The following stories about the Crudace brothers was written by their nephew, the late John William Green who was the son of their sister, Clara Elizabeth CRUDACE who married William Henry GREEN from Boulder. John was born in Kanowna in 1905 and died in 1985, he is buried in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery. William Mellamby CRUDACE […]
James Patrick ‘Patsy’ Hallahan – death of a pioneer
01/06/2024 By 1 Comment
Kalgoorlie Miner 18 May 1946, page 1 The COLOURFUL CAREER of the Late Mr. J P. Hallahan Well-Known Goldfields Identity The death occurred a few days ago in Perth at the age of 92, of Mr. James Patrick Hallahan, formerly well-known on the Goldfields. The following account of his career has been contributed by Mr. […]
The Kanowna Roll of Honour-
24/02/2024 By 9 Comments
Some months ago, when looking at my records for Kanowna and in particular, the honour board for WW1, which survives today in remarkable condition at the Kalgoorlie-Boulder War Museum. I thought how interesting it would be to see if I could find out the details of all the men listed which only had a surname […]
James Webster Berry – Anzac Hero
30/12/2023 By 1 Comment
I was recently sent the following story by Peter Davidson about his relative by marriage, James Webster Berry. He tells me that the widow of James Berry later married Claude Albo de Bernales. James Webster Berry (Reg 4207) was the son of George Berry who was born in 1838 in Fife Scotland and Mary Berry […]
The Cunninghams – by Gail and Arthur Peters
09/12/2023 By Leave a Comment
I was recently contacted by Gail and Arthur Peters who told me a wonderful story about their Cunningham ancestors on the Goldfields. The following is part of an article formerly written for the EG Historical Soc, and now is re-published here with the kind permission of the author, Gail Peters. Andrew Cunningham (Sr) is buried […]
