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The Brown Hill Extended Catastrophe

29/12/2016 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Kalgoorlie Miner 28th August 1903 DOUBLE FUNERAL— The funeral of the two victims of the underground tragedy at the Brown Hill Extended mine, was largely attended yesterday. The body of Samuel Eva was removed from has brothers residence at Maritana Hill, Kalgoorlie, and the procession was joined, opposite the Boulder Post Office, by that following […]

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Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Dead March in Saul, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

Letter from the Goldfields – a verse

29/12/2016 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

A LETTER FROM THE GOLDFIELDS.    –     by Pluck Marriot You needn’t expect me for some time yet To see me come home, Imogene; Nor need you frown and think I forget, Nor turn to your sister, Jane and say “How Pluck has changed since he went away From his ‘sweet little Imogene. […]

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Merchants -v- Miners ‘when theres a gold rush, sell shovels!’

28/12/2016 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Montgomery Bros Kookynie 1901

“When there is a gold rush, ‘Sell Shovel’s’ was a term coined in the California Gold Rushes but it can be said to be true of the Gold Rushes in Australia. Many merchants selling everything from mining equipment to ribbons made more money that most miners ever dreamed of. The following is a snapshot of […]

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Filed Under: People, Towns and Places Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Menzies, Western Australia

Late Beloved Son – grave tales

27/12/2016 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

George Brown Feb 1925 Kalgoorlie Cemetery

Kalgoorlie Miner 12th Feb 1925 BROWN — The friends of Mr and Mrs J. H. Brown and family are respectfully invited to follow the remains of their late beloved son and brother respectively, George Brown (formerly of the Midland workshops) to the Church of Christ portion of the Kalgoorlie Cemetery. The funereal will leave their […]

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Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, kalgoorlie cemetery, Western Australia

Hotels of the Goldfields A-B

27/12/2016 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Boddingtons Hotel, Balagundi

The following Goldfields Hotels now have photographs and information on the Outback Family History Web Site:- @  http://bit.ly/2ibV2RM Abbotts – Near Meekatharra Annaconda – 45kms East of Leonora Balagundi – Along the Bulong Road Ballangarry – Near Darlot Big Bell – Near Cue Bullabulling – on the Coolgardie Road Broad Arrow (Kurawa)  x 9 Balgarri […]

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