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The Fatal Errand of Young Wallace Cocking

28/05/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

From the Kalgoorlie Miner, 27th Jan 1921 News was received today from Menzies of a sad fatality which occurred at Mulline between Friday and Saturday. Wallace David Cocking, 11 years of age and son of Mr Joseph Sylvester Cocking, sandalwood contractor, was sent at 5am on Friday with an urgent message to his father. Mr […]

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Filed Under: Grave Tales, People, Places, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Busselton, Cemeteries, Family History, Goldfields History, Menzies, Mulline, Wallace Cocking

My Dearest Annie – Missingham Letter 2

27/05/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Friday 13 November 1896 My Dearest wife Since my last letter on Sunday, I ran down to Kiama (NSW) by the 8.30 train and arrived at Albion Park at 12 noon, saw Jamie & his wife and youngsters, the mater (Mother) was in Sydney in the suburbs, but I could not find her. I took […]

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Water Rations for Gold Miners

27/05/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

This is typical of the scenes at many mines in WA’s eastern goldfields. At the time this photograph was taken – water rations were connected with employment conditions at many mines. Workers on some goldfields were entitled to condensed water as part of their wages, receiving 2 or 4 gallons (9 or 18 L) per […]

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The Peoples Pictures – Travelling Road Show

27/05/2015 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Peoples Pictures Travelling Show

The People’s Pictures was a touring road show bringing picture shows to towns along the way. Here is an article from the Kalgoorlie Miner, Dec 1st 1910.   Peoples Pictures Travelling Showne in Kalgoorlie Boulder identify them? Also, what do you think the two ‘poles’ in the garden of the first house are??

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Filed Under: People, Places Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Peoples Pictiures

Laverton Half Time School – 1904

25/05/2015 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

Laverton Half Time School 1904

This photo is of school children at the Laverton Half time school.  It was taken on the 6th July 1904.  You will see all the children are very well dressed and all have shoes. This is a description of what a ‘Half Time School’ was:- Half-Time Schools With the aim of distributing schools as widely […]

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Filed Under: People Tagged With: Family History, Goldfields History, Laverton Half Time School

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