Daily News – Perth – 7 March 1936, page 1 Sensational Disclosures at Inquest Likely Sensational disclosures are expected at an inquest, resumed here today, into the death of Hector Alexander McDonnell (36), who died at Yalgoo on January 14. McDonnell’s body was exhumed from the Yalgoo Cemetery on February 1, following police inquiries, and […]
Fanny Cracker -Queen of the Outback
Hospital administrator by day, Drag Queen at night, Fanny Cracker, the darling of Kalgoorlie. How did this outrageous character win the heart of an isolated mining town in Western Australia? An affirmation of how laughter breaks down barriers. In 2017, it had been 14 years since Christopher Jordan-Wright wore a wig, slapped on some makeup […]
The Barrowmen of the Outback
Some of the barrows were orthodox but varying in size and appearance . Many were queer looking contraptions because their designers and builders could find no other name for them. There were one-man, two-man and four-man barrows. The one-man barrow was pushed by its owner in the morning and pulled slowly at the end of […]
Robbery Under Arms – by John Marshall
Robbery Under Arms on the Coolgardie Road In the early days of the Goldfields the escort used to leave Coolgardie every week with parcels of gold varying from £5000 to £50,000 in value. It was a common remark to hear passed by the diggers, who usually gathered to watch the gold being taken out of […]
A Fine Moustache – ‘It is an Art”
As we are coming to the end of November for 2020, I wish to thank all those brave soles who have ventured, for the first time for some, to grow a mustache to raise funds to help mens health. Not all the mustaches are as fine as our unknown man, but as Hercule Poirot, the […]
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