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They Were First – Edith Wallis

21/05/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

First School in Boulder

Kalgoorlie Miner 7th September 1938 The First White Woman in Boulder City! This photograph shows Mrs Edith Mar Elizabeth Wallis as a teacher at the first school in Boulder. Her daughter Maude (age 6) is on the far left in the front row, and her son Alf (age 8) is fifth from the left in […]

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Filed Under: People, Places, Schools Tagged With: Australian History, Boulder, Edith Wallis, Family History, First white woman in Boulder, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Smiler Hales

CENTENARIAN DIES – Nurse in Franco-Prussian War

21/05/2015 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

Madame Vauthier, Jack Frost and Marshall the dog.

Thur 26th Dec 1935 Kalgoorlie Miner CENTENARIAN DIES Nurse in the Franco-Prussian War This photograph was taken a fortnight before Madam Eugenie Vauthier broke her leg and was admitted to the hospital. It shows her with Jack Frost, an old prospector who regarded her as his mother and took care of her. The dog is […]

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Filed Under: People, Places Tagged With: Bulong, Goldfields History, Madame Eugene Vauthier

The Atlas Chambers, Coolgardie

21/05/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Atlas Chambers 1894

The site of the Atlas building in Bayley Street is now occupied by the old Ben Prior’s garage site and is used by the Coolgardie Restoration Club, and was described as ‘One of the most striking additions to the architectural features in Coolgardie in the late 1890’s.’ Built of brick with cement dressings, the front […]

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Filed Under: People, Places, Towns and Places Tagged With: Atlas Building, Australian History, Coolgardie, Goldfields History

The 1942 Boulder Bombings – By Peter Skehan

20/05/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

BOULDER BOMBINGS” “GHASTLY TRAGEDY” “TERRIBLE SCENES OF SLAUGHTER” “FOURTEEN MURDERED” These are among the headlines which greeted the public after what could be described as this State’s largest multiple murder. The surprising thing about these horrific murders is the fact that they have receded into history without our current generation being aware of this devastating […]

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Filed Under: People, Places, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Boulder, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, police history, Western Australia

Rampollini’s Piggery – Burra Rocks

20/05/2015 By Moya Sharp 9 Comments

At the bottom of the wall of the Burra Rocks Dam, a large galvanised two-inch pipe protrudes. It is known that Benny Rampolini, an ex woodliner, had a piggery here in the 1970’s and he had about six pigs. The pipe was to provide water for the piggery. A stone wall had been constructed that […]

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