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The Wiluna Crossing Smash

07/10/2017 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

James Farrell Read Age 18 who was killed in a train collision at Wiluna in 1936. Kalgoorlie Miner – 2 April 1936, page 4 WILUNA GROSSING SMASH TWO KILLED AND FIVE INJURED TAXI SMASHES INTO RAIL TANK The already long list of level crossing fatalities was added to yet again last night when two persons […]

Miss Elsie Fletcher – grave tales

03/10/2017 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

On the 13th February 1903 Miss Elsie Evelyn Fletcher died at her parents home at 3 Brookman Street, Boulder. She was the eldest daughter of Edmund and Elsie Fletcher of Boulder. her father was a well known butcher in Burt Street. It is not known what caused her death, she wasnt admitted to hospital. Sadly […]

Blake the Bold – a ripping yarn

29/09/2017 By Moya Sharp 6 Comments

In the town of Mt Magnet, one of the local public figures, a police constable, became very unpopular due to his making a point of closing the Grand Hotel at night whilst allowing the Royal Mail Hotel to keep trading. This situation came to a head when he arrested a man for swearing in the […]

Schools – Kalgoorlie and Boulder

28/09/2017 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

Schools – listing of locations – Geoffrey Higham Kalgoorlie – Boulder ALL HALLOWS CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL Closed 30° 46.8′ ***** 121° 29.1′ ***** Established in 1911. Closed in 1913. Address: Wittenoom St Boulder WA. Catholic BOULDER CENTRAL SCHOOL – Renamed 30° 46.8′ 121° 29.3′ Renamed thus in 1909. Renamed to BOULDER PRIMARY SCHOOL. Address: Lane […]

The Church of St Luke -people and places

24/09/2017 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

The Church of St Luke (Anglican) – Trafalgar by Fr Edward Doncaster Trafalgar townsite was gazetted in 1899 and is mentioned in the Boulder service register in 1902 and evening services were commenced in May 1903 by lay reader Mr A E Nadebaum. A building committee of messrs Ginbey and Monkhouse formed in early 1904, […]