Coolgardie Miner 6 February 1911, page 3 DEATH OF ANDREW BARR AN IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL Few men in Coolgardie were better known and respected than Andrew Barr, and when the news was circulated early on Saturday that he had gone to his rest, many a kindly word of good feeling was uttered. We all knew him […]
A New Town Hall for Southern Cross –
Western Mail – Perth 24 December 1936, page 16 THE PROSPERITY OF SOUTHERN CROSS THE NEW TOWN HALL OPENED SOUTHERN CROSS was in a gala mood last Wednesday. The cause of many arrangements, official and festive, was the opening of a new ornament to the district’s civic architecture, an imposing Town Hall surmounted by a […]
The Widow Who Sued – a breach of promise
Sun Sunday 21 June 1908, page 9 THE WIDOW WHO SUED! THEN, BREACH O’ PROMISE SUITED THE MAN. An Ex Kalgoorlie Barmaid the Plaintiff (Margaret Augusta Elizabeth BRIDGELAND) and an Ex -Publican of Boulder Block the Defendant (‘Rorty’ Harry RODER) The Bridgeland- Roder breach of promise for £1,000 action was heard and concluded before Judge […]
St Ives Cemetery – grave tales
St Ives AKA Ives Find Cemetery (no headstones) Reserve 18492 (Cancelled in 1991) on the Gold Fields St Ives Mine Site (not accessible without permission from mine) DOUGLAS William – d about 12 Aug 1933, 69 yrs, a half a mile west of St Ives Hotel, Occ: Prospector, Cause: Natural Causes, Son of John and […]
Uncovering the Truth of Kate Cooper Bux –
I was recently sent the following fascinating family story by Karen Hayes. Thanks to Karen and her aunts, Jude and Kath, for her kind permission to share the story with you. She originally contacted me to ask for transcripts from the Kalgoorlie Hospital records for her Great Grandmother and her two children. These are the […]
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