How the Goldfields Heard – Hiroshima

Today is the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima by the USA Forces. This is how the Kalgoorlie Miner reported the events to the people of the Goldfields: – The full article can be read by following this link:- http://bit.ly/1HsL4wq

The Goldfields Without Chrysanthemums – by Catherine Bond

In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s it was popular for travellers to keep a travel diary to record the day to day happenings of the places and things they did on their journeys.  It does seem to have been more popular with women and many diaries have gone on to be published. This gives […]

Push Ball – A most unusual sport!

The winners of the first Push Ball competition in Coolgardie on 12 July 1905. Back Row: W Sowerby – P Kiely – E Millane – D M Strickland – F P Strickland – M Noonan – C H Field Middle Row: C C Monaghan – H C Pearson – C P Bloom (Capt) – J […]

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 Bardoc Murder

In a post I did a few days ago about a lonely grave of Katherine Williamson at Bardoc I mentioned that there was the victim of a murder buried not far from her. The grave of the victim of the unsolved Bardoc murder is on the bank of the creek leading down from Lindsay’s Soak […]