It wasn’t only working on the mines that was a dangerous occupation but working on the wood lines, was also marred with frequent accidents. This article is about a well know wood cutter “Ilija Radunovich’ who was killed in a terrible accident at Lakewood. Ilija ws a married man of 45yrs whose wife, Kece, and […]
Archives for January 2017
An Eerie Premonition – Michael Madden
10/01/2017 By 7 Comments
I recently started researching the death of this miner because of an entry I found in the Annual Report from the Department of Mines for 1897 which stated, that a miner called John Madden, had been killed in an accident on the Goongarrie GM. As this name was not one we had listed I started […]
Tragedy at the Vale of Coolgardie
09/01/2017 By Leave a Comment
THE FUNERAL – An Impressive Ceremony – Kalgoorlie Miner 11th Jan 1906 As anticipated, the funeral was the largest seen here for many years. The procession left the Government Hospital at 4 o’clock, and, headed by the Federal A.M. A. Band — 24 strong — was a most impressive sight when passing up Bayley […]
The Darkest 10 years –
08/01/2017 By Leave a Comment
From 1894 to the present day, in Western Australia the ‘Department of Mines and Petroleum’ merged with the Department of Minerals and Energy in 2001, AKA The Department of Mines, have produced an annual report on all aspects of mining. These not only provide a current valuable record for future planning but also provide an […]
The Exchange Hotel Broad Arrow:
07/01/2017 By 1 Comment
Following on from the recent article on the hotels of Broad Arrow I received an email from an OFH reader, John Hanley. His Gt Grandfather James Hanley owned and ran the Exchange Hotel and his family is fortunate in that the original cash book from the hotel has been preserved and passed down through the […]
