Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
Kalgoorlie Miner 21 July 1898, page 2 Among the Kanowna Diggers Why is a digger unlike a leopard ? was a question once asked of me. That riddle was easily answered, for the leopard cannot change his spots, and the digger can, and I … [Continue reading]
This wonderful photograph was taken at the rear of the 'Fancy Goods Depot' at 65 Bayley Street, Coolgardie. In the photograph are Annie Cecil, William James 'Jim' Cecil, and their two sons Clyde and Les Cecil. The photograph was taken in 1906 by Jack … [Continue reading]
The Sunday Times 5th November 1911 Recently in the Old Coolgardie Cemetery a kindly hand repainted the lettering on a rough wooden tomb slab erected to the memory of Arthur Court the son of the late Dr Court, the once well-known philanthropist … [Continue reading]
The Truth - Qld -10 January 1926, page 12 LIKE every other gold-rush in history, the outbreak of yellow-gold fever in Western Australia attracted many of the best, and a number of the worst, humans from far and wide. BUT it was not until … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
