Bio: Henry Nickolls
The Master of Corra Linn On, or just before 7 December 1837, Henry Nickolls, master of the Corra Linn estate […]
Locating the United Service Tavern
Wherein, I solve a mystery no-one had ever considered had been a mystery before and correct the historical record on […]
Rank Hypocrisy
The story of the original United Service Hotel & Tavern Perth Allotment L3 in the town of Perth, in the […]
Reconstructing old Perth out of cardboard (so it lasts, this time)
Or, what you do when you are single, don’t smoke, don’t like alcohol very much, and are stuck in a remote location on your own after working hours in the pre-COVID19 era….
A Tale of Three Cities
Albany, Fremantle and Perth: The three oldest cities in Western Australia: At each other’s throats.
On Cemetery Hill
A visit to the Old East Perth Cemetery, where generations of Colonial Western Australians have been laid to uneasy rest, including all too many Dysons.
The Smoking Gun
Today is a red-letter day. Today I found the smoking gun. I discovered the actual connection between the Dyson family and the construction of the Wesleyan Church in Perth Western Australia.
Dyson’s Hotel
The story of the corner of King and Murray Street in the city of Perth, Western Australia, continued.