Archives for July 2019

A Remarkable Operation:

Sunday Times : 22 March 1914, page 11 At St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London- A Large Cube of Rock Extracted from the Left Eye The complete story of a remarkable recovery from a serious mining accident as a result of an operation at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, which attracted some attention in the English press, and […]

The Maid From Mullingar –

THE MAID FROM MULLINGAR From The Sun, 16 July 1905 She was a maiden from Melbourne, Modest and bashful in style, a neat little jigger, with a capital figure and such a sweet Sunday School smile. In service she worked as a housemaid and turned out a regular star, for when she went out, they […]

A High time in the Old Town –

Coolgardie was booming, diggers who had struck it rich were as common as sand flies; money was easy to come by and even easier to lose. If you wanted to part with what you had in a hurry, ‘Hughie the Baker’ or ‘Handsome Jack Wilson’, the towns leading professional gamblers would assist you in your […]

The Victoria Hotel – Coolgardie

VICTORIA HOTEL, Coolgardie. Corner of Hunt and Bayley Streets. (now a garage diagonally opposite Ben Priors Park) Built in 1895 and opened on the 1st July at a cost of £10,000, the Victoria Hotel was one of two brick buildings in the town. It consisted of 30 bedrooms, both double and single, with a broad […]

Family History Discovery Days:

To celebrate Family History Month in August, the Latter Day Saints Church will be holding a discovery event from 9th to the 11th August at the church at 118 Egan Street, Kalgoorlie.