Elizabeth Jane Ann ‘Bessie’ Jones was born on 17 August 1877 in Sandhurst, Victoria. She was the daughter of James Jones (1849-1892) and Harriet Jones nee Harry (1851-1925). She had only one sibling, James Henry Jones, born 15 Aug 1882. At the age of 20 years, she married Richard Michael Jordan on the 27th of […]
The Importance of Being Gordon
GORDON Latitude 30° 27′ S Longitude 121° 35′ E Gordon is an abandoned eastern goldfields townsite about 35 km north-northeast of Kalgoorlie. The development of gold mines in the area in 1896 created a need for a townsite. The townsite was gazetted in 1897. It is not known who the name commemorates, but it is […]
A Bolt from the Blue: The Astonishing Experience of William Smith
Kalgoorlie Western Argus 28 January 1908, page 20 STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. A Singular Experience There are probably few men who have been struck by lightning and have survived to tell the tale. One of them, if there are any others, is William Smith, from Kalgoorlie, who is depicted here as he appeared after his extraordinary […]
The Grand Hotel of a Forgotten Goldfield
When driving to Perth from Kalgoorlie, you may have seen a sign on the left not long after the Yellowdine Road House and before Moorine Rock, directing you to Mt Palmer. But have you ever ventured there ??? In 1935 it was thought that Palmers Find (AKA Mt Palmer), 23 miles from Southern Cross, would […]
The Roaring Gimblet and the Rush to Menzies
The ‘Dolly Pot’ column, which was started in the Western Mail newspaper between 1936 and 1942, was initiated by Cyril Longmore and later taken over by Malcolm Uren. The column started out to collect the reminiscences of the pioneer prospectors and was remarkably successful and popular. Dolly Pot remains the most significant source of information […]
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