph and some of her family history. Glenda said, “The gentleman is my great great Grandfather Louis Fremery (he was French and a […]
The Meekatharra Hero – by A E Wallace
25/03/2019 By 3 Comments
The Meekatharra Hero Rise up you noble warriors Australia’s boldest sons; And stand at ease a moment Behind Australia’s guns. For we’ve just unearthed a hero Who should commandeer the cake, Who, alone and unassisted Killed a deadly twelve inch snake. Talks of Roosevelt in the jungle And his tales of blood and gore. How […]
St Anthony’s – Coolgardie Convent
24/03/2019 By 2 Comments
We have been fortunate indeed to have been given access to the admission records of St Anthony’s, Coolgardie or The Coolgardie Convent. The records are being made available to us by the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea Archives and Heritage. We very much appriciated their assistance. The first […]
The story behind the picture – a family
21/03/2019 By Leave a Comment
When Graham J Chapman came across this following post card in the collection of his Great Aunt Flo’s, he started on a journey of discovery into his Sharp, Fisher and Trease families, represented in the photo. He also released that she was also other people’s ‘Great Aunt Flo’ as well as his. What an amazing […]
CBC Basket Ball – sports stars
16/02/2019 By 5 Comments
Christian Brothers College Kalgoorlie has a long sporting history. There following are some photographs from the basket ball teams:- The missing name in the above photograph is Alan Cummings 1978-1979 Premier Winning Team. The following verse was written by OFH reader, Tony Bozich:- There’s the dream comes back of family, friend or schoolfellow long departed, […]
