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Only a Flesh Wound – Coolgardie 1894

21/02/2016 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

In Coolgardie in 1894 there was an influx of British nobility and for a time there were more Lords, Dukes, Baronets and others in Coolgardie than had or ever has been, in any one Australian town at the same time. These Britishers packed more guns than any Yankee film hero and regular revolver practice was […]

Filed Under: Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Goldfields History

Joseph J Tovey – A man of many talents !!!

21/02/2016 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

A Days Catch

Back in 2012 I was contacted by Lois Tovey,  the wife of Errol John Tovey. She had been browsing on the Outback Family History web site and came across the following photograph on the Meekatharra page. She told me that she had been sent the link to the Meekatharra Photo page by a distant relative […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Meekatharra, Tovey

Harley Davidson on the Goldfields

16/02/2016 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

In 1927 you could buy a new Harley Davidson bike for $110, still a lot of money in those days !!!

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

A Haunting Tale – The Residency

15/02/2016 By Moya Sharp 10 Comments

Warden Finnerty

Jack and Francis Tree had lived in Coolgardie since 1970 and fifteen of those years had been in Warden Finnerty’s House in McKenzie Street, Coolgardie.  The six bedroom mansion was built by the Bunning Brothers soon after they arrived from Scotland in 1895 and before they established their hardware business which we all know of […]

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

The Adelaide Tailoring Coy

14/02/2016 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

Adelaide Tailoring Co

The Adelaide Tailoring Co at 65 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie in 1910. The Adelaide Tailoring Company was a popular business in Kalgoorlie around 1910 with branches on Perth, Fremantle, Melbourne and Sydney. It operated from about 1907 right through to the 1940’s.’ The shop is now occupied by ‘Sassy Sue’s so it is still in the […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Adelaide Tailoring Co, Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

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