On the 14th April 1912, 103 yrs ago today the SS Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg. The following is a copy of the newspaper article from 16th April 1912 from the Kalgoorlie Miner and describes how the people of the Goldfields of Western Australia were first told of the tragedy. WHITE STAR LINER COLLIDES […]
Peter Dennis KAVANAGH – a ledgend in his time
Peter Dennis Kavanagh joined the Police Force when he was twenty-one. How he crushed the gold-stealing industry on the Golden Mile has now gone down in history. He was tutored by that wonderfully astute Excise Inspector – John Mitchell Christie. He was a born detective, keen and shrewd, with boundless energy. He was also a […]
The Great Unwashed Preserver of the Peace:
Constable JOLLY – Coolgardie, Western Australia 1909 Nick-named ‘The Great Unwashed Preserver of the Peace’ Constable Jolly blamed the scarcity of water for his economical use of it, which in turn, caused some dissatisfaction among his fellow police officers who finally planned to lure him to Silverthorne’s dam and push him in. This drastic step […]
Elephant Advertising Beer
This is one of my favourite photos of an Elephant being used to advertise Swan Beer in Coolgardie, probably would have looked better on a bigger elephant, don’t you think?? This pic is from the Book ‘Gold and Liquid Gold’, Obsolete Breweries of the Western Australian Goldfields by Geoff Spiller.
Tragedy and Bravery on the Black Range!
The Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial has the names engraved of 1492 people who have lost their lives due to an accident on a mine. Each and every name has a story to tell. This story is just one of the hundreds. On Anzac Day 1932 an accident occurred at the Old Oroya GM (near Sandstone). […]