Sunday Times – 2 May 1954, page 15 Saw a Man Murdered in the Mosque A man who saw the murder in the Mosque at Coolgardie in the roaring days is still living in Perth. He is an 84-year-old Haji Fakhruddin, who recently retired from an active business life and is now living at the […]
The Moment Before the Rush: Jane Glass and the Birth of the Goldfields
The discovery of gold that led in turn to Golden Valley, Southern Cross, Coolgardie, Kalgoorlie and Western Australia becoming a member of the Federation is a story seldom told. This is an extract from ‘Sand and Stone Vol 1’ by Kevin Moran as follows: – On Mujakine station, Mrs Jane Glass discovered a drowned possum […]
He Followed The Call Of Gold – and helped to shape the state.
Daily News Perth 18 November 1929, page 6 Prospector – Banker – Sharebroker Charles Augustus Saw A Western Australian by birth, Mr Charles Augustus Saw, president of the Stock Exchange, Perth, was born here in the days when it was still little more than a village. Following his education at the High School in Perth, […]
A Mine, a Name, and a Lawsuit: The Romance and Ruin of the Famous Ida H
With thanks to Gary Cowans: Truth 16 February 1930, page 6 THE FIGHT FOR IDA H Who discovered the Ida H gold mine, twenty miles from Mount Margaret, in the State of Western Australia? Who got the half-million sterling extracted from it? Whence was its name derived? Ask those questions of old Dick (Richard) Heaphy, […]
Where Friends Were Legion: Jim and Mary Doyle and the Heart of Widgiemooltha
Story by Lyn Beard In a beautiful location overlooking the salt bed of Lake Lefroy, the remains of at least 17 people lie in the Widgiemooltha Cemetery. There are only a few headstones, the largest of which commemorates five members of the Doyle family. Widgemooltha John James (known as James or Jim) Doyle was born in […]
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