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His Quest – a verse

22/10/2017 By Moya Sharp 5 Comments

His Quest. by Dryblower Murphy 1926 It was out beyond the Bulong track we met him swagging in, He was middle-aged and ginger, haggard-eyed and famine-thin; And while he munched some damper and a pannikin of tea, He asked us if we thought he’d catch the Perth express at three. There was not a watch […]

Filed Under: Poets Corner Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Western Australia

A Boulder Girl – Hazel Jeffries

16/10/2017 By Moya Sharp 4 Comments

I have just been sent these amazing photograph which I would like to share with you. They are produced with the kind permission of Bev Love who is the daughter in law of Hazel Love nee Jeffries:- 1926 Boulder Central Hazel Jeffries (Love) first row behind reclining boys. Third in from the right with a […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, School, Western Australia

Lennonville – Snapshot

14/10/2017 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

Daily News, 23 July 1953, page 5  – By road, 361 miles north-north-east from Perth is Lennonville. A tourist guide book 50 years ago would have described it as a population of 3000, seven hotels, two banks, two jewellers, an up-to-date town, a mining centre, all connected by rail. It’s still Lennonville; the idle railway […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, lennonville, Western Australia

North Kalgoorlie School -1960 to1970

13/10/2017 By Moya Sharp 4 Comments

Back row – Alec May, Gary Bale, Brian Stones, Brett Foster, P. Hellen, John Langford, Victor Wells, Stephen Ruckmick, Peter Collier, Keith Shepheard. 3rd row – Graeme Tarabini, Phil Davison, C Johns, Geoff Watson, Norm Sharp, Billy York (hand over face), Michael Willoughby, L Quealey, Ken Littlewood, Peter Wooddall, P Fitzgerald. 2nd row – Leanne […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, School, Western Australia

Lily Pike – grave tales

13/10/2017 By Moya Sharp 4 Comments

On the 27th April 1906, Helena (Lily) Maud Pike (nee Rosevere) aged 30yrs, passed away at the St John of God Hospital in Dugan Street, Kalgoorlie from Typhoid. She was the wife of councillor Eustace Walter Pike and the mother of one child, James Albert, aged 6yrs. The following photograph is a very poignant one […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, pike, Western Australia

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