Joseph Price (c1829 – 1933) by Irma Walter 2014 When the 1929 Centenary was celebrated in Western Australia, newspapers went looking for the oldest residents in the colony. Many names were put forward, but only those who could prove their status were awarded a bronze medal, forged by the Perth Mint. Joseph Price was included […]
The Kanowna Roll of Honour-
Some months ago, when looking at my records for Kanowna and in particular, the honour board for WW1, which survives today in remarkable condition at the Kalgoorlie-Boulder War Museum. I thought how interesting it would be to see if I could find out the details of all the men listed which only had a surname […]
Sailor Bill’s Elopement
The Sun Kalgoorlie 22 September 1907, page 6 THE ROARING NINETIES A BULLA BULLING ROMANCE SAILOR BILL’S ELOPEMENT (By Spinifex). Many of the boys of the old brigade have disappeared. They were a roving lot, and when the share boom collapsed in ’97, and the demand for “properties” had petered out, they booked for various […]
A Coolgardie Delirium
Truth ‘Sydney’ 21 July 1935, page 22 Fabulous Gold Find Tossing for £100 a Time! Who found Coolgardie? Every schoolboy knows that Bayley and Ford found Coolgardie. That is history, but a historical fact is as often as not, based on inaccuracy. Strictly speaking, Bayley and Ford did not find Coolgardie for the men who […]
Duketon – ghost town
DUKETON 27° 38′ 30” South , 122° 16′ 49” East Duketon is named after brothers Jack and Charles Duke who with P. Hayes and J McDonald discovered gold here in 1897. A small town developed from around 1900, but only lasted a few years, as by the outbreak of WW1, much of the mining had […]
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