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A History of ‘The Round’

26/09/2015 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

Kalgoorlie Races

The Round        By Darren McAullay It is without doubt one of the biggest, most colourful and successful racing carnivals to be staged anywhere in Australia. It is steeped in history, been the scene of some of the most incredible events both on and off the track and for many it has etched […]

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Filed Under: Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales, Sport Tagged With: Goldfields Racing, Horse Racing, Kalgoorlie Boulder Race Club, Race Round

Liquid Gold – The Elliott Brothers Breweries

25/09/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Boulder City Brewery 1913. A record Christmas order for the Lake View Hotel, Boulder. 500 doz bottles of Boulder Stout weighing 12 tons

Tom and Bill Elliott came to Western Australia in 1893 and moved immediately to the Goldfields where they began a business as cartage contractors. After two years, in 1895,  Tom built a cordial factory near the Kalgoorlie rail line and also the Federal Brewery in Kalgoorlie for F W Whitfield. In 1898 he was to […]

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Filed Under: People, Places Tagged With: Australian History, Breweries, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

Bardoc Photographs:- Footballers and School Children

20/09/2015 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Bardoc School 1907

As I have said in earlier posts, photographs of Bardoc are few and far between. These latest photographs have again been kindly shared by the family of Robyn McLean. Two are of the football teams of 1904 and 1905 and one of the school children. It is also wonderful to have some of the people […]

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Filed Under: Rolls of Honor Tagged With: Australian History, Dudley, football, Goldfields History, sport, Western Australia

The Tyson Brothers – Goldfields Football Legends

19/09/2015 By Moya Sharp 12 Comments

The Tyson Brothers

Charlie Tyson (14 November 1897 – 23 September 1985) was an Australian Rules Footballer who played with Collingwood and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the 1920’s. Recruited to Collingwood from Western Australian based Goldfields Football League  side Kalgoorlie Railways, Tyson was a half back flanker and made his VFL debut in 1920. He was named club captain in 1924 and […]

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Filed Under: Rolls of Honor Tagged With: Australian History, football, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, sport, Tyson Brothers, Western Australia

Struck by Lightning – A Lucky Man

11/09/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Struck by Lightening - William Smith

Kalgoorlie Western Argus 28 January 1908, page 20 STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. A Singular Experience. There are probably few men who have been struck by lightning and have survived to tell the tale. One of them, if there are any others, is William Smith, from  Kalgoorlie who is depicted here as he appeared after his extraordinary […]

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Filed Under: Rolls of Honor Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Struck by Lightening, Western Australia

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