Western Australian Goldfields Courier 9 May 1896, page 12 The First Train To Arrive in Coolgardie 23rd March 1896 – A Pictorial Review The arrival of the first train into Coolgardie, the Maori Chief, was a huge gala occasion and will serve to pleasantly carry back the thoughts of our readers to what must be […]
Sailor Bills Elopement –
The Sun Kalgoorlie 22 September 1907, page 6 THE ROARING NINETIES A BULLA BULLING ROMANCE SAILOR BILL’S ELOPEMENT (By Spinifex). Many of the boys of the old brigade have disappeared. They were a roving lot, and when the share boom collapsed in ’97, and the demand for “properties” had petered out, they booked for various […]
I Can Recommend the ‘ash’ Sir ! –
Geraldton Advertiser 9 February 1900, page 4 Bungarra. There was a waiter at a Nannine pub on the Murchison, who always made the most of scant materials for his landlord’s guests. The Perth speculator just off the coach was put down in a galvanised iron hothouse, like a Russian steam bath, and had, his soup […]
A Widows Grief – a sequel to murder
SEQUEL TO MURDER OF MINER Young Widow Attempts To Take Own Life West Australian 11 August 1936, page 15 DISTRACTED BY GRIEF – WIDOW FOUND SHOT IN BEDROOM A sequel to the ‘Boulder Tragedy’ – The fatal shooting episode at the Launceston Hotel, Boulder, late on Saturday night, had a shocking sequel this morning, when […]
He Found His Dream Girl in Kalgoorlie –
I was recently sent the following story and photographs from the family history of Michael WALTON, many thanks for sharing with us Michael. George William Crawford was born on 3 July 1894 in Wallsend New South Wales. His father was a coal miner, who moved the family to Outtrim in Victoria when George was about […]
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