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A Man Needs Two Legs – Kevin Moran

29/04/2018 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

This is a true story of the Moran family, who worked a pastoral lease at Mangowine to the north of Merredin in the early years. In those days the closest hospital and doctor was at Southern Cross, and in 1905 James Moran was admitted to the hospital suffering from two broken legs. One leg had […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Southern Cross, Western Australia

The Black Range Pioneers – “Wheres Frenchy?”

28/04/2018 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Prospectors Travelling to Black Range 1904

Sunday Times 28 June 1908, page 3 BLACK RANGE PIONEERS       “Where is ”Frenchy ?” There appeared in a recent issue of the Sunday Times, a paragraph relating to the original discoverers of Black Range, fourteen years ago in 1892. It was founded on the statement of one of them, McIntyre, as was published […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Black Range, Goldfields History, Western Australia

The Picadilly Police Station

28/04/2018 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The Piccadilly Police Station Hare Street, Piccadilly

This photograph shows  Constable Jeremiah John JONES and his wife Evelyn Mortimer nee HOLLOWAY and their infant daughter Eveleyn Margaret Jones, born 1903 in Kalgoorlie (their only child). Jeremiah was born in May 1873 at Wangaratta, Victoria to Owen Jones and Ann Kennedy. He died in Merredin WA in 1932 and is buried there with […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, They were 1st Tagged With: Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, police history, Western Australia

The Laslett Building-

28/04/2018 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

I am sure you will all have seen the beautiful Laslett Building in Hannan Street which the family built and  which stands on the site where this photograph was taken. I just love the following photo, as our Family is in Real Estate I found it particularly fascinating. It is of the Laslett family who […]

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

O’Meara Family Photograph- Alan O’Meara

25/04/2018 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

The Piccadilly Hotel, Kalgoorlie 1930, Publican Sam Percy is 6th from the left with his arms folded wearing a cardigan.

I was recently sent the following photos by Alan O’Meara which are from the documents of his father, James Jeremiah O’Meara.

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Hotels

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