Tales from the Grave

When George Edward Tonkin left for work on 6th September 1916, he had no idea it would be his last day on earth. George worked at Wellington Mills in the south-west of Western Australia as a 'hookman'. His job involved hooking logs to be hauled away. He was deeply involved in the timber industry, having lived in Augusta and being connected to the nearby Karridale Mill. George was a well-respected resident of the area. George was born in Fremantle in 1875 to Edward Tonkin and

Remembering the littles one buried in the bush.

Sometimes when we find a story about an interesting person, they have no final resting place. Their last known location is not known and...

Sending a child to run errands while controlling a large horse wouldn't have been an issue in earlier days in regional areas. Many...

Hugh Russel received a Military Cross for his bravery in the Great War

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains the name and image of a person who has died.

Soldier, publican, husband and father.

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...

She would win the money while he spent it.

A renovation of Kanowna cemetery has seen Teddy's story highlighted.

Private James Hill Stobo no longer has any marker on his grave.

She knew how to tell a story.

The mystery body washed up on the shores of Christmas Island after the sinking of the HMAS Sydney.

Frank Skinner Thompson and his wife Alice Maude knew how to show hospitality.

He knew more charges were meant to explode and the air was unbreathable, but he continued down the shaft to rescue his friend.

A recently erected headstone stands in the lonely cemetery of Mount Morgans in Western Australia.