From:- Vetaffairs Autum 2019 p17 A number of unmarked graves of World War veterans who died after returning from the war will be commemorated under a two year pilot program. Administrated by the Office of Australian War Graves (OAWG) the unmarked graves of the First World War Program will provide funding to help ex-service organisations, […]
Fighting Sons of the Empire – Westonia WW1
The following records have been very kindly sourced by Graeme Monaghan, I would like to thank him for all his hard work:- The following is a list of the men who joined up for WW1 in Westonia WA. It is not a comprehensive list, as there may be others we have not yet found. As […]
War Museum Opening
The official reopening of the Goldfields War Museum will take place on Saturday 9 March 2019. We will be asking people to assemble outside the old war museum building on Burt Street at 2.00pm and at 2.30pm we will commence a short march along the footpath to the Boulder Town Hall. The Mayor will then […]
Royce Woodhead – a soldier in the making
North Kalgoorlie School Cadets, winners of the best shooting school cadets. Taken in 1909. Back row ? SMITH, Jack BACKHOUSE, Captain Lionel JEFFRIES, E STRANGER, Eric LEAN Front Row: Royce WOODHEAD, Tom CLEMENTS, B CAPLE, Sid KINGS. Young Royce Woodhead would have been 14 yrs old in this photograph although he look younger. The shooting […]
The Knifing of Northwood:
Sunday Times 17 August 1919 A RETURNED SOLDIER’S TRAGIC FATE : WILD SCENES IN KALGOORLIE AND BOULDER Bret Harte’s “Roaring Camp” isn’t in it with Kalgoorlie these days. A succession of shooting episodes has been followed up with a stabbing affray, which is likely to have far reaching effects as far as the […]
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