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John Mohr and Bros – Champion Greengrocer and Hawker

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1901. Mr John Charles Mohr with young boy (Charlie Jones) Mr Mohr was born in 1875, his parents ran a green grocers in Northam. He came to the Goldfields as a young man in search of gold in 1894. At one time he did the mail run on a push bike between Coolgardie and Broadarrow […]

The Residence of S W Childs

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This amazing home in Varden Street was the home of the managing engineer of the Kalgoorlie Electric Tramways until 1903. After this time it became a boarding house called ‘Esperance House’. Fortunately it has changed very little and is still in excellent condition. Western Argus 29th March 1903:- FAREWELL TO S W CHILDS The farewell social […]

Heres’ to you Mrs Robinson – A pioneering woman

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This photograph was taken at Lake View Consoles GM in Kalgoorlie in 1896. It shows a group of gold prospectors and miners, including adventurous natural-geologist and pioneering prospector Robert (‘Bobby’) Robinson and his wife, Annie, standing at the right of the group. Not many women are depicted in these early photographs, many choosing to stay […]