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

Spirit of Anzac – volunteers needed

24/12/2016 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Would you be able to volunteer your time for the “Spirit of Anzac Centenary Experience” in Kalgoorlie/Boulder between 30 Jan – 5 Feb 2017? If so you can download a volunteer for at:- https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/ap?ap=1621199471

Distressing Complications – grave tales

23/12/2016 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Yerilla Cemetery The First Burial Distressing Complications On Monday morning 22 March 1897 Mr Simon Elliott, age 63 yrs, manager of the Yerilla Claims died suddenly at GM Lease 64R. He was at work but died as a result of a rupture of the heart and was buried the next day. Death certified in writing […]

Dan Dill’s Working Holiday – book review

20/12/2016 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Dan Dill’s Working Holiday in Australia – by Paul Dillon I was recently sent two copies of the latest publication by Paul Dillon. He had originally envisioned a set of four books culminating in his research into his family history. However, after seeing the letters that Dan wrote back to his family in Ireland, the […]

The Late Phil Goatcher – obituary

11/12/2016 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Phillip Goatcher obituary, Sunday Times 10 Oct 1931Well known and popular painter and decorator of Perth whose death occurred on Thursday last in his 80th year. He is buried in the Anglican section of the Karrakatta Cemetery with his wife Emma who died aged 40yrs in 1913 The Goatcher Curtain Boulder Town Hall The Goatcher […]

What is a t’othersider ???

11/12/2016 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

T’othersiders People from the eastern colonies were referred to as t’othersiders, an instance of the isolation felt by many in Australia’s ‘Western Third’. It was the influx of ‘t’othersiders’ to the Goldfields however which helped Western Australia to catch up in population and improve its financial status. Some of these people would remain to swell […]