In my last post I apologised for the lack of posts and said that I would be back in two weeks. Unfortunately my illness was much more serious than first thought and I have only just recently returned home from hospital after almost two months. Thank you all so much for your patience and also […]
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
North Kalgoorlie Primary School – Looking for names!
17/01/2015 By 2 Comments
I am currently working on the photographs from the North Kalgoorlie Primary School Centenary which was in 2002. I will be uploading them onto my website. However some photo have only the grade and year and ones like this only a few names are identified. I would like your help to name more of the […]
Menzies – Fred W Dawson Produce Merchant
14/01/2015 By Leave a Comment
From the Western Argus ‘Special Mining Number’ 24th April 1901 Mr Fred Dawson:- This is a prosperous business in the wholesale fruit, vegetables and general produce is carried on by Mr F W Dawson who commands a large proportion of ‘out-back’ trade. He sends farm and dairy produce to […]
The Story of a Sign – J Moriarty Hairdresser!
14/01/2015 By 5 Comments
I was recently contacted by a reader who sent me the following story about his efforts to return a shop sign that came into his possession. So far he had hit a brick wall but thought you may like to read about his search so far and maybe someone will know a ‘Moriarty’ descendant. I […]
Karkurla Gold – A History of the Women of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
12/01/2015 By Leave a Comment
I first heard of this project through my friend and author Dr Criena Fitzgerald when she was contracted to work on this program due to her experience and previous work in the field of oral history. The web site was to be based on a similar site that was done for the Broken Hill district […]
