Constable JOLLY – Coolgardie, Western Australia 1909 Nick-named ‘The Great Unwashed Preserver of the Peace’ Constable Jolly blamed the scarcity of water for his economical use of it, which in turn, caused some dissatisfaction among his fellow police officers who finally planned to lure him to Silverthorne’s dam and push him in. This drastic step […]
Soldiers of WW1 from the Yilgarn (Southern Cross) district of Western Australia.
This slim book was kindly given to me by Sandra Playle and features portraits of service men and women of the Yilgarn District (Southern Cross District of the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia) . In particular there are many excellent photographs of WW1 soldiers and details of which this is one, it is: 771 […]
The Corrick Family Entertainers:
BOULDER- TOWN HALL. ‘THE CORRICK FAMILY” Saturday 14th August 1909. The Corrick Family continued their Boulder season last night. There was a large attendance in the popular portion of the house. The items of the program consisted of orchestral selections and choruses by the full strength of the company and a fine hand bell performance, […]
Elephant Advertising Beer
This is one of my favourite photos of an Elephant being used to advertise Swan Beer in Coolgardie, probably would have looked better on a bigger elephant, don’t you think?? This pic is from the Book ‘Gold and Liquid Gold’, Obsolete Breweries of the Western Australian Goldfields by Geoff Spiller.
Oh! Who Could Paint a Goldfield – Henry Lawson
I came across this poem many years ago, and it is still my favourite:- Oh! Who could paint a Goldfield and paint the picture right? As old adventurers saw it in early morning light. The yellow mounds of mullock with spots of red and white The scattered quartz that glistens like diamonds in the light […]
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