This long weekend of the 30th May to the 1st of June marks the richest bike race in Australia, The Leonora Golden Gift. The Leonora Golden Gift has 1 mile open, 1 mile elite, and 120 metre sprint events as part of the Golden Gift Carnival in Leonora, Western Australia. In the small outback town […]
Archives for May 2015
Boer War Memorial Day – 31st May
31/05/2015 By Leave a Comment
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 […]
The Albany Fish Supply Co – Kalgoorlie
29/05/2015 By Leave a Comment
The Albany Fish Supply Co was located at 235-6 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie Western Australia. I would say that would be about the present location of the Westpac Bank. These two advertisements are from the Kalgoorlie Miner of in 1929. The Company changed its name to The United Fisheries Co in 1931. The shop continued to […]
A Dearly Beloved Wife – Edith Rosman
28/05/2015 By 3 Comments
I’m sure that I’m not the only one that sees beauty in memorials in cemeteries. I have spent a great deal of my life wandering around cemeteries, especially our Kalgoorlie Cemetery. The view from the road is often as much as is seen but if you venture through the gates you will discover so many […]
Little Boy Lost – Wallace Cocking
28/05/2015 By Leave a Comment
From the Kalgoorlie Miner 27th Jan 1921 News was received today from Menzies of a sad fatality which occurred at Mulline between Friday and Saturday. Wallace David Cocking, 11 yrs of age and son of Mr Joseph Cocking, sandalwood contractor, was sent at 5am on Friday with an urgent message to his father. Mr Cocking’s […]
