Over the last 18 months, one of my dedicated volunteers, David Senn, has been working on revising and researching the records we have on the Laverton Cemetery. The finished list is now on the website at Laverton Cemetery. (I say finished, but I really mean the best we can make it at the moment, no […]
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 Water Buffaloes by Merv Kennedy
16/07/2022 By Leave a Comment
The “C” Company, 28th Infantry Battalion was made up of mostly WA Goldfields lads and other young country men, their willingness to enlist and defend our shores was a true trademark of their courage, commitment, strong mateship and not wanting to miss out on a serious fight, as well, take the army weekly pay too! […]
Arthur Granville Adam – pioneer profile
09/07/2022 By 2 Comments
ARTHUR GRANVILLE ADAM by Roger Bee Judging from his life history, Arthur Granville Adam, my grandfather, must have been quite a character. He was born on 11 January 1855 in Gorey parish, Wexford, Ireland, although his father was Scottish. The son of William Adam and Amelia ‘Emily’ Helen ROBERTSON. At various times he was a […]
Distressing Complications at the Yerilla Cemetery
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150kms north of Kalgoorlie, in fairly lush pastoral country, lies Yerilla Station. A few kilometers from the homestead are the remains of the old Yerilla townsite and its early gold workings. It is relatively unheard of in regards to gold production but is renowned worldwide for its ‘Green Gold’ Chrysoprase, one of the most valuable […]
The Tyson Brothers – Goldfields Football Legends
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Charlie Tyson (14 November 1897 – 23 September 1985) was an Australian Rules Footballer who played with Collingwood and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the 1920s. Recruited to Collingwood from Western Australian-based Goldfields Football League side Kalgoorlie Railways, Tyson was a half-back flanker and made his VFL debut in 1920. He was named club […]
