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Central Garage Service Station -Time Lapse

28/06/2015 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Formerly the Golden Mile Tea and Grill Rooms, Maritana Street, Kalgoorlie 1935. Now the Maritana Mall

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Lulu Benstead – ‘The Westralian Warbler’

27/06/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Lulu Benstead (Standing) with her music teacher.

Lulu Benstead was born in Alice Springs, the daughter of goldfields pioneer Bill (William) Benstead (Williams story about  his fascinating life will be told in another edition) and Triphenia Benstead. She studied with Mrs Jack Wilson in Coolgardie and performed regularly in the goldfields. Indeed, the Western Mail newspaper described Coolgardie as the ‘…musical centre of the goldfields’. She […]

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My Dear Annie – Missingham Letters 4

27/06/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The following letter is the last sent before David Missingham reached the Goldfields of Western Australia.  You will see he often refers to money matter and it seems that he had left some debts behind him in Charters Towers Qld. As with all letters I would love to be able to read the replies but […]

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Moorine Station – mystery photos

25/06/2015 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

Many years ago the following photographs were sent to a friend of mine who has now passed away. The photographs were among the many she left me. This group of photographs featured here are only identified as “Moorine Station’. There was an email address with the photos but unfortunately it is not current.  I am […]

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Was she First ? – Alma Harriet Bennett

15/06/2015 By Moya Sharp 5 Comments

Alma Bennett

One the back of this faded photograph was written:- Alma Harriet Emily Bennett, the first white child born in Kalgoorlie on the 21st April 1895. Daughter of Mr and Mrs F L Bennett, 142 Piccadilly Street, Kalgoorlie. Alma was to die young, not long after this photo was taken I would think. She died at […]

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