In the 1860’s donkeys were first brought to Australia as pack animals to replace horses that had succumbed to native poisonous plants. Now numbering 5 million, they have been declared a pest, owing to their damage to vegetation and erosion of soil. As you can see from the following photographs the number of donkeys to […]
A Lost and Desolate Wanderer
Evening Journal, Adelaide, 30 January 1894 A Terrible Experience at Coolgardie. A well known and respected resident of Kent Town has received a letter from his son, who recently went to Coolgardie from Adelaide, from which the following is extracted: On December 24th and 25th (Merry Christmas Day), I was dying, a lost and desolate […]
Menzies to Kalgoorlie Classic Bike Race-
Australia’s Richest Handicap Cycle Race Cycling has been part of the Goldfields since the courier cyclist in the 1890s carried messages around the Goldfields before the telegraph line came to the region. This year’s Minara Resources Goldfields Classic will continue as a two-stage handicap race across the rich and historic landscape of the Western Australian outback […]
A Murderous Assault at Burbanks-
Kalgoorlie Miner 24 March 1900 Attempted Murder at Coolgardie. A SENSATIONAL STORY. IMPRISONMENT IN A SHAFT. One of the most sensational stories that has ever been told in the annals of the Perth Criminal Court was that which was related by Mr Burnside, the Crown solicitor, in the Criminal Court on Wednesday, before Justice Stone, […]
George Henderson Hay – an Anzac Hero
George Henderson Hay an Anzac Hero by Nicholas Allan George Henderson Hay was born on 27 June 1872 in Bathurst, New South Wales to his parents Martin Flynn of Ireland and Helen Henderson of Scotland. George’s diverse experiences, spanning from one side of Australia to the other, shaped him into a much-loved family man, publican, […]
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