Robbery Under Arms on the Coolgardie Road In the early days of the Goldfields the gold escort used to leave Coolgardie every week with parcels of gold varying in value from £5000 to £50,000 in value. It was a common remark to hear passed by the diggers, who usually gathered to watch the gold being […]
A Murderous Assault at Burbanks-
22/05/2021 By Leave a Comment
Kalgoorlie Miner 24 March 1900 Attempted Murder at Coolgardie. A SENSATIONAL STORY. IMPRISONMENT IN A SHAFT. One of the most sensational stories that has ever been told in the annals of the Perth Criminal Court was that which was related by Mr Burnside, the Crown solicitor, in the Criminal Court on Wednesday, before Justice Stone, […]
Robbery Under Arms – by John Marshall
21/11/2020 By Leave a Comment
Robbery Under Arms on the Coolgardie Road In the early days of the Goldfields the escort used to leave Coolgardie every week with parcels of gold varying from £5000 to £50,000 in value. It was a common remark to hear passed by the diggers, who usually gathered to watch the gold being taken out of […]
Burbanks : Methodist Marriages:-
05/07/2019 By Leave a Comment
Because of Burbanks close proximity to Coolgardie, many of the weddings of the local people took place there. The ones which took place at Burbanks were conducted mainly in peoples homes despite there being a Methodist Church in the town. The first wedding in the church was that of Henry Jones and Jane Letitia Howe […]
Burbanks – original leasholders
04/07/2019 By Leave a Comment
The following is a list oif the original owners of the townsite blocks in Burbanks. NICHOLAS William Lot 32 1899 JONES May Lot 36 1901 REGAN William Patrick Lot 37 1901 TERRELL James Henry Lot 38 1901 PARK John Jack Lot 39 1901 CRUDACE William Mellanby Lot 40 1901 JONES Francis Lot 44 1901 HANRAHAN […]
