Sparta Soccer Club-

The following photographs have been shared  by Outback Family History reader, Gwen Dundon. Her father, David A Reed, was one of the players. Sparta Soccer Club 1935 Winners Mewburn league Cup & Nicholson Cup Back Row: L-R  Dresa, Rocki, Botica, Silich, Evas, Frankovich, Vlasich Centre Row: Franich, Woodland (V Capt), Olds (President), David Reed (Captain), […]

Australian Sikh & Hindu – Indian Wrestlers

Wrestling was a National sport in India and many Indians maintained their interest in the sport when they came to Australia competing at all levels of the sport that were staged in a wide range of venues, for example; Massa Singh fought Australian Harry Pearce for a purse of £100 ($200) in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, […]

Charlie Nalty – people profile

What did become of Charley Nalty, winner of the Coolgardie Westral Wheel Race 1902? Time has not made my memories of him faulty, but my how the quickening years do accrue. Charley, grey haired, old to young eyes, every few years would speak at our school, grant a half holiday – nice surprise! – while […]

Kalgoorlie Hospital Admission Records

Back in 2005, one of the members of the Goldfields Family History Society who worked at the Kalgoorlie Hospital, told us that all of the original admission registers from the very first days of the Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital were still stored in their records storage. We asked if we could view the records and when […]

Armless Abraham:

I am sure many of you will recognise this iconic photograph of an armless man called ‘Armless Abraham’ collecting wood with his goat cart. I have just been contacted by the Great Granddaughter of Thomas Abraham and this is what she tells me:- HISTORY OF THOMAS ABRAHAM Thomas Abraham was my Great Grandfather (Lynne McMeekin). […]