For A Better Life: book launch

For A Better Life - Yugoslavs on the Goldfields of Western Australia by Dr Criena Fitzgerald We have just received a new shipment of the following book in Kalgoorlie. The first consignment sold out in 24hrs. Important Message: … [Continue reading]

New Chum Johnnie Raw-

Geraldton Express and Murchison and Yalgo Goldfields Chronicler 23 December 1898, page 20 The New Chum Johnnie Raw or Bill McGee’s Mate As told by a miner He was an English new-churn, a reg'lar Johnnie Raw, His fresh complexion told it, and the … [Continue reading]

Maninga Marley – ghost town

The outback mining centre of Maninga Marley is situated some 620 miles northeast of Perth on the Dandaraga Station near Sandstone. The Maninga Marley Gold Mine, from which the place takes its name, was found by prospectors Ernest Alfred … [Continue reading]

A Legend Cut Down –

Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1950), Monday 19 March 1934, page 5 Tragedy at ORA BANDA Ora Banda has once more been the stage for a sad and dreadful fatality. Mr. Charles Emery, who left the Ora Banda hotel with his cart and horse … [Continue reading]

A Dastardly Deed in Lefroy Street

Coolgardie Miner 28 December 1897, page 5 SENSATIONAL SHOOTING. Attempted Murder by Four Armed Men A party of shop workers was held up in Forrest Street Coolgardie by two armed and masked men. There is so far no known motive for … [Continue reading]