Off to the Boer War:

Goldfields Men in the Boer War:- “The West Australian 6 Apr 1901′    http://bit.ly/2BpLT19 THE SIXTH CONTINGENT  –  AT KARRAKATTA CAMP. At last the members of the Sixth Contingent have been supplied with uniforms. On Thursday evening these were delivered, and yesterday each man was handed his khaki-coloured clothes. The men were paraded in their […]

Boer War Memorial Day – 31st May

Today is ‘Boer War Memorial Day’ and there are ceremonies all over Australia. To see what is happrning near you go to:- http://bit.ly/1Fij8ub This is the photograph of George Hodgkins Nethercott, formerly acting Mayor of Kalgoorlie. He is believed to be the first Australian killed in the Boer War. Nethercott Street in Kalgoorlie is named after […]