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The Sun – not a detective agency

27/03/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The Sun Newspaper was circulated  in the Goldfields from 1898 to 1929 when the name was changed to The Goldfields Observer, which continued until 1939. Printed and published by Frank Walker for Kalgoorlie Newspapers, Ltd at their office, 51 Forrest street, Kalgoorlie next to the Railway Hotel. The Sunday Times and “The Sun” newspapers of Western […]

Filed Under: Hotels, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales, Towns and Places Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Hotels, Western Australia

The Blight Family – from Broken Hill to Boulder

27/03/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

This wonderful photograph, taken in Boulder, is from the family album of Glenda Martinick. It is of Lawrance and Elizabeth Blight, her GG Grandparents, and five of their children, plus a son-in-law and two grand children. Glenda tells me: I have a couple of connections to Boulder/Kalgoorlie though my GGGFather Lawrence Blight, who lived in […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, Towns and Places Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

Joze AJDUK – grave tales

27/03/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Headstone reads: In memory of my beloved father Jozo Ajduk died 30th Aug. 1926 aged 53 years. Inscription – Na Uspomenu Mog Pokojnog Otca Jozo Ajduk Rodjen 1873 Umbro 30 Aug. 1926 Njegov Nezamboravni Sin Ante. Translation – In memory of my beloved deceased father Jose Ajduk Born 1873 died 30 August 1926 Always remembered […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

Not Just a Presidents Wife – Lou Henry Hoover

20/03/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Lou Henry Hoover was the wife of Herbert Clark Hoover, the 31st president of the United States of America. There has been a great deal written about her husband’s time on the Goldfields of Western Australia, but very little has been told about his wife’s achievements in her own right. During her time as ‘First […]

Filed Under: People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Gwalia, Western Australia

An Hotel by Any Other Name-

20/03/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The Hotel Australia in Laverton Western Australia still stands today. It has changed very little over the years as you will see from the following photographs. The building has been re used for lots of different purposes but the façade has remained throughout. Originally the Hotel Australia, was built in 1899. Laverton was then the […]

Filed Under: Hotels, People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Hotels, Laverton, Western Australia

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