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Messers. Henderson and Macgeorge, Limited

18/06/2016 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

Western Argus ,December  25, 1902  The illustrations appearing in this issue show to what extent the operations of Messrs. Henderson and Macgeorge, Limited. Auctioneers and general produce salesmen. Of Hannan street. Kalgoorlie have developed. This energetic firm, recognising the want of a reliable medium with which the farmers could treat with confidence. Secured commodious premises […]

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The Australian Natives Associations Hall

13/06/2016 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

ANA Hall 360 Hannan St built 1901

    The ANA hall in Kalgoorlie was located at 360 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie which is now where the rear of Woolworths faces Hannan Street. It is not know when it was demolished but it fails to appear in the Post Office Directories by 1910. The ANA provided sickness, medical and funeral cover. Membership in […]

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Frederick C B Vosper – Firebrand and Agitator

11/06/2016 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The son of a civil engineer,  Charles Watson Vosper, Frederick Charles Burleigh Vosper was born in St Dominick, Cornwall in England and educated at Truro. He immigrated to Bolivia at the age of 15. Few other details of his early life are known, but in 1885, he was at Devonport serving with the Royal Navy on […]

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Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Vosper, Vosperton, Vospr, Western Australia

“Time Gentlemen” – Book Review

11/06/2016 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

"Time Gentleman' by Caroline de Mori

“Time Gentlemen” A History of the Hotel Industry in Western Australia by Caroline de Mori Published 1987, ISBN 1862527695 “Time Gentlemen’ traces the history of the hotel industry in Western Australia since the first liquor licences were granted to seven humble dwellings in Perth, January of 1830 to the sophisticated industry of today. I can recommend […]

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Coolgardie Childrens Hospital – A First !!!

05/06/2016 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

The Coolgardie Childrens Hospital

The Childrens Hospital Coolgardie – the first children’s hospital in Western Australia, functioned for a time in Coolgardie but was eventually abandoned and the patients were placed in a special ward in the Government hospital close by.  In 1904 the local authorities took over the building and used it as an infectious disease hospital. Note:  […]

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