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 […]
The Hash House Riot of Ford Street
The Sun Kalgoorlie 27 April 1902, page 1 DINNER AT DALTONS by Pharisee. In the boom days of Coolgardie an enterprising individual named Dalton ran a hash and doss house in Ford Street. The building was made of bush timber covered in with hessian, and was divided into three compartments -a dining room, a kitchen, […]
Bobby Budgeree: The Bush Doctor of the Dreaming
Kalgoorlie Miner 13 January 1923, page 8 An Aboriginal Doctor Bobby Budgeree was the medicine man of the tribe, and thus one of the great men. To attain that position, he was tutored by the old men in the trying days of his initiation or man-making ceremonies and had to pass his medical examination according […]
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