West Australian 9 February 1925 A COOLGARDIE HORROR Ammonia Cylinder of Death Three People Killed DISTRESSING SCENES – The most distressing tragedy ever known in Coolgardie occurred in the early hours of this morning, as the outcome of a destructive fire at Messrs Mulligan and Kemp’s butcher’s shop, in Bayley Street, Coolgardie. The alarm was […]
Across the Empty West — A Young Man’s Camel Trek to Coolgardie
Southern Cross News 17 September 1953, page 3 ALFRED HEATH TOOK CAMELS TO COOLGARDIE IN 1894 – AGED 20 Alfred Heath took an important part in the pioneering of WA gold mining. He was educated at Hahndorf SA and Prince Alfred College, and then joined the SA Survey Dept. At 20 years of age he […]
The Importance of Being Frank –
Bernard Joseph Frank was born in Nelson Lyell, New Zealand, in 1867. He was a miner and was the son of Jacob FRANK (Carpenter) and Mary HASLAM. He first went to Victoria and then on to the WA Goldfields in 1893, where he headed to Broad Arrow to seek his fortune. This was where his […]
Captain Kettle and the Toorak Hotel
Built in 1899. On June 25, 1903, a fire destroyed the whole of the front of the hotel. Situated on the 90 Mile Road, in the early days, this was the road out of Coolgardie on the North side. It closed some time in 1910. Coolgardie Miner – 3 July 1903, page 2 LETTER OF […]
Coolgardie Cemetery Project –
COOLGARDIE CEMETERY UPDATE I’d like to share an update on my ongoing project to expand the biographies of those buried in the Coolgardie Cemetery. I recently realised that it is almost exactly a year since I began this enormous undertaking, and I’m pleased to say that I have now completed the biographies for burials from […]
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