Kalgoorlie Western Argus 24 May 1904, page 23 The image above is of the annual ‘Eight Hour’ Demonstration. Labour’s annual holiday from 1900 to 1914. These processions were very popular both with the various trades who constructed floats to showcase examples of their trades and the local public who came to watch. Thousands of people […]
Archives for September 2014
Trafalgar Second Rate Football Club – Premiers 1910
26/09/2014 By 3 Comments
For all the football fans out there in celebration of the Football Grand Final Weekend 27th Sept 2014. You may notice some names that are still well known about town today. Studio group portrait of Trafalgar Second Rate Football Club, Premiers 1910. Front Row: W Meyers, S Brown, J Condon (Umpire), H Eddy, J Wallace, […]
Goldfields Nurses 1941
26/09/2014 By Leave a Comment
A group of Goldfields Nurses taken in 1941 outside 121 Maritana Street, Kalgoorlie, some with bicycles and two ambulances. In the background are the offices of Elder Smith and Co and Burketts Agents. These building are very much unchanged today.
The Giantess – Coolgardie Miner 1898
22/09/2014 By Leave a Comment
The Giantess – This lady velled the country and made a lot of money and was much admired. It seems the female form was viewed quite differently 116 yrs ago! From the Coolgardie Miner Aug 1898 In Bayley Street last night, for the first time in the Goldfields, there was seen ‘Mademoiselle Rewald’ who has […]
Honour Board Boorara/ Waterfall/Golden Ridge – where is it now?
17/09/2014 By Leave a Comment
As this is the Centenary of the beginning of WW1 I wonder if anyone knows the location of this honour board. The photo was taken in 1961 at a ceremony to unveil an obelisk at Boorara/Waterfall/Golden Ridge. The honour board, which looks like it was brought out for the ceremony, show the names of the […]
