Peter Jurgenson
Peter Jurgenson was born in Estonia and made Australia his home as a young man. He served during World War…
Formerly Harvey Districts Oral History Group
Peter Jurgenson was born in Estonia and made Australia his home as a young man. He served during World War…
By Irma Walter, 2021. On Tuesday 27 January 1859 five convicts absconded from a quarry near Fremantle. Their names were…
By Karen Wood, nee Malone, 2021. John Charles Malone drove from New South Wales to Western Australia during the Depression…
By Irma Walter, 2021. In September 1865 three ticket-of-leave men George Sparrow, Alexander Menzies and Thomas Greenwood made headlines in…
By Irma Walter, 2021. The term ‘Swell Mob’ was commonly used in 19th century Britain and in the capitals of…
By Irma Walter, 2021. William Stewart, a seaman, aged 40, was convicted on 15 March 1856 at Exeter of burglary…
By Irma Walter, 2021. Robert Kay was born at Alloa in Clackmannanshire, Scotland on 14 August 1826, to parents John…
By Irma Walter, 2021. James Caffrey arrived in Western Australia in 1853 onboard the ill-fated convict ship Phoebe Dunbar. In…
By Irma Walter, 2021. Thomas Stubbs was one of those convicts who was transported to Western Australia on two different…
By Irma Walter, 2021. On 21 July 1849, Thomas Ellerton (20), Joseph Brindley (21), Richard Sylvester (21) and Daniel Vickers…