This article appeared just one year before the ‘Rabbit Proof Fence” was started and wouldn’t be finished until 1907. This may be the first sighting of rabbits on the Goldfields. Kalgoorlie Western Argus 23 October 1900 The Rabbits are Coming! WIDGIEMOOLTHA, Oct 15- Two local prospectors named J. Reed and J. White captured and brought […]
Archives for December 2017
Lawlers Cemetery- Snapshot – all the little children
09/12/2017 By 5 Comments
As to be expected in these early times, the child mortality rate was very high. If you lived away from a large population, it was even higher. The risk was not just for the babies and young children, but for the mothers as well. It is said, that if you were pregnant and living in […]
The Great Western Woodlands – a verse by John Terrell
08/12/2017 By 1 Comment
It’s special out here, connecting with nature Surrounded by bush, acre upon acre It’s quiet here too, as I suck in fresh air No sound of machinery or thoughts of despair Salmon gums and gimlets they shine in the sun Once raped for mine timber, and railed out by the ton Gone are the […]
Lawlers Cemetery – Snapshot – The Irish
07/12/2017 By 4 Comments
Over the next few days I will be publishing the results of my work on the update of the Lawlers Cemetery records and photos. I have been careful editing and researching for the past three weeks. This cemetery is quite small, with only 164 burials. Like all cemeteries, it’s a snapshot of the people who […]
Golden Threads- book review
02/12/2017 By Leave a Comment
GOLDEN THREADS, Poetry from Western Australia’s gold rush This week saw the arrival in town of a new book on the poetry of the bush. I was very kindly given a copy by the author, John Terrell In the words of our Mayor, John Bowler:- ‘John Terrell has done it again. His book on Goldfields […]
