We have now set the date to honour and dedicate the new plaque on the grave of Hubert Laurence, for the 8th July 2017 at 11am at the Kalgoorlie Cemetery. Funding to have the grave surrounds and headstone restored and for a new plaque to be engraved to recognise Hugh’s war service has been supplied […]
Archives for April 2017
The Desert Secret – a verse by Jules Raeside
15/04/2017 By Leave a Comment
There’s a shaker up the gully, There’s a paddock partly stripped And a shovel, pick and dishes lying round And a little heap of tailings Lying underneath the sieves And a heap of hopper stones upon the ground. But the hand that shook the shaker Never more will raise a ‘run’, O’er the ripples of […]
Easter on the Woodline –
15/04/2017 By Leave a Comment
Sunday Times 10 April 1910, page 4 – By Crosscut Wilson There was nothing out here in the bush to remind one that the holy season of Eastertide had arrived, except the entire absence of hot cross buns on Good Friday, and as every other day of the year is emphasised by the same peculiarity […]
Titanic Sinks – How the Goldfields Heard!!!
14/04/2017 By Leave a Comment
On the 14th April 1912, 103 yrs ago today the SS Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg. The following is a copy of the newspaper article from the 16th April 1912 from the Kalgoorlie Miner and describes how the people of the Goldfields of Western Australia were first told of the tragedy. WHITE STAR LINER […]
Queenslanders in Western Australia – by Shauna Hicks
10/04/2017 By Leave a Comment
This weeks ‘Guest Post’ is from the well known family and local history researcher and writer Shauna Hicks. I have been a follower of Shaunas for several years and have enjoyed many of her articles. You can follow Shauna on:- http://www.shaunahicks.com.au/ or her blog at -http://diaryofanaustraliangenealogist.blogspot.com.au/ Queenslanders in Western Australia You can find ancestors just about […]
