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The Late Phil Goatcher – obituary

11/12/2016 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Phillip Goatcher obituary, Sunday Times 10 Oct 1931Well known and popular painter and decorator of Perth whose death occurred on Thursday last in his 80th year. He is buried in the Anglican section of the Karrakatta Cemetery with his wife Emma who died aged 40yrs in 1913 The Goatcher Curtain Boulder Town Hall The Goatcher […]

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What is a t’othersider ???

11/12/2016 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

The Toorak Store Coolgardie

T’othersiders People from the eastern colonies were referred to as t’othersiders, an instance of the isolation felt by many in Australia’s ‘Western Third’. It was the influx of  ‘t’othersiders’ to the Goldfields however which helped Western Australia to catch up in population and improve its financial status. Some of these people would remain to swell […]

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Whats In A Name – book review

11/12/2016 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Oddly, I have had several emails during the last week from people looking for the meaning of street names in Kalgoorlie Boulder. I thought it would be a good idea to mention this book for anyone who is interested. Whats in a Name Street Names of Kalgoorlie Boulder Compiled by E A Dawson. ISBN – 0646345419 […]

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Kundana – The town that never was!

10/12/2016 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Kundana is situated 25kms west-northwest of Kalgoorlie and 27 kms nor-northeast of Coolgardie. In the 1890’s the area was known informally as the ’21 Mile’ because it was 21  miles from Coolgardie on the Black Flag Road. Other unofficial names used were ‘Barkers Find’after the first prospector in the area and also ‘White Flag’ (see […]

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Our Darling Little Kenny – grave tales

10/12/2016 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

Hearse outside of the home of Kenneth Harse

On September 30th 1928, local Kalgoorlie residents were saddened to hear of the death of a little local boy, Kenneth Henry Harse. He was the only son of Thomas Henry Harse (Electrical Contractor) and Nellie Ward nee Barker. Little Ken was born in Kalgoorlie in the same house that he sadly passed away in Victoria […]

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