Disgraceful conduct at Bonnievale :

Coolgardie Miner 8 December 1898 DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT AT BONNIEVALE LETTER TO THE EDITOR Sir,—Will you allow me, through the medium of your valuable paper, to draw the Police Inspector’s attention to the state of affairs at Bonnievale.  Almost every Sunday evening there is a crowd of people collected around the leading hotel, some of them […]

The Church at Bonnievale:

The Wesleyan Church seems to have been the only church established in the townsite of Bonnievale. Although by 1903, there were approximately 6000 residents, there are only four recorded marriages. Many of the residents may have chosen to marry in Coolgardie, 7 miles away. Wesleyan Church Marriages:- BENAIM Henry married 14 Feb 1905 at Bonnievale […]

Eliza Mincham – Sepia Saturday