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William Hilton Edwards – grave tales

29/02/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

William Hilton EDWARDS Born at Maryborough Victoria (17th June 1880) who departed this life 25th September 1928 Aged 48 years Erected by his sisters and brothers

Filed Under: Grave Tales, Hotels, People Tagged With: Australian History, Boulder Cemetery, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Hotels, Western Australia

The Boulder Block Turns Back the Clock – a verse

02/02/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

If you want to turn back the clock Then pay a visit to the Boulder Block The last pub left of the famous four That graced the place in days of yore. The ‘Dirty Acre’ they called the square Formed by pubs that traded there The miners came from Miles away By tram, by bike, […]

Filed Under: Hotels, Poets Corner Tagged With: Boulder Black, Goldfields History, Western Australia

Niagara’s Rise – by Nick Roberts

01/02/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

by Nick Roberts 20 Jan 1919 – Time Gents Australian Pub Project Mrs Clara Paton Recalls – The Western Mail (Perth) on October 30 1952: NIAGARA’S RISE “IN February, 1895, Dorrie Doolette and Charley Northmore arrived at the 90-mile and asked my husband, Arthur Williams, the licensee of the 90-Mile Hotel, if they could put […]

Filed Under: Hotels, People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kookynie, Niagara

Going Going Gone in 1972

07/12/2019 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

In 1972 we lost two great Goldfields Hotels. The Oriental Hotel, in Hannan Street Kalgoorlie and the Shamrock on the corner of Lane and Piesse Streets in Boulder. The demolition of the Oriental Hotel, which was owned by the Swan Brewery at the time, took place under cover of darkness and before protesters could arrive […]

Filed Under: Hotels Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Hotels, Kalgoorlie boulder

The White Hart Hotel – Coolgardie

09/11/2019 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The White Hart Hotel was located in Hunt Street, between Sylvester and Lindsay Sts, Coolgardie. Licensees: George Murray Dewsnap – 1901-1902 Stephen Timewell – 1903-1905 Edward Walton -1907- 1909 Frank Martin – 1910 Martin Hyland – 1912 James Duffy – 1914 Hugh Dunstan – 1915 R R Reid – 1916-1917 The White Hart Hotel, erected […]

Filed Under: Hotels, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Hotels

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