Fix this text 'The Truth' Saturday 11 April 1908, Westralia had hardly done ringing with the climax of the Day Dawn murder sensation of Harry Smith of his crime of murdering his mate Clinton—the hanging only took … [Continue reading]
Gold Stealing – A Cunning Plan
08/07/2016 By 6 Comments
Over the years, gold stealing has been going on as long as mining has been. Many and varied have been the cunning plans and schemes to outwit the gold stealing officers and the mining companies. One such plan became very popular until it was notice … [Continue reading]
Kundana – Book Review
02/07/2016 By Leave a Comment
Kundana is situated 25km west-northwest of Kalgoorlie and 27km north northeast of Coolgardie. In the 1890's the area wass informally known as the "21 mile" because it was 21 miles from Coolgardie by the Black Flag road. Some other 'unnoficial' name … [Continue reading]
The Chaffers Roll of Honour
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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 … [Continue reading]
The Perserverence Hotel
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Since the launch of the 'Goldfields Hotels' database. I have had lots of interest from those seeking info on various hotels. Just this week I received the attached photo of the Perseverance Hotel at the Boulder Block. Its one of the few … [Continue reading]
