Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
Issac William Goss Undertaker This is one of my favourite photographs. It is of the Goss family taken at their home in Piesse Street, Boulder in 1910. The family was well known for their Undertakers business in Piesse Street, Boulder. Many of the … [Continue reading]
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Kunanalling - Ghost Town Latitude 30 141’ S Longitude 121 04’ E Now an abandoned townsite, Kunanalling is located in what is now the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia 25 "miles" (32 Kms) from Coolgardie on the road that traversed the … [Continue reading]
Men were certainly tough in the early days How it was... by Gungare of Mt Lawley In November 1893, Hannan’s leases were opening up. My mate and I were working on a shaft 30 feet deep when he called out for me to wind him up as he could not climb … [Continue reading]
I took this photo of the one roomed school house at Fimiston a week before it was demolished to make way for the Super Pit expansion in 1997. It was situated next to the KCGM offices at the time. I would think. There were many of these one roomed … [Continue reading]
