The following interesting story is an excerpt from a family history written by Julie Aitken, and reproduced with her kind permission. Among Barney’s wide circle of acquaintances, colleagues and friends was the owner of a hotel in Wiluna. In 1934, Barney Anderson accepted a position as Manager of the Commercial Hotel, Wiluna. Born January 1893 […]
Pick Handles and Potheen: The O’Dwyers’ Famous Fight
Coolgardie Mining Review 27 June 1896, page 5 The O’Dwyer Boys By A. G. HALES (“Smiler”) and JACK DRAYTON. A rollicking bush yarn of whisky, wagers, and a wrestling match gone very wrong. About a quarter of a mile from the Hill End mine in one of the deepest gullies amongst the ranges, thirteen men […]
Tragedy at East Toorak: The Christmas Day Fire of 1896
A Christmas Tragedy The Death of Henry Joseph Marnham In the early days of the Goldfields, death by fire was sadly all too common. While researching deaths in Coolgardie, I came across a heartbreaking case that led me to the old newspaper archives for more details. The cemetery entry reads: MARNHAM, Henry Joseph – Born […]
The Trail of the Bootless Toe – part 2
Truth – Perth – 19 January 1930, page 6 The Trail of the Bootless Toe Led on to death. Read Part 1: But Tom Traine Followed Another Trail — that Into the Golden Future (continued from part 1) The temporary manager of Munkaderry Station, on his way to Eva Downs, noticed the trail of the […]
The Tale of Charles Cummins: Lost in the Outback
In the scorching summer of 1909, the rugged bushland of Western Australia swallowed a young man named Charles Cummins, sparking a relentless search that captivated the small mining communities of Woolgar and Menzies. This is the haunting tale of a man who vanished into the wild, leaving behind only whispers of his presence and a […]
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