He ran the 700km postal trip in a fortnight
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Tales from the Grave
Uncovering family history from down under
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Samantha Elley
- Mar 25
- 2 min
From 7th Hussars to Vasse Hotel
Soldier, publican, husband and father.
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Samantha Elley
- Feb 12
- 2 min
The short-lived love of the Captain and his lady
The writing on the striking white gravestone is barely readable. The tree that may have been planted at the time of burial has now grown...
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Samantha Elley
- Feb 5
- 2 min
Luckiest woman and her bankrupt husband
She would win the money while he spent it.
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Samantha Elley
- Dec 11, 2023
- 2 min
Teddies for Teddy as his grave is restored
A renovation of Kanowna cemetery has seen Teddy's story highlighted.
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Samantha Elley
- Aug 8, 2023
- 2 min
Are we in danger of losing our history?
Private James Hill Stobo no longer has any marker on his grave.
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Samantha Elley
- Jan 23, 2023
- 2 min
Her family history became a literary classic
She knew how to tell a story.
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Samantha Elley
- Feb 21, 2022
- 3 min
80 year mystery sees sailor come home
The mystery body washed up on the shores of Christmas Island after the sinking of the HMAS Sydney.
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Samantha Elley
- Apr 27, 2021
- 3 min
Pioneer with Tolstoy connections saves stranded ship's crew
Frank Skinner Thompson and his wife Alice Maude knew how to show hospitality.
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Samantha Elley
- May 17, 2020
- 2 min
Daring rescue earns Leonard a medal
He knew more charges were meant to explode and the air was unbreathable, but he continued down the shaft to rescue his friend.
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Samantha Elley
- Mar 15, 2020
- 2 min
The worst April Fool's joke
A recently erected headstone stands in the lonely cemetery of Mount Morgans in Western Australia.
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