Dead Man Rocks:- the murder of Phil Mack:

Western Mail 16 December 1937, page 11 The Murder of Phil Mack DEAR “Non-Com.”-I am indebted to an old-timer and friend of South Guildford, Mr. W. E. Routledge, for sending me “The Western Mail”, and I always read with interest the Dolly Pot. One sees some glaring inaccuracies of early day events, but this can […]

The Pen is Mightier !!!

The North Coolgardie Herald and the Menzies Miner:- The ‘Menzies Miner’ is was a sixteen page weekly newspaper and circulated in every town in the North Coolgardie, Mount Margaret and the East Murchison Goldfields. In those centres which did not have the advantage of a daily mail service the ‘Menzies Miner’ was widely read. The […]

Menzies Cemetery – grave tales

Just to let you know what I am working on at the moment. I have been doing a complete review of every page on the Outback Family History web site (all 468 pages) and have been making notes on:- 1. Things that need to be checked 2. Photos not working of needing replacement with a […]

The Strange case of Frederick Smith

A telegraph was received at Cue from Burnakurra, stating that a trucker who was employed at the Wha GM at Errolls was killed. It also stated that the body was buried at Errolls, and that no inquest was opened. The newspaper three days later reported – “In the circumstances, it will be necessary, in order […]

The Dance’s from Yarri – a family

The history of the ‘Dance’ family has been extensively researched and can be seen in full at:- http://www.ridgers-family.com/picture_gallery.htm.    This small section covers the family during their time in Yarri in Western Australia. They are fortunate indeed to have so many wonderful family photos. They are reproduced here with thanks. In the early days, Dances had […]