Book Review:- Are you looking for that special gift for family or friends who love reading about Goldfields History. If so, I would like to recommend this wonderful two volume set., it will not disappoint I assure you. This is its second release as the first was so popular. Sand and Stone Pt 1. Colonists and […]
A Child’s Life on the Goldfields
A tough open-air childhood!! As the many hundreds of tents on the goldfields were slowly replaced with huts, those seeking their fortunes began to bring their wives and families. Bringing up a child on the goldfields was often difficult and dangerous. Fires were commonplace and, in 1904, three boys died tragically in one fire called […]
Typhoid Fever: A Raging Epidemic
During the 1890s typhoid fever in the Goldfields reached epidemic proportions. An infectious food and water-borne disease, typhoid was linked to poor sanitation, often combined with overcrowding. ‘Instant’ crowded tent towns, unsanitary conditions, and a limited fouled water supply combined with basic health amenities, provided ideal conditions for the spread of the disease. Its […]
The Kalgoorlie Dog and Poultry Society
In the late 1890’s and early 1900 there were many social clubs in the Goldfields of Western Australia. Sporting and church groups were popular but there were many others with something to suit everyone. One of the more unusual groups was the ‘Dog and Poultry Society’. This may seem an odd combination with dogs and […]
Carrie of the Miner – A lady first!!
Carrie of the Miner Columnist, Carrie of the Miner’ may not have been as widely known as Carrie Bradshaw of a certain TV show but in the Goldfields she is by far more important and arguably more impressive. Carrie’s real name was Amy Augusta Buscombe who was born in Victoria in 1862 and she was […]
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