Coolgardie Miner 28 December 1897, page 5 SENSATIONAL SHOOTING. Attempted Murder by Armed Men A party of shop workers was held up in Forrest Street, Coolgardie by two armed and masked men. There is so far no known motive for the dastardly crime, and no arrests have been made. The police are baffled! One of […]
The Long Straw at the Dry Soak: A Tale of Gold, Mateship, and Sacrifice
Bunbury Herald 5 June 1907, page 3 The Story of Bob and Jack A PROSPECTOR’S SACRIFICE By R. M. Cochrane Every prospector knows the dreary tracts of the Mount Margaret goldfields of Western Australia, but few are acquainted with the unspeakable dreariness of the tracks beyond, leading to the McDonnell ranges. So far as the […]
He Saw It All: An Old Man’s Memory of the Coolgardie Mosque Shooting
Sunday Times – 2 May 1954, page 15 Saw a Man Murdered in the Mosque A man who saw the murder in the Mosque at Coolgardie in the roaring days is still living in Perth. He is an 84-year-old Haji Fakhruddin, who recently retired from an active business life and is now living at the […]
The Moment Before the Rush: Jane Glass and the Birth of the Goldfields
The discovery of gold that led in turn to Golden Valley, Southern Cross, Coolgardie, Kalgoorlie and Western Australia becoming a member of the Federation is a story seldom told. This is an extract from ‘Sand and Stone Vol 1’ by Kevin Moran as follows: – On Mujakine station, Mrs Jane Glass discovered a drowned possum […]
A Notable Career on the Goldfields: The Life of Robert James Crawford
The following story from the family of Gavin Crawford is shared with his kind permission: All images supplied by Gavin unless otherwise stated. The Baker’s Beginning In the spring of 1875, the town of Carisbrook near Maryborough, Victoria, witnessed one of its most memorable wedding celebrations. Twenty-year-old Robert James Crawford, son of an ironmonger, married […]
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