Callion – Western Australia AKA Speakman’s Find Latitude 30° 07′ S Longitude 120° 34′ E Gold was discovered here by prospectors James Speakman, Cooke and Lukin in 1895, in an outcrop of quartz. The location was initially known as Speakman’s Find, until the town was gazetted as Callion in 1897. This name is thought to […]
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
Paddling Their Own Canoe: The Padley Brothers of Menzies
I recently came across this wonderful photograph, while searching for something else entirely, of the two Padley brothers of Menzie’s and thought that here are two fellows with a great sense of humour. Inscribed on the photo are the words: “Padley”ing my own canoe”. Although many men had similar clothing to these two and often […]
Go West and Find Your Mate !
GO WEST AND FIND YOUR MATE By John Drayton in “Smith’s Weekly” Cattle and sheep run over the site of the old camp of Rolling Stone. In the gold belt between Duketon, WA and the desert. Rolling Stone was the jumping-off place of the pioneers of Eastern discovery. The only water for a stretch of […]
From Gold Rush to Hospital Wards: Coolgardie’s Story
The following excerpt is from the book by Mrs Arthur H Garnsey called ‘Scarlet Pillows: An Australian Nurse’s Tales of Long Ago’ and is about her memories of being a nurse in Coolgardie in the early days. The tale of the house that Jack built has his counterpart in Coolgardie in the tale of all […]
Pubs, Gold, Arsenic and dogs by Julie Aitken
The following interesting story is an excerpt from a family history written by Julie Aitken, and reproduced with her kind permission. Among Barney’s wide circle of acquaintances, colleagues and friends was the owner of a hotel in Wiluna. In 1934, Barney Anderson accepted a position as Manager of the Commercial Hotel, Wiluna. Born January 1893 […]
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