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William Schofield Randall – Evangelist of the Goldfields

29/01/2022 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

This wonderful story and photographs have been shared with the kind permission of Brian Randall- William Schofield Randall The evangelist on the Goldfields of Western Australia Appointed in 1895 to the opening of the Salvation Army Corps in Kalgoorlie and the Great Boulder With a journey of 140 miles before him, Lieutenant William Schofield Randall […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Salvation Army, Western Australia

Dunnsville’s Postmistress – they were first

22/01/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Western Mail – Perth – 25 January 1908, page 27 EARLY GOLDFIELD DAYS Mrs Arthur Dusantoy was the first woman in Dunnsville, and kept the first Post Office at that place, a rude structure, but typical of the buildings of the early goldfields days of Western Australia. Mrs Dusantoy’s experiences may be best told in […]

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

Mother Dead Finish:

15/01/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Not all of our intrepid pioneers were men, some very courageous and formidable women also made history in the Australian Outback. This is the story of one such lady: THE KIMBERLEY GOLD RUSH by C E. Flinders Colourful Characters Amongst the remarkable people who joined in the Kimberley rush was Mrs. O’Neil, otherwise known as […]

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

Employees on Tramways – 1908 to 1960

08/01/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The Kalgoorlie Electric Tramway Co was started in 1908. The following is an example of the employment record of three of 517 men (no women are listed) employed by the K.E.T. These original documents were copied by me with the kind permission of Trans Goldfields. There are five pages missing however, which is unfortunate. Some […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Trams, Western Australia

Gus Thorn – pioneer profile

08/01/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

AUGUSTUS LOFTUS ‘GUS’ THORN by Lyn Beard The death of Augustus Loftus ‘Gus’ THORN does not appear to have been registered and the burial did not show up on any of the usual resources for graves. The only record of his death in 1932 seems to be this small article in The Goldfields Observer of […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Western Australia, Widgemooltha

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