The West Australian East Murchison goldfields of the 1890s were a dry and inhospitable place. Far from any kind of civilisation, unbelievably hot in the summer and dry as dust all year round. The trackless wilderness around what was to become Lawlers and Agnew first felt the tread of hob-nailed boots in the year of […]
The Death of Stephen Grace –
Western Mail Perth -19 October 1907, page 16 AN EAST MURCHISON TRAGEDY THE DEATH OF STEPHEN GRACE – MURDERED BY NATIVES A telegram was received this afternoon from Constable Walker, who proceeded from Wiluna to bury the body of Stephen Grace, one of Kirkpatrick Bros party of prospectors who was speared through the chest by […]
The Albany Fish Supply Co – Kalgoorlie
The Albany Fish Supply Co. was located at 235-6 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. I would say that would be about the present location of the Kalgoorlie City News, just before St Barbara’s Square. These two advertisements are from the Kalgoorlie Miner in 1929. The Company changed its name to The United Fisheries Co. in […]
The Fatal Errand of Young Wallace Cocking
From the Kalgoorlie Miner, 27th Jan 1921 News was received today from Menzies of a sad fatality which occurred at Mulline between Friday and Saturday. Wallace David Cocking, 11 years of age and son of Mr Joseph Sylvester Cocking, sandalwood contractor, was sent at 5am on Friday with an urgent message to his father. Mr […]
My Dearest Annie – Missingham Letter 2
Friday 13 November 1896 My Dearest wife Since my last letter on Sunday, I ran down to Kiama (NSW) by the 8.30 train and arrived at Albion Park at 12 noon, saw Jamie & his wife and youngsters, the mater (Mother) was in Sydney in the suburbs, but I could not find her. I took […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 147
- 148
- 149
- 150
- 151
- …
- 158
- Next Page »