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McKee’s Denver City Hotel:

29/06/2018 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 – 1954), Saturday 10 September 1898, page 52 DENVER CITY HOTEL,   Corner of Bayley and Lefroy Streets, Coolgardie. The Denver City Hotel is a fine new building, of brick and stone, situate at the corner of Bayley street and Lefroy street, in Coolgardie. Its position is very convenient for […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Hotels, Kalgoorlie boulder

“Can I shave you. Mr. Smiler.” ???

29/06/2018 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

From the pen of ‘Smiler Hales’ – Alfred Arthur Greenwood HALES (1860-1936) “You can’t whip a mining camp for novelties”. I was walking along Bayley street the other afternoon, feeling like a poet and looking like a tramp out of luck, when I saw a shingle hanging from a tent, which bore the information that […]

Filed Under: People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Smiler Hales, Western Australia

Warden Finnerty : that is the question?

24/06/2018 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

These two photographs present a mystery which is unlikely to be resolved. Both are believe to be the same man at different points in his life, but confirmation of that is a tall order. John Michael Finnerty was born in Ireland and educated at Rugby school, his father was Major Finnerty, who saw service in […]

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

Coolgardie Footballers – 1930’s

29/05/2018 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Back Row:- L-R    ? – ? – ? – Len PERRY – ? – George TREHERN – Bub KEMP – ? – Jack CAVAZZI. Front Row:–  ? –  Bill ALLEN – Jack HEWITT – Telf PEDRETTI – ? – ? – ? – George PATIENCE -Jimmy PEDRETTI. Front Lying:– Henry POSTANS. Back Row:- L-R […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, sport, Western Australia

Caris Brothers : pioneer profile

21/05/2018 By Moya Sharp 11 Comments

Many of you will have heard of the Caris Brothers Jewellers that used to be in the Hay Street Mall in Perth, but did you know the business started in the Goldfields? Some years ago I was contacted by Lloyd Caris, he asked if I could help him with his family history as he was […]

Filed Under: People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Caris Bros, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder

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