Hurrah for Old Coolgardie! – a verse

The Gold Seekers halted at Southern Cross, Western Australia in 1888 and from there the ‘break through’ into the desert was one of the hardest tasks in the history of Australian prospecting. The optimism and courage of the diggers are reflected in ‘Hurrah for Old Coolgardie’!

Hurrah! for old Coolgardie,
All true men brave and hardy;
Roll up your swags and come along,
With smiling faces and lively song:
Come, all men true and hardy,
Let’s start for old Coolgardie.

Ne’er heed the heat, ne’re heed the sand,
For are we not a jolly band?
Come, all men true and hardy,
Haste up for old Coolgardie.

See! There’s the place, I’ll shout my boys,
They’ve nuggets there to crown our joys;
Come, all me true and hardy,
For, there stands old Coolgardie.

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Moya Sharp

Owner at Outback Family History

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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