From the late 1890s until the early 1950s, because all heavy machinery was steam driven, vast quantities of wood were required to fuel the boilers, coal was too expensive. Consequently Wood Lines were born. The last surviving company was ‘The Western Australian Goldfields Firewood Supply Limited’, which ceased operations in 1964. From early 1946 until […]
Archives for September 2020
Alice Jane Farquhar – grave tales
26/09/2020 By Leave a Comment
On the 15th November 1900 Alice Jane FARQUHAR nee NICOL, aged 41yrs, was buried in the Anglican section of the Kalgoorlie Cemetery. After 120 years you will see that her memorial has stood the test of time. Alice was the daughter of Alexander NICOL who was a shipowner and Lord Provost of Aberdeen and Jane nee […]
Too Late to Say Goodbye – grave tales
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Fri 17th Jul 1942 Kalgoorlie Miner BOY SERIOUSLY INJURED On Warburton Ranges Track – LAVERTON AMBULANCE LONG TRIP About noon yesterday the Laverton ambulance commenced a 200 miles trip each way along Warburton Ranges to attend a boy seriously injured when run over by a tractor trailer. The boy is John Wade, a 13 year old […]
Bulong’s Battery, boom to bust – by David Whiteford
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The following article is re produced with the kind permission of the author David Whiteford and the Light Railway Research Society of Australia Inc . The article first appeared in the publication, ‘Light Railways’ April 2010. Contemporary map, showing the route of the tramway as surveyed. To aid legibility, the route has been overlaid […]
The Greatest Polo Match – a verse
19/09/2020 By Leave a Comment
Magnet Mirror and Murchison Reflector 12 January 1928 Polo Shadows. Now saddle up your brumbies, And tighten up your girth; The task is now before you, And we will soon know what your worth For you’ll meet the greatest horsemen, That ever yet has been; And see the greatest polo match, That ever yet was […]
