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The people of the Goldfields

The Goldfields of Western Australia was and still is made up of many people, from poets to politicians, from saints and sinners and everything in between. I hope to tell you the stories of some of these people either famous or infamous or just the ordinary folks. Sometime the most ordinary people do the most extraordinry things

Another link in the Lasseter Story-

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William and Vera Bryant of Piesse Street, Boulder by Chris Clark One day in September 1960 a Western Australian Police officer visited a cottage at 193 Piesse Street in Boulder City, to speak with the occupants, William and Vera Bryant, a married couple aged in their 50s. The officer was making inquiries on instructions from […]

Charles Cooke Hunt – by Eric Hancock

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While relatively unknown, Charles Cooke Hunt played a crucial role in opening up of country east of York and ultimately the eastern goldfields. Hunt was born in England 1833. He joined the Royal Navy acquiring his Masters Certificate in 1859 but was injured and pensioned off. Hunt arrived in WA in early 1863 and completed […]

Milly Soak – an oasis in the desert

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Thanks to John Pritchard for the original idea for this story: Milly/Millie Soak is 16 kilometers north of Cue and was a popular picnic spot in Cue’s early history. It also became the source of the town’s water for a number of years following the pollution of the town’s water supply due to poor sanitary […]

Jules Gascard – pioneer profile

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In the days before the motor vehicle and on the eve of the arrival of railway travel the horse and the camel ruled the transport business. Jules Samuel Gascard was one businessman who was at the forefront of this booming trade. Cue 1896  –  Jules Gascard’s Livery stables are the largest in the colony and […]