Western Mail Perth -19 October 1907, page 16 AN EAST MURCHISON TRAGEDY THE DEATH OF STEPHEN GRACE – MURDERED BY NATIVES A telegram was received this afternoon from Constable Walker, who proceeded from Wiluna to bury the body of Stephen Grace, one of Kirkpatrick Bros party of prospectors who was speared through the chest by […]
Rolls of Honour
The Goldfields has many 'Rolls of Honour' from the Boer war through to the Vietnam war both in public places and in private building. This is a collection of some of the more hard to find rolls, listing those who fought and those who died.
Kalgoorlie Electric Tramways
09/07/2015 By Leave a Comment
This is the emblem on the honor board held at the Eastern Goldfields Transport Board depot (The Car Barn) on Boulder Road, formerly called the Kalgoorlie Electric Tramways. These are the employees named on the board who fought in WW1. W Morley (KIA), E Landquist (KIA), S Pearson, J McCleery, J […]
Central Garage Service Station -Time Lapse
28/06/2015 By 1 Comment
Formerly the Golden Mile Tea and Grill Rooms, Maritana Street, Kalgoorlie 1935. Now the Maritana Mall
Can you take a moment to fill out my survey??
23/05/2015 By 4 Comments
There are a huge number of books on the history of the people and places of the Goldfields of Western Australia. Many are ‘author’ published so are done in smaller runs, others are published and distributed by museums or not for profit groups. I have always wanted to have one place where you could search […]
The Publican and The Pig – Coolgardie 1905
19/05/2015 By 2 Comments
‘The Sun’ newspaper April 1905 Coolgardie Paddy Murphy ran a ‘Shypoo’ (sly grog) ranch unbeknownst to the authorities. His establishment was always identified by Paddy’s favorite pet pig. Paddy could not read or write nor could his wife Bridget. Their system of accounting didn’t apply the rules of double entry it answered all practical […]
