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Nannine – William James Fisher

12/01/2019 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

The following amazing photograph have been kindly sent to me to share with you. They are from the family album of Ms Robin Panousieris, nee Fisher, and are about her Grandfather, William James Fisher, who was born in Ballarat, so he experienced the gold rush there which may have given him the idea that gold […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Cue, Nannine, Western Australia

The Girl of the Goldfields:- a family story

08/01/2019 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

This is the story of Rhonda Moag’s Great Aunt Maree. She had often been told the story by her Aunt Sonia about Aunt Maree who was a brilliant equestrian who led a grand parade atop a big white horse and then was tragically killed when she was thrown. It was never clear if she was […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

Woodarra : now your but a memory blurr’d !

06/01/2019 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

The town of Woodarra was surveyed and gazetted on January 14, 1898. Also known as Darlot or Lake Darlot or Ballangarry. All names were used at different times. Woodarra is the name given by the local Aboriginals to a line of Granite rocks from which a supply of water for the residents had been derived, […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Ballangarry, Darlot, Lake Darlot, Western Australia, Woodarra

Kennedy’s Family Hotel – Coolgardie hotels 7

05/01/2019 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Kennedy’s Family Hotel and Cafe stood on the corner of Bayley and Ford Streets, Coolgardie. It was originally built in 1893, when this wooden structure burnt down a new two story hotel was built. This photograph shows the original building in 1893. The Royal Hotel is next door then there is Counsel’s Store. The hotel […]

Filed Under: Hotels Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Hotels, Kennedy's Family Hotel., Western Australia

St Michael’s School : new records

01/01/2019 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

After several months, we would like to say that the transcript of the admission records for St Michael’s School, Corner of Butler and Peers St, Kalgoorlie have now been completed. The school closed in 1975 and the records transferred to St Mary’s Primary School, Kalgoorlie. These records are reproduced with the permission of the St Mary’s […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, School, Western Australia

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