Two Gangs of London Forgers, 1850s
By Irma Walter, 2022. William Wagner (alias Curtis, aka Wegner, Wegener) (c1812 – 1882) (Convict Reg. Nos. 5611 & 10118)…
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William Hortin/Horton (c1833 – ?) (Reg. No. 4767)
By Irma Walter, 2021. William Horton’s story is yet another example of the harsh treatment meted out to young offenders…
William Graham (c1830-1891) (Reg. No. 5244)
By Irma Walter, 2021. 1861 Letter from a Penrith Man, a convict in Australia. The following letter has been received…
A Wife’s Revenge – Joseph Gray (1823 – ?) (Reg. No. 4283)
Joseph Gray was born in Durham, Stockton in 1823, to parents Thomas Gray and Ann Daniel. He married Elizabeth Sarah…
John Sylvester (c1827 – ?) (Reg. No. 5251)
By Irma Walter, 2022. John Sylvester’s criminal career in the industrial town of Sheffield in England began at an early…
Old Harvey Cemetery, South Western Highway, Harvey
By Heather Wade, 2022. Prior to the opening of the Harvey Cemetery in 1916, most people were buried at the…
John Joseph O’Brien
By Carol Cameron, with research also from Michael Brereton, grandnephew of Daniel O’Brien – the brother of John Joseph O’Brien.…
The Changing Face of Harvey District (1910)
Impressions of Harvey. A Prosperous and Promising Settlement. This article appeared in the Bunbury Herald, 22 October 1910. (By a…
Three Hangings in One Day
By Irma Walter, 2021. Executions were carried out in the prisoners’ yard at the Perth Gaol up until the late…
John Ferguson, a pioneer surgeon.
Dr John Ferguson came on the ‘Trusty’ in 1842 as part of The Western Australian Company venture at Australind. He…