Honour Board Boorara/ Waterfall/Golden Ridge – where is it now?

Honour Board Boorara/Waterfall/Golden Ridge

As this is the Centenary of the beginning of WW1, I wonder if anyone knows the location of this honour board. The photo was taken in 1961 at a ceremony to unveil an obelisk at Boorara/Waterfall/Golden Ridge. The honour board, which looks like it was brought out for the ceremony, show the names of the men from this town who served. As you will see, the event was organised by the Eastern Goldfields Historical Society, so perhaps it is in their collection or maybe the War Museum. Any ideas?

This photograph shows the crown at the ceremony, note the flag pole, possibly erected for the day!  The obelisk was placed on Lot No. 1, Golden Ridge, on the 3rd September 1961 in the presence of past residents and descendants of the people of the town, members of the historical society and councillors.  Three trees were also planted as part of the ceremony by the children of the South Kalgoorlie Primary School. The town of Boorara was there from 1895 to 1907. In 1901, gold was found 3 and a half miles south of the Boorara townsite and the place was called Waterfall. The name is supposed to have come from a story that a waterbag hung in a tree spilled out and revealed a rich gold-bearing quartz reef. It wasn’t until 1950 that the story was proved to be a ‘tall tale’ and the ‘Golden Ridge’ of gold was found by hard work by a team of prospectors.  The names of Waterfall and Golden Ridge were both used often until the postal service made ‘Golden Ridge’ the official name in 1912.

Golden Ridge Ceremony unveiling of the obelisk – 

This map shows the location of Boorara:

Boorara Map

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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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