I was sent this story by Kevin Matthees, who is the great-grandson of Leonard Charles Jackson. Jackson was the proprietor of the Bright Spot Tea Rooms, in Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie in November of 1946. This was one of a chain of similar tearooms throughout WA. Do you think he was innocent? This was a case […]
Towns and places
The Eastern Goldfields is made up of hundred towns both big and small. Outback Family History would like to bring you a collection of stories about some of these abandoned towns which you may never have heard of. Some may only have been there for a few years and now very little remains of the small thriving communities.
A History of ‘The Round’ by Darren McAullay
The Round By Darren McAullay It is, without doubt, one of the biggest, most colourful, and successful racing carnivals to be staged anywhere in Australia. It is steeped in history, has been the scene of some of the most incredible events both on and off the track and for many, it has etched memories that […]
Mulga Queen – the early days
Mulga Queen today is a well-known Aboriginal community located 150 km northwest of Laverton in the Goldfields region of Western Australia and within the Shire of Laverton. The permanent buildings making up Mulga Queen were established in the mid-1980s. The settlement originally came about as a result of gold discoveries in the region in the […]
Beware of Victorians Bearing Gifts –
Western Mail 29 September 1938, page 11 OVER THE PLATES One Day in Early Kanowna. A couple of young Victorians blew into camp one morning with a spring cart loaded with fresh vegetables, no more than a week old at least. Every man on the field was troubled with ‘Barcoo Rot‘, so the half-withered green […]
Where is the ‘Pig Rock’?
I’m sure that many of you will have heard of ‘Frog Rock’ just near the turn off to Kookynie. But has anyone heard of the ‘Pig Rock’ in Coolgardie? Where is Pig Rock ? from an undated article in the Coolgardie Newspaper in the 1980’s. Coolgardie Shire Councillors are taking more than a casual glance […]
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