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Lennonville ‘Warramboo’ Cemetery –

18/06/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Following on from last week’s article on Lennonville: Lennonville (Warramboo) East Cemetery  – 1st. Reserve: 6842 gazettal date 16 Mar 1900 35 deaths 27 of whom were children. There are two cemeteries at the abandoned town of Lennonville which is about 10kms north of Mt Magnet. The cemeteries are located on either side of the […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, lennonville, Western Australia

The Miners Institute –

18/06/2022 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Did you know that our present Mechanics ‘Miners’ Institute building was designed to accommodate a third story with a domed roof? The building is one of the many buildings in Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie that have changed very little over the years. Kalgoorlie Western Argus 21 October 1902, page 20 The Miners ‘Mechanics’ Institute The New […]

Filed Under: Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

In the Future by Prospect Good

11/06/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

In The Future    –    by Prospect Good Oh what will the bush bards sing in time When the digging days are done? When the roaring times have been sung in rhymes The yarns of the past all spun? When there’s no new field to rush and work And never a campfire gleams When […]

Filed Under: Poets Corner Tagged With: Australian History, Western Australia

Lennonville – a gold studded pub door

11/06/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Daily News 23 July 1953, page 5  – By road, 361 miles north-north-east from Perth is Lennonville. A tourist guide book 50 years ago would have described it as a population of 3000, seven hotels, two banks, two jewellers, up-to-date town, mining centre, connected by rail. It’s still Lennonville, the idle railway platform still bears […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, lennonville, sport, Western Australia

Oliver Hancock – Miner, Prospector & Author

04/06/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Sun 10 September 1939, page 3 DEEP LEAD POSSIBILITIES DISCUSSED IN NEW BOOK Gold : deep alluvial leads Kanowna and Kalgoorlie: how to find them by Oliver Hancock Mr. Oliver Hancock, a practical miner, and prospector has Issued an informative pamphlet on the deep alluvial leads of Knnowna and Kalgoorlie and how to find them. […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

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