James Shaw was born in 1846 in Belfast Ireland, his father was Hugh Shaw, an engineer and his mother was Margaret, they married in Victoria. In 1864, at age 18yrs, James Shaw sailed to Auckland New Zealand where he started a contracting business which was most successful. He also won a service medal for fighting […]
With Murderous Intent –
In the early Goldfields days, life was harsh and death came often to families. Not just to the old and very young, but often those in the prime of life would be taken suddenly. The main causes of death were diseases such as typhoid and accidents both at work and in the home. The child […]
Black Dennis – a respected man
The following story is published with the kind permission of Dennis Aartsen and is an excerpt from his four-volume set of books, Hotels of the Barrier Ranges. Black Dennis On the 28th of August 1911, a passerby stopped by a modest shack just north of Coolgardie on the Bonnie Vale Road. He found the occupant […]
Coolgardie Leidertafel & the Durston family
The following family story and photographs were kindly supplied and reproduced with permission of the late Mrs Bernice Peters of Wembley, WA with thanks. Robert Groves Durston is the father of Bernice Peters. He was born in 1863 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England and sailed for New Zealand as a two year old with his parents, […]
A Golden Wedding in a Goldfields Town
The Sun, Kalgoorlie 8 March 1914, page 7 A GOLDEN WEDDING IN A GOLDFIELDS TOWN On Wednesday last Mr and Mrs Thomas Hickey of Burbanks celebrated their Golden Wedding at the village hall. Dancing was indulged in and the veteran joined in all the dances with the enthusiasm of a boy despite his seventy years. […]
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