Kalgoorlie Cemetery Records E – H

  Today sees the second installment of the Kalgoorlie Cemetery Records.  This first section  for burials A to D was released  three weeks ago. We have transcribed up to M at this stage with still a long way to go for checking but if you name is not in these sectiosn do email me and […]

Kalgoorlie Cemetery Records A – D

Today sees the first installment of the Kalgoorlie Cemetery Records.  This first section is for burials A to D. We have transcribed up to M at this stage with still a long way to go for checking but if you name is not in this section do email me and I will look it up […]

North Kalgoorlie School Cadets

North Kalgoorlie School Cadets, Winners of the best shooting school cadets. Taken in 1909. Back row ? SMITH, Jack BACKHOUSE, Captain: Lionel JEFFRIES, E STRANGER, Eric LEAN Front Row:  Royce WOODHEAD, Tom CLEMENTS,  B CAPLE,  Sid KINGS Young Royce Woodhead would have been 14 yrs old in this photograph although he look younger. The shooting […]

Gone but not forgotten – Kapps Deli

I was recently sent the following information by Enid Russell (granddaughter of Alice Kapp), about the above photo:-This is Kapps Tea Rooms on the corner of Maritana and Hannan Street. The two people in the photo are my Auntie Ruby (daughter of Alice Kapp) and Ruby’s daughter, Laura.

Wooroloo Sanatorium:

The Wooroloo Sanatorium Wooroloo Sanatorium, in the Darling Ranges of Western Australia, was established by the State Government in response to the infectious diseases, such as typhoid, diphtheria, and tuberculosis, that was widely prevalent in the aftermath of the mass migration that came as a result of the gold rushes in Western Australia in the […]