A Goldfield’s Soldier of the Great War – Lance Corporal William Thomas Maddern, MM William Thomas MADDERN was born at Woods Point, Victoria in 1889, the son of William Henry and Isabella (nee Shade) Maddern. At the outbreak of WW1 he was newly married to Evelyn Ann (Crouch) Maddern, they had a young daughter […]
Archives for October 2016
United British Women’s Emigration Scheme
22/10/2016 By 5 Comments
The United British Women’s Emigration Association publishes the following:- from the West Australian 24 March 1894, page 4 ” Ten Reasons why Women should go to Western Australia ” (1) It is the only country to which the whole passage-money is offered free. It cost £17 17s. to go there, paying one’s own passage. It only costs the free passengers £1 for ship […]
What is a Tributer ???
20/10/2016 By Leave a Comment
The tribute method of mining has been used through out the world. Tributers generally work in gangs, and had a limited portion of a lode set them, called a tribute pitch, beyond which they are not permitted to work, and for which they receive a certain portion of the ore, or so much per pound, as […]
Left Waiting at the Church
16/10/2016 By 3 Comments
WAITING AT THE CHURCH. PLIGHT OF A PAIR IN PICCADILLY A Brace of Boulderites Kept Waiting at the Matrimonial Starting Barrier— For the Parson who ” Forgot.” 11th April 1909 A NOW HAPPY PAIR (since they are married) who, for the best part of an hour, on Wednesday afternoon last, feared that their chance of […]
Albany Bell – The Confectionery King
15/10/2016 By 14 Comments
Many Kalgoorlie locals will recognise the building in the photograph below as Tippetts Tea Room at 100 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie (now the House of Babes). However before being named Tippetts it was called the Albany Bells Tea Rooms. I had thought this name may have come about from some one possibly from Albany but when I […]
