William Boxall operated as a Surgeon Dentist in the Goldfields for 14 years before moving his practice to Perth WA in 1909 due to his wife’s failing health. May Josephine Boxall (nee O’Brien) passed away on the 15 May 1920 at the age of 65 years. She was born in Victoria and came to WA […]
Ripping Yarns and Tragic Tales – Miners
14/12/2019 By Leave a Comment
Over the last few years, I have checked to see which ‘Miner’ stories had been most viewed. Here is a list of the most popular stories on the Outback Family History Blog. Feel free to share the stories and remember! all stories on the OFH blog may be copied and shared (just give OFH a […]
Sisters of the Church High School –
14/12/2019 By Leave a Comment
The following story was written by Fr Ted Doncaster and is an extract from the publication “The Cross in the Field, a history of the Anglican Church in the Eastern and Murchison Goldfields of Western Australia”. It is produced with his permission and I would like to thank him for his assistance and his continued […]
Going Going Gone in 1972
07/12/2019 By 1 Comment
In 1972 we lost two great Goldfields Hotels. The Oriental Hotel, in Hannan Street Kalgoorlie and the Shamrock on the corner of Lane and Piesse Streets in Boulder. The demolition of the Oriental Hotel, which was owned by the Swan Brewery at the time, took place under cover of darkness and before protesters could arrive […]
Farther Afield – the Gaffney family
30/11/2019 By Leave a Comment
The following plaque was photographed in a cemetery in Clunes Victoria by Wendy Broomfield. What a wealth of information on one plaque for the Gaffney family, it even gives the mothers maiden name, MARK, which is rare. Elizabeth GAFFNEY When Elizabeth MARK was born in 1845 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, her father, Edward, was […]
