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Yellowdine Finder Tells His Romantic Story

22/07/2023 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

Daily News 19 January 1935, page 12 Yellowdine Finder Tells His Romantic Story A horse with teeth missing makes history and New Goldfield Rewards Years of Prospecting. PALMERS GRAPHIC STORY – If it had not been that an old horse, to be exact 25 years old, was four teeth short and could not pick up […]

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Filed Under: People, Places, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Southern Cross, Western Australia, Yellowdine

The Boulder Hammer Murder –

22/07/2023 By Moya Sharp 9 Comments

Daily News 28 November 1951, page 1 Hammer Murder In Boulder BOULDER – With head injuries allegedly caused by a hammer blow, a Yugoslav miner was found dead in a Boulder house at 4 a.m. today. A man living in the same house has been arrested and charged with wilful murder. He is labourer called […]

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Filed Under: People, Places, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, murder, Western Australia

Tales of the Tanami –

15/07/2023 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The Sun – Kalgoorlie  28 November 1909, page 11 A Tale of the Tanami The Dryblowers Reminiscences Jack Hunter of the Kimberley By ‘Bilby OLD JACK HUNTER the ‘over-lander’, blowing off his run, glared with suspicion over the rim of his gold dish at the immaculately dressed young man, who, after carefully placing his bicycle […]

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Filed Under: People, Places, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Tanami

Richard Casey and the ‘Golden Hole’

15/07/2023 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Back in 1997, I was in correspondence with Lenore O’Neill who is a relative of the Casey family. She holds a copy of the Miners Right shown below and has recorded what was written on the back. It said: “This Miners Right was presented to his worship the Mayor of Kalgoorlie, Mr L A Alman, […]

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The Abandoned Mine –

15/07/2023 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Western Mail Perth – 18 August 1949, page 15 The Abandoned Mine Gaunt, against a lowering sky, With steely fingers interlaced, and capped with a motionless wheel,The poppet head looks down upon its lesser satellites, clustered ‘neath its towering heights. A huddled group of sheds and stores, with staring windows, broken doors. Deserted cage and […]

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Filed Under: Poets Corner Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History

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