This photograph shows Constable Jeremiah John JONES and his wife Evelyn Mortimer nee HOLLOWAY and their infant daughter Eveleyn Margaret Jones, born 1903 in Kalgoorlie (their only child). Jeremiah was born in May 1873 at Wangaratta, Victoria to Owen Jones and Ann Kennedy. He died in Merredin WA in 1932 and is buried there with […]
The Dismal Traders:-
Undertakers, or funeral directors, have been on the Goldfields from the very first days. The occupation of making coffins was usually done by someone with a trade in carpentry and they usually produced other items such as furniture. Coach builders were also often the makers of coffins. Not all of the makers of ‘funeral furniture’ […]
The Rabbits are Coming-
This article appeared just one year before the ‘Rabbit Proof Fence” was started. The fence wouldn’t be finished until 1907. This may be the first recorded sighting of rabbits on the Eastern Goldfields. Kalgoorlie Western Argus 23 October 1900 The Rabbits are Coming! Widgiemooltha Oct 15 1900 – Two local prospectors named J. Reed […]
Red Hill Cemetery (Kambalda) – Grave Tales
Kambalda Pioneer Cemetery Beresford Rd, Kambalda L 31.204984 – L 121.650983 A recent post on Facebook about the suicide of an early miner who is buried in the Red Hill (Kambalda) Pioneer Cemetery raised a few comments so I thought it would be of interest to research a bit further on the few who have […]
Coolgardie Childrens Hospital – A First !!!
The Childrens Hospital Coolgardie – the first children’s hospital in Western Australia, functioned for a time in Coolgardie but was eventually abandoned and the patients were placed in a special ward in the Government hospital close by. In 1904 the local authorities took over the building and used it as an infectious disease hospital. Note: […]
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