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A Hundred Quid in a Day !!!

18/04/2020 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

Weekend News 26th Jul 1969. In 1969 Frank Weight, aged 75yrs, was one of only three permanent residents of Kanowna. A town that once had 17 pubs. Frank stated he hadn’t been in Kanowna very long, only since the last war. Frank doesn’t have a car and if he can’t get a lift, he makes […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Goldfields History, Kanowna, Western Australia

Annie Jane PROUSE – grave tales

18/04/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Annie Jane PROUSE, aged 53yrs, was buried  in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery on the 17th July 1924 and is in the Methodist Section in grave number 132. Kalgoorlie Miner 17 July 1924, page 4 She shares this burial plot with two other Prouse Family members: Richard Harralda PROUSE, aged 19yrs, buried 10th Jun 1897, Father: James […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, kalgoorlie cemetery, Prouse, Western Australia

Sinking a New Shaft- North Kalgurli – 1950

16/04/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

North Kalgurli (1912) Ltd Mine –   Shift Crew Sinking a new shaft 11th Dec 1950 – Completed sinking 10th Jun 1952. sent by Dallas Calneggia (Geoffrey Lee is her father) Back Row: J Martin (Winderdriver), L Miller (Winderdriver), K Bishop (Carpenter), G Thompson (Shaft sinker), R Bevis (Shaft Sinker), D Erceg (Shaft Sinker), Middle Row […]

Filed Under: People, Towns and Places Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Miners, Western Australia

Mary Beatrice Massey – grave tales

11/04/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Mary Beatrice Massey died aged 15yrs and was  buried in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery on 6th Jul 1899.  Annie Massey, Mary’s mother,died aged 39yrs and was buried with Beatrice on the 17th April 1900.  They are together  in grave 728 in the Roman Catholic section. They were the wife and only child of George Albert Massey.  […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, kalgoorlie cemetery, Western Australia

Jimmy Long – a link with Paddy Hannan

11/04/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

If you were in want of a good story in the 1930’s, you only need to take a long walk up Cassidy Hill on the fringe of Kalgoorlie to see old Jimmy Long. He not only overflowed with reminiscences of colourful goldfields life, but he also was a link to Paddy Hannan. In fact he […]

Filed Under: People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Paddy Hannan, Western Australia

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