Coolgardie Pioneer, 11 December 1897, page 14 ONE OF THE PIONEERS. “I don’t want no pioneerin’; take me back to Collin’wood.” This was the strain sung by an Eastern states poet who visited, and was disgusted with, these goldfields in the early days. Fortunately for the country, the majority of the old-timers, although having to […]
A Life on the stage – Goldfields Early Theatres
On the 4th September 1894, Hannan’s Find was declared, and the track from Coolgardie became the main street. The camp was becoming a town, and more and more businesses began to spring up. Many were made of hessian and canvas on wooden frames. With the arrival of the rail line came building materials such as […]
The Angels on the Hill – Some Memoirs of a Nursing Sister
Sunday Times – 18 September 1932 THE ANGELS ON THE HILL Some Memoirs of a Nursing Sister by the First Hospital Trained Nurse in Coolgardie (Unnamed) When I arrived in Coolgardie 38 years ago, it was midnight. In the morning, what a sight! White small canvas tents, tents and more tents. The same could be […]
The Mystery Mine: Murder or Suicide?
While conducting extensive research into those buried in the Cue Cemeteries, John Pritchard came across an unusual story about the death of a man in the most unusual circumstances, who was among the earliest burials. BURDETT Robert Ambrose — 43 years, died 26 Mar 1894, in Cue, WA; he was born in Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England […]
Wheels of Fortune: The Rise of Armstrong’s Cycle Agency in Western Australia
Kalgoorlie Miner, Tuesday 24 December 1901, page 6 ARMSTRONG’S CYCLE AGENCY. The growth of the business of Armstrong’s Cycle Agency ever since its inception has been astonishing, and it would probably be a very difficult matter to find a parallel case. The firm, which is the oldest in this line of business on the goldfields, […]
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