In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s it was popular for travellers to keep a travel diary to record the day to day happenings of the places and things they did on their journeys. It does seem to have been more popular with women and many diaries have gone on to be published. This gives […]
Archives for July 2015
Book Review – Bullfinch and the Yilgarn Goldfield
23/07/2015 By 2 Comments
Book Review – Bullfinch and the Yilgarn Goldfield by Gilbert M Ralph Bullfinch and the Yilgarn Goldfield had its beginnings with a suggestion from Sir Laurence Brodie-Hall that the unique nature of the community at Bullfinch during the Great Western Consolidated era from 1950 to 1963 deserved recording. Sir Arvi Parbo, who began his mining […]
Then and Now – The Peoples Church
22/07/2015 By Leave a Comment
This church has changed very little over the years. The top photograph is when it was originally The New Congregational Church (date not known but approximately 1908), it later became the Wesleyan Church of St Pauls and the recent photograph, taken in 2006, is as it is today. It is now The Peoples […]
Push Ball – A most unusual sport!
20/07/2015 By 1 Comment
The winners of the first Push Ball competition in Coolgardie on 12 July 1905. Back Row: W Sowerby – P Kiely – E Millane – D M Strickland – F P Strickland – M Noonan – C H Field Middle Row: C C Monaghan – H C Pearson – C P Bloom (Capt) – J […]
St Mary’s Primary School, Kalgoorlie
18/07/2015 By 6 Comments
This is a very early photograph of St Mary’s Primary school in Dugan Street, Kalgoorlie from the Western Argus newspaper in 1903. The building on the right is still there and is behind the admin office, I think that it may now be the school library. It was then called St Mary’s Convent School and […]
