The Sons of Australia: Foundation and Foulkes
Sometimes its just a name that piques your interest. Sometimes names are all you have. The Sons of Australia Benefit […]
Although most of these stories relate in some way to some family member or another, those tales that might have a slightly more wider appeal to an audience other than me goes here.
Sometimes its just a name that piques your interest. Sometimes names are all you have. The Sons of Australia Benefit […]
Back in 2013 I wanted to re-invent myself. I had been researching my family history for a few years and I had collected so many interesting facts and stories that I felt I needed to expand my skills in actually presenting this information in a form that was interesting and engaging to some one who wasn’t only me. My first university experience had concluded with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Graphic Design with honours, somewhat over two decades ago. This time I wanted to study History.
A sarcastic guide to the gubernatorial incumbents of Western Australia during the 19th Century.
Before responsible (ha ha) government was granted to the colony in 1890, the direct representatives of the houses of Hannover and Saxe Coburg Gotha had the final word in (well) governing said territory. Its a bit difficult to remember who was in power at what time so here’s a concise-ish list.
It seems like there was nothing the average man in Australia during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries enjoyed more than […]
One of the more annoying legends I had to endure when I grew up was how integral Rottnest Island was […]
The fairly grand former General Post Office building on the corner of St Georges Terrace and Barrack street, the the exact site of which had once been the original soldier’s barracks for Perth, Western Australia.
Silly names, even sillier hats, a missing Army rifle and a shotgun wedding?
The origins of Taxidermy in Western Australia.
Or why you can’t believe everything you read in the ‘paper… Thankfully…
Investigating the first wife of James Dyson.
So, how do you feel about conspiracy theories?