Sunday Times – 2 May 1954, page 15 Saw a Man Murdered in the Mosque A man who saw the murder in the Mosque at Coolgardie in the roaring days is still living in Perth. He is an 84-year-old Haji Fakhruddin, who recently retired from an active business life and is now living at the […]
The Moment Before the Rush: Jane Glass and the Birth of the Goldfields
The discovery of gold that led in turn to Golden Valley, Southern Cross, Coolgardie, 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 possum […]
He Followed The Call Of Gold – and helped to shape the state.
Daily News Perth 18 November 1929, page 6 Prospector – Banker – Sharebroker Charles Augustus Saw A Western Australian by birth, Mr Charles Augustus Saw, president of the Stock Exchange, Perth, was born here in the days when it was still little more than a village. Following his education at the High School in Perth, […]
A Notable Career on the Goldfields: The Life of Robert James Crawford
The following story from the family of Gavin Crawford is shared with his kind permission: All images supplied by Gavin unless otherwise stated. The Baker’s Beginning In the spring of 1875, the town of Carisbrook near Maryborough, Victoria, witnessed one of its most memorable wedding celebrations. Twenty-year-old Robert James Crawford, son of an ironmonger, married […]
A Mine, a Name, and a Lawsuit: The Romance and Ruin of the Famous Ida H
With thanks to Gary Cowans: Truth 16 February 1930, page 6 THE FIGHT FOR IDA H Who discovered the Ida H gold mine, twenty miles from Mount Margaret, in the State of Western Australia? Who got the half-million sterling extracted from it? Whence was its name derived? Ask those questions of old Dick (Richard) Heaphy, […]
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