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 Picadilly Police Station

28/04/2018 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

This photograph shows Constable Jeremiah John JONES and his wife Evelyn Mortimer nee HOLLOWAY and their infant daughter Eveleyn Margaret Jones, born 1903 in Kalgoorlie (their only child). Jeremiah was born in May 1873 at Wangaratta, Victoria to Owen Jones and Ann Kennedy. He died in Merredin WA in 1932 and is buried there with […]

The Laslett Building-

28/04/2018 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

I am sure you will all have seen the beautiful Laslett Building in Hannan Street which the family built and which stands on the site where this photograph was taken. I just love the following photo, as our Family is in Real Estate I found it particularly fascinating. It is of the Laslett family who […]

O’Meara Family Photograph- Alan O’Meara

25/04/2018 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

I was recently sent the following photos by Alan O’Meara which are from the documents of his father, James Jeremiah O’Meara.

The Overlanders – by David McMillan

18/04/2018 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

Cycling was slow to develop in Western Australia but with the opening of the Coolgardie goldfield in 1892, the cycling scene changed abruptly. The scarcity of water and stock feed and their high cost made the upkeep of horses and camels a burden. The large mining population and heavy private and government investment needed rapid […]

The Goldfields – South America ‘Early Years Project’ – Geoff Blackburn

18/04/2018 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

This “Early Years Project” will look at those people, who in the Early Years: –  were living in South America and who later migrated to Western Australia  were resident in WA and went to South America to work or live  were resident in countries (generally European) who went to South America as […]