Asbestos in Australia presents for the first time a multi-dimensional view of Australia’s asbestos story featuring contributions from experts in the disciplines of history, journalism, medicine, law and public health. It also includes first-hand accounts of those whose lives have been touched by the mineral, as workers, asbestos disease sufferers, and lawyers and campaigners directly engaged […]
Who Penned the Palaces Passionate Prose??
18/12/2019 By Leave a Comment
◊ Was it Herbert Hoover of Grant Hervey who wrote that ‘exotic and erotic poem’ which is displayed in the foyer of the Palace Hotel in Kalgoorlie? ◊ Underneath the poem is the legend that it was penned by Herbert Hoover, later to become President of the United States, who also donated to the hotel […]
Ripping Yarns and Tragic Tales – Prospectors
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Over the last few years I have checked to see which ‘Prospector’ 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 […]
William Boxall – pioneer profile
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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 […]
Not Just the Presidents Wife – Lou Henry Hoover
14/12/2019 By Leave a Comment
Lou Henry Hoover was the wife of Herbert Clark Hoover, the 31st president of the United States of America. There has been a great deal written about her husband’s time on the Goldfields of Western Australia but very little has been told about his wife’s achievements in her own right. During her time as ‘First […]
