ARTHUR GRANVILLE ADAM by Roger Bee Judging from his life history, Arthur Granville Adam, my grandfather, must have been quite a character. He was born on 11 January 1855 in Gorey parish, Wexford, Ireland, although his father was Scottish. The son of William Adam and Amelia ‘Emily’ Helen ROBERTSON. At various times he was a […]
Distressing Complications at the Yerilla Cemetery
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150kms north of Kalgoorlie, in fairly lush pastoral country, lies Yerilla Station. A few kilometers from the homestead are the remains of the old Yerilla townsite and its early gold workings. It is relatively unheard of in regards to gold production but is renowned worldwide for its ‘Green Gold’ Chrysoprase, one of the most valuable […]
The Tyson Brothers – Goldfields Football Legends
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Charlie Tyson (14 November 1897 – 23 September 1985) was an Australian Rules Footballer who played with Collingwood and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the 1920s. Recruited to Collingwood from Western Australian-based Goldfields Football League side Kalgoorlie Railways, Tyson was a half-back flanker and made his VFL debut in 1920. He was named club […]
Rediscovery of Hunt’s Historic Slate Well
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Rediscovery of Hunt’s Historic Slate Well – by Eric Hancock The historic Hunt’s Slate Well which has been lost for over 100 years was uncovered on Tuesday 24th May 2022. This well was the most easterly of a series of wells created by the party of Charles Cooke Hunt in 1865. The site has huge […]
Oh who could paint a Goldfield – Henry lawson
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This is a favorite of mine, especially the first two lines, to me, they are evocative of the spirit of the Goldfields: Oh! Who could paint a Goldfields and paint the picture right? As old adventurers saw it in early morning light. The yellow mounds of mullock with spots of red and white The scattered […]
