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!

Survey – Online Goldfields History Book Shop – Thank you!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who was kind enough to fill out my survey on having a one stop shop to search for and purchase books on the history of the Western Australian Goldfields.  I was just amazed at how many people took the time to answer my survey. It […]

Whats in a Name – Street Names of Kalgoorlie Boulder

The above publication was published in 1996 and was written by the late Mr E A Dawson. It give the origins of street names through Kalgoorlie Boulder. Here are a couple:- MARSHALL STREET, Piccadilly:- John Marshall was a member of the Kalgoorlie Municipal Council on 1901. He was born in Scotland in 1859 and came […]

Elephant Advertising Beer

This is one of my favorite photos of an Elephant being used to advertise Swan Beer in Coolgardie, probably would have looked better on a bigger elephant don’t you think?? This pic is from the Book ‘Gold and Liquid Gold’ Obsolete Breweries of the Western Australian Goldfields by Geoff Spiller.

Historic Photographs Now Online

Historic Photographs now Online – From the Kalgoorlie Miner Newspaper 20th Dec 2014 Five thousand images taken by Goldfields Photographers documenting everyday life in the region from 1890’s to 1920’s are now available on the Western Australian Museums Website. Taken by John Joseph Dwyer and Thomas Faulkner MacKay, the collection documents everything from the development […]

Goldfields History Books

For everyone interested in the history of the people and places of the vast Western Australian Goldfields there is now a constantly updated online list of books which are still in print and where to purchase them on my main web site @  bit.ly/1nhuDsA  Soon I will be adding the many books which are now […]