When Bill Faahan was granted one of the four Wayside licences in April 1893, he erected the first hotel – a rough shelter of bush timber and hessian with a bar consisting of series of packing cases on forked sticks – which he called the Club Hotel. The first load of beer and spirits brought […]
The McKerrow Brothers – grave tales
This is a grave in the Kalgoorlie cemetery of two brothers, Frank James McKERROW who was buried 15 Jul 1896 and James McKERROW who was buried 1 May 1931. This first photograph, taken 87 yrs ago, after the funeral of James McKerrow, and shows the chapel (now the office) in a different location to where […]
The Remarkable Potter Sisters – a family story
I was recently contacted by Dorothy Maude Rodoreda (nee McMeikan). She told me of her very interesting family history story from Yunndaga (Woolgar). Her great-uncle, Richard Goninon, was the mine manager of Menzies Consolidated Goldmine for some 25 years from about 1900 to 1925. She had photos of the Manager’s Residence next to the mine and […]
The Gallant Mrs Taylor –
From The Sunday Times , Perth, Sunday 9 June 1940 Mining for gold is usually looked upon as a mans game, in which muscle and endurance are needed to wrest the gold-bearing stone from the earth and to keep the machinery moving. It calls for grit, a brave heart and ability to withstand all the […]
The Denver City – Coolgardie hotels 4
The Denver City was the first hotel in Coolgardie and the first building on the site was in 1894. A more substantial building was constructed by the firm of Philip and Doyle in and was destroyed by fire in 1897. The current building of two stories in the Federation style was built in 1898. It […]
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