Kalgoorlie Miner 13 January 1923, page 8 An Aboriginal Doctor Bobby Budgeree was the medicine man of the tribe, and thus one of the great men. To attain that position, he was tutored by the old men in the trying days of his initiation or man-making ceremonies and had to pass his medical examination according […]
The Body at the Bottom of the Omega Shaft
Kalgoorlie Miner Wednesday 31 August 1898, page 4 A Dead Man In A Mine Shaft Believed to be a Kanowna Resident A gruesome discovery was made at about 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon by Mr H Colin. That gentleman was walking over the ground about three-quarters of a mile to the southwest of the southern end […]
Jealousy and Dynamite and Unrequited Love in Boulder
Kalgoorlie Western Argus 2 June 1903, page 16 The Dynamite Outrage at Boulder. Arrest of Mrs Elizabeth Charnley A sensational development took place at noon on Thursday in connection with the dynamite explosion at the residence of Mr James Ferguson, telegraph operator, of Boulder, when Detective Walsh, of Kalgoorlie, with Detective McLernon and plainclothes constable […]
When India Ruled the Ring: The Untold Story of Australia’s Early Wrestling Champions
Wrestling was a National sport in India, and many Indians maintained their interest in the sport when they came to Australia, competing at all levels of the sport that were staged in a wide range of venues, for example; Massa Singh fought Australian Harry Pearce for a purse of £100 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, at […]
The Skeleton with the Initials C.D.H.: The Mystery of Christian Heitmann
In 1988, I was contacted by a lady called Elsie Heitmann. She was trying to find out what happened to one of her relatives who went missing in Western Australia from South Australia. All she had to go on was the following photo, which was supposedly taken in Coolgardie by photographer Roy Millar. The man […]
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