Peter Dennis Kavanagh joined the Police Force when he was twenty-one. How he crushed the gold stealing industry on the Golden Mile has now gone down in history. He was tutored by that wonderfully astute Excise Inspector – John Mitchell Christie. He was a born detective, keen and shrewd, with boundless energy. He was also […]
Ripping Yarns and Tragic Tales – 13th June 2021
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Hi Everyone, I hope you have had a good week and you got some of the wonderful rain that we have been having, where ever you are. I receive on average about 20-25 emails and messages per day about family and local history matters. Mose queries are easy to reply to and others take a […]
The Waters Family in the West-
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From the family records of Grant Waters, with thanks: In the 1890s (possibly 1894), my Great Great Grandfather, Arundel William Waters, and two of his brothers, Thomas Waters and William Henry Waters shipped their horse teams to Western Australia to chase work (carting) on the expanding goldfields. They were the sons of William Henry and […]
A Lost and Desolate Wanderer
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Evening Journal, Adelaide, 30 January 1894 A Terrible Experience at Coolgardie. A well known and respected resident of Kent Town has received a letter from his son, who recently went to Coolgardie from Adelaide, from which the following is extracted: On December 24th and 25th (Merry Christmas Day), I was dying, a lost and desolate […]
Wattie Davys and Davyhurst town:
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The following story was sent by Julia Flavel with thanks: My GT GT Uncle Walter (Wattie) Davys found gold in Davyston now Davyhurst. It is our understanding it was named after him. The Davy came from his name and the Hurst from Hurstone farm which was the name of the farm they left behind in […]
