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A Day on the Woodline – a family story

06/09/2017 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Syd Collins, who is the father of Wendy Bloomfield, was born at Kurrawang and worked on the Lakewood Woodline, as did his father, Robert Sydney Collins.  He completed an apprenticeship as a fitter and turner during his time working there. In this article, he provides a snapshot of “A day at work on the Lakewood […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Syd Collins, Western Australia, Woodline

A Pretty Wedding

05/09/2017 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Kalgoorlie Miner Monday 28 September 1903, page 4 WEDDING AT ANACONDA A pretty wedding took place at the Anaconda Hotel on the 23rd inst. between Mr. A. F. Thompson, of the Anaconda Hotel and Miss Maggie Symonds. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Douglas Trumble, of Malcolm and the bride was given away by […]

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

Darlot Rose Bowl

05/09/2017 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

This beautiful rose bowl was won by Carl Pederson who is the grandfather of Peter Wright who sent in the photo and who has this wonderful heirloom. Inscription on one side is:- The Lawlers & Darlot Cup Won by Lawlers Rifle Club Scoring 213 points Sept 1903        Oct 1902       515 Points On the other side […]

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

Lawlers Update – book review

03/09/2017 By Moya Sharp 11 Comments

This book is a rare publication and  is very hard to find. It was written by Lyn Hatch to celebrate the centenary of the town of Lawlers. The book was published by Plutonic mining who also published a book on Darlot. LAWLERS Latitude 28° 05′ S Longitude 120° 31′ E The townsite of Lawlers is […]

Filed Under: Books, People, Towns and Places Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Lawlers, Western Australia

The Murder of May Wain – grave tales

01/09/2017 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

A Tragedy Recalled !!! The Six Mile Murder   –   by Clara Patton Crimes against women of any kind were very rare on the Goldfields of Western Australia. The prospecting community respected and valued women and welcomed their presence. It was therefor, a terrible shock to the community  when it was made known that […]

Filed Under: Books, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Western Australia

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