FATAL MINING ACCIDENT IN THE PERSEVERANCE MINE – MAN FALLS DOWN A PASS. Richard Ryan, a well known citizen of Boulder, met with an instantaneous death in the Great Boulder Perseverance. Kalgoorlie Western Argus (WA : 1896 – 1916), Tuesday 17 March 1908, page 17 On Wednesday 11th March about 9.30 a.m. the deceased and […]
Burley Bill and the Cemetery Rush – by Ted Rowell
Neil McLeod, with his partner, Syd Ward, had the license at the primitive Exchange Hotel, a galvanized iron structure at the corner of Hannan and Maritana Sts, Kalgoorlie. Talk would turn to athletics and one of the customers who fancied he could run would be ‘chivied’ by Neil McLeod. McLeod would say “I don’t think […]
Beatrice Hemingway -grave tales
‘Died on Christmas Eve’ : 96yrs ago !!! Beatrice HOWARTH was married to Alfred William ‘Fred’ HEMINGWAY in Coolgardie in 1920. Only three years later she was to die in Southern Cross on Christmas Eve, 24th December 1923. Her husband was acting Station Master at Southern Cross at the time. She was expecting her […]
A Dreadful Burning Fatality:
The threat if fire was a constant danger for early residents of the Goldfields. Most homes were constructed of lightweight flammable material and lots of the cooking would be done on an open fire. Lighting would be with either with candle or kerosene lanterns. The following story is of one family tragedy, but there were […]
Mt Morgans Cemetery:
I would like to show you the result of a project by Danelle Warnock and myself to upgrade the records and information on the people buried in the Mt Morgans Cemetery, Western Australia. The information presented here has been collected from various sources such as Burial Registers, Death Certificates, and newspapers. As always we welcome […]
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