A Lost glitter : letters between South Australia and the Western Australian goldfields, 1895-1897 – edited by Michael R. Best. A Lost Glitter is the most richly detailed first-hand account of goldfields’ life we have: The letters of the Deland family between the Western Australian goldfields and Gawler contrast the rumbustious, economically chancy, life of […]
Books on the History of the Western Australian Goldfields
Hundreds of books have been written on the Western Australian Goldfields. From reference books to fiction and most of all the stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things in the quest for gold and the search for adventure. There are also many biographies and history books some on the broader subject of the history of the region and others on a specific subject or town. Outback Family History would like to review some of these that you may not have heard of and to tell you where they can be purchased if you would like your own copy. We also have a monthly book giveaway!
A White Hot Flame – book review
27/08/2018 By Leave a Comment
Recently published is a biography: ‘A White Hot Flame: by Sue Taffe, Mary Montgomerie Bennett, Author, Educator, Activist for Indigenous Justice’ Bennett worked tirelessly for justice for Aboriginal people, especially her Wongutha friends whom she first met when she taught at Mount Margaret Mission in the1930s. I thought you might be interested to know about […]
Books about:- Kambalda, Red Hill, Lake Lefroy
21/06/2018 By Leave a Comment
Its sometimes hard to know what books are available on a particular town. It is often the case, that the name of the place is not in the title. This is the first in series of post which highlights books available on a town or district. Kambalda was first known as Red Hill and is […]
Whats in a Name? :
04/05/2018 By 1 Comment
Street Names of Kalgoorlie Boulder, this excellent little book was published by the Eastern Goldfields Historical Society in 1996 and was written by E A Dawson. I actually came up with the title of the book but thats as much as my contribution was. Many of the streets have been named after Mayors and Councillors […]
Kunanalling and Beyond – book review
24/02/2018 By 6 Comments
In 1895 gold was discovered in the area by prospectors and it was initially known as 25 mile which is its distance from Coolgardie. The goldfields warden recommended that a townsite be declared in the same area. The town was also called Connanalling but the spelling was changed by the Lands department when the town was gazetted in […]