Western Mail 23 January 1941, page 9 – Dolly Pot Old Mulgabbie About 130 kilometres north-east of Kalgoorlie, along the Kurnalpi-Pinjin Road. In the year of 1898 or thereabouts, following closely on the opening of the Kanowna Deep Leads, I struck the track from Norseman to Coolgardie, accompanied by a mate. We had light hearts, […]
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
Jim’s Whip by Barcroft Boake
31/05/2025 By Leave a Comment
Jim’s Whip by Barcroft BoakeJim’s Whip Yes! There it hangs upon the wall And never gives a sound: The hand that trimmed its greenhide fall Is hidden underground — There, in that patch of sallee shade, Beneath that grassy mound. I never take it from the wall: That whip belonged to him — The man I singled […]
Tricks and Tracks: The Legend of Charlie the Goose
24/05/2025 By Leave a Comment
Few knew his true name, Charles Harris, and even Charlie himself seemed uncertain of it at times. The early goldfields of Western Australia were filled with vibrant characters, but the tales of ‘Charlie the Goose’ stand among the most captivating. In those days, as now, nicknames were common. Some, like ‘Billy the Liar,’ were self-explanatory, […]
Blood on the Sand: The Two-Up Trap at Lakewood
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Mirror 12 November 1949, page 12 TWO UP LURED HIM BACK TO WHERE THE BLOOD OF THE VICTIM STAINED THE GROUND A MACABRE CAMP SCENE While the axe blades of Lakewood were chipping out a song of fuel for Kalgoorlie’s Golden Mile over 100 miles to the north, the thirsty red sand was soaking up […]
Buried Alive? The Mystery of Frederick Smith at Wha Gold Mine.
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Murchison Times and Day Dawn Gazette – 28 May 1908, page 2 A telegraph was received at Cue from Burnakurra, stating that a trucker who was employed at the Wha GM at Errolls was killed. It also noted that the body was buried at Errolls and that no inquest was opened. The newspaper three days […]
