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

The Men Who Passed Through – Part 1

16/10/2021 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Western Mail – Perth 24 October 1940, page 9 OLD PEAK HILL By Suter Abis, Inglewood. Dear Non-Com. Many moons ago I wrote several articles on “Old Peak Hill,” but a flood of correspondence of a similar nature from other pens about other parts put me out of action. As there is a lull in […]

Cecil Thomas Collins – grave tales

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Cecil Thomas Collins was born in York WA on 17th November 1900 and died on the 6th October 1968 aged 64yrs and is buried in the Methodist section of the Kalgoorlie Cemetery in Grave 13637. Cecil was the third son of William Thomas James Collins and Elda Ellen nee Reynolds of York WA. He married […]

Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales – 10 October 2021

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I hope that you have had a good week! It’s been quite an exciting time in Kalgoorlie Boulder with the cast and crew from the new ‘Mystery Road’ series being filmed here. For those of you who haven’t watched it yet, and who love the real outback of Australia, you will love it. Here is […]

A Very Pretty Wedding

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The Wedding of James Faul and Annie Nutman The wedding of the daughter of the North Kalgurli mine, Annie Nutman, was celebrated in style. This photograph shows the wedding party at the home of the bride’s parents and it looks like no expense was spared. The church where the wedding took place was St Michael […]

Arthur King or Theo Herchler – grave tales

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Arthur KING – real name Theodore HERCHLER Born in Germany in September 1859. As a young man Arthur was a student of the Conservatoire of Music where he graduated with honours. He then started working with Gilbert and Sullivan, Doyle Carte in England as a repetiteur or rehearsal pianist. On the 22nd October 1890, he […]