Military cross award revealed through lonely headstone
Hugh Russel received a Military Cross for his bravery in the Great War
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Samantha Elley
Sep 32 min read
He ran the 700km postal trip in a fortnight
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains the name and image of a person who has died.
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Samantha Elley
Mar 252 min read
From 7th Hussars to Vasse Hotel
Soldier, publican, husband and father.
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Samantha Elley
Feb 122 min read
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 52 min read
Luckiest woman and her bankrupt husband
She would win the money while he spent it.
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Samantha Elley
Dec 11, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
Her family history became a literary classic
She knew how to tell a story.
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Samantha Elley
Feb 21, 20223 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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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