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A Nannine Wedding

23/05/2015 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

A Nannine Wedding Party

I just love this photo. It has so many interesting parts. It is of a wedding party in Nannine, which is about 35 km south west of Meekatharra. The rather middle-aged bride and groom on their ‘Wedding Camel’, the best man and chief bridesmaid on bicycles, each with a bouquet tied to the handlebars. The […]

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Filed Under: People, Places Tagged With: Goldfields History, Murchison Hotel, Nannine, Western Australia

Tornado Hits Boulder – 1903

23/05/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

All Hallows Church/School After

Tornado Hits Boulder: This was how the news of the big cyclone appeared in the Western Argus of December 22nd 1903. The most destructive cyclone storm ever to be experienced struck the town of Boulder on Wednesday, December 21st. Suddenly, the storm that had caused so much havoc in Kalgoorlie burst upon Boulder at about […]

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Filed Under: Church, People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales, Schools Tagged With: All Hallows, Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder

They Were First – Edith Wallis

21/05/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

First School in Boulder

Kalgoorlie Miner 7th September 1938 The First White Woman in Boulder City! This photograph shows Mrs Edith Mar Elizabeth Wallis as a teacher at the first school in Boulder. Her daughter Maude (age 6) is on the far left in the front row, and her son Alf (age 8) is fifth from the left in […]

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Filed Under: People, Places, Schools Tagged With: Australian History, Boulder, Edith Wallis, Family History, First white woman in Boulder, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Smiler Hales

CENTENARIAN DIES – Nurse in Franco-Prussian War

21/05/2015 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

Madame Vauthier, Jack Frost and Marshall the dog.

Thur 26th Dec 1935 Kalgoorlie Miner CENTENARIAN DIES Nurse in the Franco-Prussian War This photograph was taken a fortnight before Madam Eugenie Vauthier broke her leg and was admitted to the hospital. It shows her with Jack Frost, an old prospector who regarded her as his mother and took care of her. The dog is […]

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Filed Under: People, Places Tagged With: Bulong, Goldfields History, Madame Eugene Vauthier

The Atlas Chambers, Coolgardie

21/05/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Atlas Chambers 1894

The site of the Atlas building in Bayley Street is now occupied by the old Ben Prior’s garage site and is used by the Coolgardie Restoration Club, and was described as ‘One of the most striking additions to the architectural features in Coolgardie in the late 1890’s.’ Built of brick with cement dressings, the front […]

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Filed Under: People, Places, Towns and Places Tagged With: Atlas Building, Australian History, Coolgardie, Goldfields History

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