The threat if fire was a constant danger for early residents of the Goldfields. Most homes were constructed of lightweight flammable material and lots of the cooking would be done on an open fire. Lighting would be with either with candle or kerosene lanterns. The following story is of one family tragedy, but there were […]
Where Belinda Brought the Drinks!
by Andree Hayward 1896 a verse In the outback pub it was always know when ‘womenfolk’ would be arriving in town. The news could never be kept secret. When the weekly coach arrived all eyes would be on the lookout to catch a glimpse of the ‘new girl’. There was no lack of assistance in […]
Going Going Gone in 1972
In 1972 we lost two great Goldfields Hotels. The Oriental Hotel, in Hannan Street Kalgoorlie and the Shamrock on the corner of Lane and Piesse Streets in Boulder. The demolition of the Oriental Hotel, which was owned by the Swan Brewery at the time, took place under cover of darkness and before protesters could arrive […]
The Forgotten Conservationist – book review
George Brockway was Western Australia’s first WA-born professional forester, beginning his career at Mundaring Weir in 1922. There he pioneered the bushfire management system for forests that was eventually applied nationally. Moving to Kalgoorlie he became WA’s first “inland forester” and over many years worked tirelessly to conserve the inland woodlands and to promote trees […]
They drank Champagne out of pint pots!
GLIMPSES of life in Coolgardie in those glamorous days when the “old camp” was a magnet to adventurous folk from far and wide, can be interestingly recalled by 89year old Mrs. Julie Kennedy, who resides in Stirling-street, Perth. Picture scions of wealthy English families rubbing shoulders with miners from the Bendigo diggings, thousands of gold […]
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