Along the road to Linden where the stunted gum trees wave Is the land of memories, a lonely miners grave A hallowed spot, ‘Where all who pass should stop’ And tribute pay Lonely he rests a rest he must until The final call of judgement to awaken at God’s will Now the Eucalypts regrowing on […]
The Underground Miner – a verse
Miners they wait above the deep shaft | Laid-back, and not keen for a start They’re yakking and reflecting on life Of girls, sport and staying out of strife Bells ring as the cage door swings open They step inside for a job they’ve chosen Dropping to a […]
A Goldfields Fantasy by Tony Bozich
The following verse was written by Tony Bozich in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the discovery of gold in Kalgoorlie by Paddy Hannan, Thomas Flanagan and Dan Shea. Thus setting off a major gold rush in the area, and the rest, is as they say, is ‘History’. […]
The Unknown Swagman – a verse
The Sun 1 Aug 1915 SWAGMAN UNKNOWN. Age About 5O. The body of a swagman was recently found and: buried in the bush out from Coolgardie His name was unknown, and he was about 50 years of age. In the loose mould Out from Coolgardie Bury an old . Pioneer hardy. Not old. in […]
The Old Time Track – by Darky Wallace
Alfred E. Wallace (Darky) – Miners profile The Murchison Times and Day Dawn Gazette. 13 October 1910. Some very rich floaters from the Eclipse lease at Garden Gully, owned by ‘Darky’ Wallace and party were on view at the Meekatharra Miner office last week. The stone is of a very rich nature and the owners […]
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