Back in 2001, I approached what was then called the WA Heritage Committee, to ask if there was any likelihood that the booklet on the ‘York to Goldfields Heritage Trail’ in the WA Heritage Trails Network – Bicentennial Project for Community Participation series of books, might be updated. My husband and I have attempted to […]
Ernest Giles – grave tales
The Australian explorer Ernest Giles (1835-1897) was the first man to cross the desert wilderness between central and western Australia both ways. The Australian explorer Ernest Giles (1835-1897) was the first man to cross the desert wilderness between central and western Australia both ways. Ernest Giles was born in Bristol, England, on July 20, 1835, […]
The Globe Hotel – Coolgardie hotels 2
The Globe Hotel was situated between Ford and Hunt Streets Coolgardie. There is no known photograph of the building which has survived. W M Faahan was the first owner and claimed it to be the first hotel in Coolgardie. In 1895 it was known as, Alec Caro’s Wine and Beer Saloon, three months later, when […]
Patrick Logan – grave tales
There is a mystery surrounding the above grave at Bulong, from some 25 years ago. Around this time, I was contacted by my friend, Mike Logan, who was the Gt Grandson of Patrick Logan. He had made the trip to the Goldfields to visit the grave of his relative in the Bulong cemetery. He also […]
Pitchford’s Hairdressing Saloon: Coolgardie
These are interesting photographs, as it is unusual to see the inside of buildings. The original store was destroyed in the 1897 fire and this building replaced it. Interior of R Pitchford’s Exchange Hairdressing Saloon, in the Exchange Building, Coolgardie 1895. This is the interior of the original saloon which was destroyed by fire in 1897.
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