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The Story of Honest Ed Turnbull

30/11/2024 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Sunday Times 10 June 1934, page 15 SOLITARY HORSEMAN WHO STARTED A GREAT GOLD RUSH Some Made Fortunes – Some Died on the Trail The following report of the discovery of Coolgardie was published in a English paper, “People.” It was written by its special correspondent at Ruckinge in Kent: “Our Special Correspondent” proceeds to […]

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Filed Under: People, Places, They were 1st Tagged With: Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Western Australia

The Desert Secret by Jules Raeside

30/11/2024 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

There’s a shaker up the gully, There’s a paddock partly stripped And a shovel, pick and dishes lying round And a little heap of tailings Lying underneath the sieves And a heap of hopper stones upon the ground. But the hand that shook the shaker Nevermore will raise a ‘run’, O’er the ripples of the […]

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The Six Mile is on the Map –

23/11/2024 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The Six Mile is on the Map We were glad to be away from Coolgardie ……………… The twenty-five-mile stage was heavy going. We were more than fairly loaded with tools, food, rugs and water. We were about tired out on arrival near sundown, our water bags empty and not a pint of water in the […]

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Filed Under: People, Places, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales, They were 1st Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Western Australia

Sadie and Arthur – a wander down the vale of tears

23/11/2024 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Kalgoorlie Western Argus 4 November 1897, page 12 A marriage took place at Burgess’ Hotel on Tuesday last, when Miss Sadie Richards agreed to wander down this vale of tears with Mr Arthur Dunlop, manager of the Bank of Australasia at Broad Arrow. Mr “Andy” Brophy gave the bride away, while the duties of best […]

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Filed Under: Grave Tales, People, Places, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales, They were 1st, Towns and Places Tagged With: Australian History, Broad Arrow, Kalgoorlie boulder, Kurrawang, Western Australia

Born of Grief and Despair –

23/11/2024 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

On the 23rd of September 1903 in Gwalia Street, Leonora Western Australia an event would take place that would start a string of family tragedies. The event was the death of a little girl, Eileen Margaret Doyle. She died of Tonsillitis and Bronchitis, she was only 2 ½yrs old. She had only been ill for […]

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Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Leonora, Suicide, Western Australia

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