The discovery of gold that led in turn to Golden Valley, Southern Cross, Coolgardie, Kalgoorlie and Western Australia becoming a member of the Federation is a story seldom told. This is an extract from ‘Sand and Stone Vol 1’ by Kevin Moran as follows: – On Mujakine station, Mrs Jane Glass discovered a drowned possum […]
He Followed The Call Of Gold – and helped to shape the state.
Daily News Perth 18 November 1929, page 6 Prospector – Banker – Sharebroker Charles Augustus Saw A Western Australian by birth, Mr Charles Augustus Saw, president of the Stock Exchange, Perth, was born here in the days when it was still little more than a village. Following his education at the High School in Perth, […]
Where Friends Were Legion: Jim and Mary Doyle and the Heart of Widgiemooltha
Story by Lyn Beard In a beautiful location overlooking the salt bed of Lake Lefroy, the remains of at least 17 people lie in the Widgiemooltha Cemetery. There are only a few headstones, the largest of which commemorates five members of the Doyle family. Widgemooltha John James (known as James or Jim) Doyle was born in […]
The True Pioneers of Menzies: A Tale of Discovery and Dispute
Kalgoorlie Miner September 1935, page 4 THE MENZIES DISTRICT – THE EARLY YEARS Now that the good folk of Menzies are on the eve of celebrating the anniversary of the foundation of their town, it seems appropriate to delve into the past and examine the occasion to be celebrated. As is the case with the […]
Lawlers Golden Dawn: The East Murchison Gold Rush of the 1890s
LAWLERS Latitude 28° 05′ S Longitude 120° 31′ E The townsite of Lawlers is located in the eastern goldfields, about 992 km from Perth. It is also about 32 km from Leinster. Gold was discovered here in 1894 by Patrick J Lawler (“Paddy Lawler”), a prospector who was rewarded for his discovery in 1899. In […]
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