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Title: Kanowna near Kalgoorlie, WA
Post by: Tarella on Wednesday 26 February 20 10:01 GMT (UK)

David Oakley, 28, left Wellington NZ for Kanowna in Feb 1897. He became a miner. Married a local girl Elizabeth Davies in 1900.
The name D Oakley appears in the Kalgoorlie press, from Kanowna, before and after 1897.
Who was the other Oakley? The voters list was only compiled from1903 onwards and records David, wife Elizabeth and sister Harriet. No other Oakley.
Does anyone have any knowledge of another Oakley connected with Kanowna? It only had a max of 12000 inhabitants.

Tarella

Title: Re: Kanowna near Kalgoorlie, WA
Post by: Jamjar on Wednesday 26 February 20 10:11 GMT (UK)

Related thread: https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=825825.0

Jamjar

Title: Re: Kanowna near Kalgoorlie, WA
Post by: rosball on Thursday 27 February 20 22:51 GMT (UK)

Hi Tarella,
   This is quite a good site for family history around Kalgoorlie and the Goldfields.
 http://www.outbackfamilyhistory.com.au/

 Ros

Title: Re: Kanowna near Kalgoorlie, WA
Post by: Garry Edgar2 on Monday 11 May 20 14:22 BST (UK)

What makes you think there was a second one?