Daily News 23 July 1953, page 5 – By road, 361 miles north-north-east from Perth is Lennonville. A tourist guide book 50 years ago would have described it as a population of 3000, seven hotels, two banks, two jewellers, up-to-date town, mining centre, connected by rail. It’s still Lennonville, the idle railway platform still bears […]
Oliver Hancock – Miner, Prospector & Author
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Sun 10 September 1939, page 3 DEEP LEAD POSSIBILITIES DISCUSSED IN NEW BOOK Gold : deep alluvial leads Kanowna and Kalgoorlie: how to find them by Oliver Hancock Mr. Oliver Hancock, a practical miner, and prospector has Issued an informative pamphlet on the deep alluvial leads of Knnowna and Kalgoorlie and how to find them. […]
The Kalgoorlie Biplane –
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A piece of aeronautical history will be revived by the Kalgoorlie-Boulder community with a biplane replica based on the one built in the Goldfields town during the early 20th century. The two-seater tractor biplane was built in Kalgoorlie in 1914 by mechanical engineering apprentices Paul JAENTSCH, Roy BURTON, and Walter Merlin PETERS from the Kalgoorlie […]
Certificates – take with a pinch of salt
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Certificates – take with a pinch of salt Have you ever purchased a copy of a family death certificate in Western Australia? I am sure many of you will have done so. I have been asked about the following topic a few times over the years so I thought I would explain things and then […]
Dead Man in a Mine Shaft –
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Kalgoorlie Miner Wednesday 31 August 1898, page 4 A Dead Man In A Mine Shaft BELIEVED TO BE A KANOWNA RESIDENT. A gruesome discovery was made at about 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon by Mr. H Colin. That gentleman was walking over the ground about three-quarters of a mile to the southwest of the southern end […]
