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 […]
Menzies – A Murderous Assault
05/06/2017 By 1 Comment
Albany Advertiser (WA : 1897 – 1950), Tuesday 14 January 1902, page 3 Tragedy at Menzies. A shocking tragedy occurred at Menzies on Sunday night. About 10.30 o’clock the attention of persons in Shenton street was attracted by loud screams proceeding from a shop kept by Frank Walton. Several persons rushed to the place. They […]
The Egan Memorial Bike Race –
01/03/2017 By Leave a Comment
Outback Family History Reader ,Dawn Leitch, very kindly sent in the following photographs which her husband inherited from his parents. The event is the Egan Memorial Bike Race. WESTERN ARGUS (Kalgoorlie, WA: 1916-1938) Tue 12 June 1934 Page 8 Prior to Monday’s great cycle race a dance was held in the Town Hall on the Sunday […]
Merchants -v- Miners ‘when theres a gold rush, sell shovels!’
28/12/2016 By Leave a Comment
“When there is a gold rush, ‘Sell Shovel’s’ was a term coined in the California Gold Rushes but it can be said to be true of the Gold Rushes in Australia. Many merchants selling everything from mining equipment to ribbons made more money that most miners ever dreamed of. The following is a snapshot of […]
A Gold Seekers Odyssey by L R Menzies
08/07/2015 By 1 Comment
Leslie Menzies was one of the hopeful band of prospectors who arrived in Western Australia during the 1890’s goldrush. A successful miner in the USA and NZ, his knowledge gave him an early advantage at Parkers Range and the Murchison. The Menzies mines were discovered by him in 1894. In the ups […]
