Her Final Walk: A Christmas Tragedy

An episode of the Goldfields Stories of Western Australia podcast, hosted by Lorraine Kelly, titled "Her Final Walk: A Christmas Tragedy" was published on April 8, 2020 and runs 5 minutes.

April 8, 2020 ·5m · Goldfields Stories of Western Australia

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Summary

Mrs Quinn had just arrived from Scotland to visit her son in Bulong, Western Australia on Christmas Day 1915. She decided to save a few pounds by not catching a taxi, this decision became fatal.  This story is taken from my book, Goldfield Stories: Early days in Western Australia.  For more posts, go to https://www.goldfieldstories.com/blog

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Mrs Quinn had just arrived from Scotland to visit her son in Bulong, Western Australia on Christmas Day 1915. She decided to save a few pounds by not catching a taxi, this decision became fatal. This story is taken from my book, Goldfield Stories: Early days in Western Australia. For more posts, go to https://www.goldfieldstories.com/blog

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