The township of Kunanalling is situated on the 90-mile road about 20 miles north-west of Coolgardie. It was originally known as the 25-mile, then later gazetted as Kunanalling. The once thriving town is now deserted, and the only remains are those of the Premier Hotel. The following names are those of the pupils who attended […]
Menzies – Fred W Dawson Produce Merchant
From the Western Argus ‘Special Mining Number’ 24th April 1901 Mr Fred Dawson:- This is a prosperous business in the wholesale fruit, vegetables and general produce, carried on by Mr F W Dawson, who commands a large proportion of ‘out-back’ trade. He sends farm and dairy produce to all northern centres and has a turnover […]
The Story of a Sign – J Moriarty Hairdresser!
I was recently contacted by a reader who sent me the following story about his efforts to return a shop sign that came into his possession. So far he had hit a brick wall but thought you may like to read about his search so far and maybe someone will know a ‘Moriarty’ descendant. I […]
Karkurla Gold – A History of the Women of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
I first heard of this project through my friend and author Dr Criena Fitzgerald when she was contracted to work on this program due to her experience and previous work in the field of oral history. The web site was to be based on a similar site that was done for the Broken Hill district […]
The Hotel Australia – The Coach House, Laverton
The Hotel Australia in Laverton Western Australia still stands today. It has changed very little over the years, as you will see from the following photographs; Originally, the Hotel Australia was built in 1899. Laverton was then the centre of a booming gold mining district and was named after Dr Charles Laver. The architect was […]
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