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Doyle’s Well: Coaches, Cold Beer and Frog Cocktails

10/10/2026 By Moya Sharp 4 Comments

DOYLES WELL Originally called CUTMORE’S WELL Located between Leonora and Agnew and near the Turkey and Wilson Creeks. A wayside inn and coaching stop. In 1903, there was a coach service from Leonora on three days a week. There were stockmen working for the stagecoach lines stationed there until at least about 1912. The first […]

Filed Under: Hotels, People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Cutmore's Well, Doyle's Well

Bill Cutmore – A Man with a Famous Mate

26/09/2026 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Back in 1998, I was in correspondence with a lady, Joanne Shumak, whom I was assisting to look into the family history of her uncle, William Basham Cutmore, who, if not for a slip of fate, may be a name as familiar to the Goldfields as his famous mate Arthur Bayley. W. B. Cutmore was […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Doyle's Well, Goldfields History, Leonora, Western Australia

Doyles Well – an oasis in the desert

20/06/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

DOYLES WELL Originally called CUTMORE’S WELL Located between Leonora and Agnew and near the Turkey and Wilson Creeks. A wayside inn and coaching stop. In 1903, there was a coach service from Leonora on three days a week. There were stockmen working for the stagecoach lines stationed there until at least about 1912. The first […]

Filed Under: Hotels, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Doyle's Well, Goldfields History, Hotels, Western Australia

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