Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
Elizabeth Jane Ann 'Bessie' Jones was born on 17 AUG 1877 in Sandhurst, Victoria. She was the daughter of James Jones (1849-1892) and Harriet Jones nee Harry (1851-1925). She had only one sibling, James Henry Jones born 15 Aug 1882. At the age of … [Continue reading]
Kalgoorlie Western Argus 28 January 1897, page 9 OUR BOYS. Out to the West, with its golden tale, They steal off one by one, And some will prosper, and some will fail In the land of the setting sun. You take with you, boys, our best … [Continue reading]
Kalgoorlie Miner 13 January 1923, page 8 An Aboriginal Doctor Bobby Budgeree was the medicine man of the tribe, and thus one of the great men. To attain that position he was tutored by the old men in the trying days of his … [Continue reading]
WARNING:- Graphic content of human remains, this may upset some people. In 1995 Forsyth-Plutonic Gold Mining held the mining lease of an area that included burials at Horseman's Gully near Darlot in the Murchison. Under mining law, it is … [Continue reading]
I was drifting in the drizzle past the Cecil in the Strand Which, I’m told is very tony – and its front looks very grand And somehow fell a-thinking of a pub I know so well Of a place in West Australia called The Bulletin Hotel Just a little … [Continue reading]
