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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!

Linden – ghost town

27/01/2024 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Linden the wounds of the golden game Linden is an abandoned townsite in the eastern goldfields, 75 km south of Laverton on the southern side of Lake Carey. Gold was discovered in this area in the mid-1890s, and in 1896 Warden Owen suggested a townsite be created. Owen used the name Griffithston for the place, […]

Filed Under: Books, People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Goldfields History, Linden, Western Australia

Darlot – the last 100 years

02/12/2023 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

Former residents of the abandoned townsite of Darlot, 130kms north of Leonora, returned to celebrate the towns centenary in December of 1994. Darlot gold mine manager, David Hatch, said that the earliest known Darlot Mining tenement was registered on December 3 1894. This is the date to mark the towns centenary. Plutonic Resources, which runs […]

Filed Under: Books, Places & Towns, Towns and Places Tagged With: Australian History, Darlot, Goldfields History, Western Australia

The Story of Honest Ed Turnbull –

04/11/2023 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Sunday Times 10 June 1934, page 15 SOLITARY HORSEMAN WHO STARTED A GREAT GOLD RUSH Some Made Fortunes and Some Died on the Trail The following report of the discovery of Coolgardie was published in an English paper, “People.” It was written by its special correspondent at Ruckinge in Kent: “Our Special Correspondent” proceeds to […]

Filed Under: Books, People, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Western Australia

Fields Find Cemetery on the Old Yalgoo Road

14/10/2023 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

Fields Find Cemetery – Coordinates: -29.03668, 117.25572 On mining reserve No 14350 12 known burials Fields Find Cemetery Sign – Photo by Doug Hardman In a thicket of acacias on the low side of the present Yalgoo Road, hidden from passing motorists, lies the Fields Find Cemetery. It is a good 1 ½ km by car from […]

Filed Under: Books, Grave Tales, People, Towns and Places Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Fields Find, Goldfields History, Western Australia, Yalgoo

Home Made Adventures by Stan Gratte

14/10/2023 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

Stan Gratte (OAM) has just released a book called “Homemade Adventures – My Expeditions, In the West Australian Bush and Desert”. Extracted from the foreword: I’ve been asked many times by family, friends and people who travel our outback, to write about my expeditions, particularly in the desert.  I kept a diary or field notebook, […]

Filed Under: Books, People, Places & Towns

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