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“The Challenge’ for the ‘Belle of Coolgardie’

09/11/2019 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

In the days of early Coolgardie it was often the case that when a disagreement occurred it was settled in the time honored way by bashing each other senseless.  This was welcomed by the general population who were somewhat starved for entertainment. It also ensured your ‘disagreement’ was well and truly ‘settled’. Coolgardie drew to […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Western Australia

The White Hart Hotel – Coolgardie

09/11/2019 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The White Hart Hotel was located in Hunt Street, between Sylvester and Lindsay Sts, Coolgardie. Licensees: George Murray Dewsnap – 1901-1902 Stephen Timewell – 1903-1905 Edward Walton -1907- 1909 Frank Martin – 1910 Martin Hyland – 1912 James Duffy – 1914 Hugh Dunstan – 1915 R R Reid – 1916-1917 The White Hart Hotel, erected […]

Filed Under: Hotels, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Hotels

The United Club Hotel – Coolgardie hotels

26/10/2019 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The United Club was formed in September 1896 and had Warden J.M. Finnerty as its first President.  Immediately after formation it was proposed to erect a building, estimated to cost ₤5,000, for use as a Club in Bayley Street west. The United Club, on the corner of Moran and Bayley Streets Coolgardie west, was an […]

Filed Under: Hotels Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Hotels, Western Australia

Captain Kettle of the Toorak Hotel –

17/10/2019 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

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. Licensee’s Harold B McCormick – 1900 E Bradley – 1901 […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, Hotels, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Hotels, Western Australia

St Anthonys Convent – pupils 1897-1925

17/10/2019 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Earlier this year you may recall, we were fortunate in being granted access to the admission records for St Anthony’s Convent In Coolgardie. Because of the privacy laws of the Catholic Church records we were given permission to access up to 1925, which fortunately for us is the pertinent period for the town. The archives […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Catholic, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, School, Western Australia

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