Can anyone help with information on any family members who may have returned to Yugoslavia on two ship that were chartered by Marshall Tito just after WW2 to repatriate the people of Yugoslavia back to their home country. However, most of them after a short period wanted to return to Australia. Dr Criena Fitzgerald is […]
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Wally Davis – A Life Well Lived.
20/01/2016 By 1 Comment
The following is an extract of an oral history interview in 2013 with Walter Davis by Dr Criena Fitzgerald for the:-‘History of the Slav/Italian Community in Kalgoorlie/Boulder’ project. My name is Walter (Wally) Dominic Davis and I was born on the 3rd April 1921 in Perth. My mum was born in New Zealand and her […]
Miners Lung (Silicosis) – The Silent killer
19/01/2016 By 1 Comment
This photograph depicts the Jugoslav International Tug O’War Team in 1926:- In 1926, these men were in their prime, strong, fit and apparently healthy, having just been proclaimed as the goldfields champions of the ‘Tug of War’ competition. Almost all men who worked underground were at risk of damaging their lungs through the inhalation of […]
Golden Valley – The Early Days
10/01/2016 By Leave a Comment
The discovery of gold that led in turn to Golden Valley, Southern Cross, Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie and Western Australia becoming a member of the Federation is a story seldom told. This is an extract from ‘Sand and Stone Vol 1’ by Kevin Moran as follows: – On Mujakine station, Mrs Jane Glass discovered a drowned […]
The Diggers New Year Song!
09/01/2016 By Leave a Comment
The Diggers new Year Song describes how a group of miners toiled without success until late in the Old Year and having at last struck gold were determined that all around them would join in celebrating the advent of the New Year and the good luck they were sure lay ahead:- Come pass the glasses […]
