GULLEWA GOLDFIELDS The W.A. Record 27th February 1897 The Gullewa Goldfield is situated N.E. from Mingenew, 80 miles, and east of Wurarga on the Mullewa-Cue line, which is the nearest railway station, about 18 miles, and is only one day’s journey by rail from the Port of Geraldton. This new field is still in its […]
When Death Creeps in – a tale of a mine
West Australian 6 January 1934, page 4 WHILE DEATH CREEPS IN A Tale of a Mine. By Ion Idriss, author of Flynn of the Inland. It is nasty, facing Death down below, whether under sea or land. Sam Ure worked doggedly though uneasily, for the earth was creaking, a subterranean moan from tortured ground hissed […]
Coolgardie’s Pioneers: The Untold Story of Bayley and Ford
The following account of an interview with Messrs. Bayley and Ford, the discoverers of Coolgardie, is taken from the Australian Mining Standard. The West Australian – 1 Dec 1893, Pg 7 THE DISCOVERERS OF COOLGARDIE. Bayley and Ford Firstly, a word of personal description may not be out of place just here. Arthur Bayley is […]
Not Just a President Wife – Lou Henry Hoover
Lou Henry Hoover was the wife of Herbert Clark Hoover, the 31st president of the United States of America. There has been a great deal written about her husband’s time on the Goldfields of Western Australia, but very little has been told about his wife’s achievements in her own right. During her time as ‘First […]
Tampa’s Forgotten Cemetery: A Single Soul at Rest
TAMPA BURIALS 29°13.41’S – 121°50.07’E – Cemetery Reserve: 4096 TAMPA – AKA Dingo Creek Tampa is an abandoned goldfields townsite located 805 km east northeast of Perth and about 55 km south of Leonora. Gold was discovered in the Tampa area in the late 1890s, and by 1896, there was enough demand for land for […]
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