On the 14th March 1903 Alice Maud CRIBB nee LONG, the wife of Henry Theodore CRIBB, manager of the Croesus Proprietary Mine, died at the age of 26yrs. A few days later on the 24th of March, their infant daughter, also Alice Maud, aged 19 days (born on 5th March) also died. Alice and Henry […]
Men of Western Australia – book review
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This rare book is well worth consulting if you had a family member involved in any of the following fields in Western Australia:- Professional, Ecclesiastical, Commercial and a Sporting Life It covers the years 1936-1937 and was published by V H Colless in 1937. As a rare book it is available at the State Library […]
Oh God! put back the hands of time and give me yesterday:
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The Goldfields Pioneers Reuniuon, Perth Town Hall, 23rd December 1929 The Truth – Sunday 29 December 1929, page 1 THE TRAIL OF THE GOLDEN PAST GENTLEMEN ! To the memory of our comrades who have crossed the Great Divide! It was a striking and pathetic toast, as pathetic was the response Two hundred grizzled warriors of the West Australian […]
The Oldest Bike Store in Australia –
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Kalgoorlie Miner, Tuesday 24 December 1901, page 6 ARMSTRONG’S CYCLE AGENCY. The growth of the business of Armstrong’s Cycle Agency ever since its inception has been astonishing, and it would probably be a very difficult matter to find a parallel case. The firm, which is the oldest in this line of business on the goldfields, […]
Beatrice Hemingway -grave tales
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‘Died on Christmas Eve’ : 96yrs ago !!! Beatrice HOWARTH was married to Alfred William ‘Fred’ HEMINGWAY in Coolgardie in 1920. Only three years later she was to die in Southern Cross on Christmas Eve, 24th December 1923. Her husband was acting Station Master at Southern Cross at the time. She was expecting her […]
