When the final bucket of dirt is drawn, And the windlass rope’s made fast, And there’s no work to do till morn, And we sit to our night’s repast;’ When we’ve sampled the meal of damper and ‘dog’, And lighted the ancient clay, What tales are told on the old camp log, To banish the […]
Everything you could need – Coolgardie adds
These advertisements show, that even though Coolgardie was a very isolated town, every convinience and comfort was offered for those with the funds to pay. These business all operated between 1894 and 1898 and some beyond this time.
Chamber of Mines – Coolgardie buildings
The Chamber of Mines Building in Coolgardie would have to have been one of the best buildings in the town I think. As you will see from these photos, the work that went into the design was amazing. The attached small building to the left was the accomodation of the registrar. It was demolished in […]
The Prospector – by Prospect Good
We pined in the crowded city, And tired of sordid marts Where misery glutted pity, Where yesterday limn’d to tomorrow, While loud avarice stalked All day, and at night wan sorrow And vice in vainness walked. We longed for the wide horizon The low, long skyline meets. For the reeded, open roadways, In place of […]
John Boileau – pioneer profile
Weekly Times 10 September 1898, page 49 Mr John (Jack) Hunter Brandrum Boileau is a licentiate of the Dublin Pharmaceutical College, having served his time under his father, the senior partner in the well-known Dublin firm of Boileau and Boyd. He acted as assistant to his father for some time, but being desirous of essaying […]
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