About 16 year ago the building and plant of the Chaffers Mine on the Golden Mile were sold off and the mine was officially closed. As a part of these proceeding KCGM held a big open day with stalls and displays and tours around the remaining buildings and into the Super Pit.
Chaffers Mine 1909
Amongst the items on display was the following honour board commemorating the men who worked on the Chaffers and went to WW2. Im not sure of the location of the board today but I think it may be with the War Museum or the Eastern Goldfields Historical Society.
Chaffers Plant Roll of Honour WW2+
| ANDERSON AJ | AUSTIN A | BARRON AC |
| BARRY EW | BARRY M | BENGER W |
| BEWICK E | BLAKE AW | BLUNDELL-WIGNELL T |
| BRADLEY F | BREARLEY J | BRITTON JA |
| CADLOLO AJ | CASSERLEY F | CHAPMAN AE |
| CLARKSON S | COLE JO | CONWAY JF |
| CONWAY TM | COOPER F | COX W |
| CRADDOCK EA | CROCKER AEM | CROWLEY CV |
| DELBRIDGE JA | DEVITT B | DRAGGETT R |
| FIELD DOUG | FIELD DES | FISHER R |
| FRANCIS S | GARDNER G | GASTON MD |
| GRAHAM R | GREENE FW | GREGORY AJ |
| GUNDRY M | HAMILTON SA | HANSEN E |
| HARDING JW | HARRISON WEA | HAYNES R |
| HILL AC | HILL R | HOSKING AB |
| HOSKING W | HUMPHRIES GW | JACOBS L |
| JACOBS W | JARDINE R | JOHNSON LW |
| JUDGE AJ | KEANE A | KEMP SC |
| KNAPP CH | LANCE F | LEWIS FN |
| LITHGOW HA | MANNERS WC | MARMION W |
| MARTIN D | MAYNARD N | MICHEL SC |
| MOODY T | MOREY BS | MOYLE AJ |
| MULLEN J | MUNYARD E | MURRAY FA |
| MURRAY RJ | McDONALD GL | McEWAN J |
| McEWAN VH | McIVOR C | McROBERTS M |
| NESTLER G | NORMINGTON C | NYLUND ES |
| O’KEEFE D | OLDS TB | OLIPHANT D |
| O’MALLEY F | PEARSE H | QUAIFE C |
| RICHARDS A | RODOREDA J | ROSSER AA |
| RYDER T | SCHEELE F | SMITH A |
| SOUTHCOTT CL | STEPHENS R | STICKMAN F Mc |
| SULLY LA | TAYLOR E | TAYLOR WN |
| THOMSON DON | THOMSON MAX | TINDALL E |
| TOMS WR | VIETCH M | WARD LN |
| WATTS E | WELLINGTON WS | WINCEY AA |
| YURISICH J |
Men of the Chaffers from the Western Argus 6 Jan 1903
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Moya Sharp
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My name is Moya Sharp, I live in Kalgoorlie Western Australia and have worked most of my adult life in the history/museum industry. I have been passionate about history for as long as I can remember and in particular the history of my adopted home the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Through my website I am committed to providing as many records and photographs free to any one who is interested in the family and local history of the region.
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