Mirror Perth – 27 December 1907, page 16 AUSTRALIAN BUSH YARN by Rodney Creek, an old Bushman Lost in the Bush It is doubtful if, for bodily and mental anguish, anything can much exceed the hardships of one who is lost in the bush, more especially so when those sufferings are accentuated by the lack […]
When There’s a Gold Rush, Sell Beer – John Glowrey
Coolgardie Pioneer, 11 December 1897, page 14 ONE OF THE PIONEERS. “I don’t want no pioneerin’; take me back to Collin’wood.” This was the strain sung by an Eastern states poet who visited, and was disgusted with, these goldfields in the early days. Fortunately for the country, the majority of the old-timers, although having to […]
Rogues Along the Coach Road from Kunanalling to Bonnie Vale
The Sun 28 June 1903, page 3 A TRIP FROM KUNANALLING TO BONNIE VALE by Cobb. Coming over from Siberia, I put up a night at Kunanalling, and had an opportunity to study the town and its inhabitants. Two or three dismal lights illuminated the principal thoroughfare, a rather lengthy street dotted with a store, […]
Before the Fence: The Rabbits are Coming
This article appeared just one year before the ‘Rabbit Proof Fence” was started. The fence wouldn’t be finished until 1907. This may be the first recorded sighting of rabbits on the Eastern Goldfields. Kalgoorlie Western Argus 23 October 1900 The Rabbits are Coming! Widgiemooltha Oct 15 1900 – Two local prospectors named J. Reed […]
Big K: The Brew That Built a Goldfields Empire
The Mirror – Perth 28 August 1937, page 23 Kalgoorlie Brewery’s Record of Progress, Maker of Big K Ale and Stout & Hannan Lager Only one of the 19 breweries once trading on the Goldfields has survived. That is the Kalgoorlie Brewery, and its record is one of continued progress. Three big factors in the […]