Kalgoorlie Western Argus 10 May 1904, page 29 MENZIES MURDERER EXECUTED Mianoor Mahomet, the Menzies murderer, was hanged at Fremantle this morning, a couple of minutes after the appointed hour, 8 o’clock. The doomed man had only to step across a few paces of the open yard to the house of execution. He had asked […]
A Voice for Women and Children: The Story of Bessie Jordan
Elizabeth Jane Ann ‘Bessie’ Jones was born on 17 August 1877 in Sandhurst, Victoria. She was the daughter of James Jones (1849-1892) and Harriet Jones nee Harry (1851-1925). She had only one sibling, James Henry Jones, born 15 Aug 1882. At the age of 20 years, she married Richard Michael Jordan on the 27th of […]
The Importance of Being Gordon
GORDON Latitude 30° 27′ S Longitude 121° 35′ E Gordon is an abandoned eastern goldfields townsite about 35 km north-northeast of Kalgoorlie. The development of gold mines in the area in 1896 created a need for a townsite. The townsite was gazetted in 1897. It is not known who the name commemorates, but it is […]
A Bolt from the Blue: The Astonishing Experience of William Smith
Kalgoorlie Western Argus 28 January 1908, page 20 STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. A Singular Experience There are probably few men who have been struck by lightning and have survived to tell the tale. One of them, if there are any others, is William Smith, from Kalgoorlie, who is depicted here as he appeared after his extraordinary […]
The Grand Hotel of a Forgotten Goldfield
When driving to Perth from Kalgoorlie, you may have seen a sign on the left not long after the Yellowdine Road House and before Moorine Rock, directing you to Mt Palmer. But have you ever ventured there ??? In 1935 it was thought that Palmers Find (AKA Mt Palmer), 23 miles from Southern Cross, would […]
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