Sunday Times – 18 September 1932 THE ANGELS ON THE HILL Some Memoirs of a Nursing Sister by the First Hospital Trained Nurse in Coolgardie (Unnamed) When I arrived in Coolgardie 38 years ago, it was midnight. In the morning, what a sight! White small canvas tents, tents and more tents. The same could be […]
The Matron’s Hidden Jewels: The Remarkable Life of Emily Hart
Thanks to Marion Ward for researching this amazing woman. She’s a real heroine of the bush. This history was researched to hopefully provide the provenance of a collection of jewellery, which was donated to a suburban historical society. I was the ‘Keeper of Records’ at the society and decided to undertake the task of research […]
From Gold Rush to Hospital Wards: Coolgardie’s Story
The following excerpt is from the book by Mrs Arthur H Garnsey called ‘Scarlet Pillows: An Australian Nurse’s Tales of Long Ago’ and is about her memories of being a nurse in Coolgardie in the early days. The tale of the house that Jack built has his counterpart in Coolgardie in the tale of all […]
New Kalgoorlie Hospital Records 1919 to 1921
NEW KALGOORLIE HOSPITAL RECORDS It’s been a while since our last addition to the admission records of the Kalgoorlie Hospital. I’m happy to now add to the Outback Family History website, the latest digitised index covering the dates: August 1919 to April 1921. This is a total of 513 new entries. You can view the […]
The Busiest Place in Town –
The following excerpt is from the book by Mrs Arthur H Garnsey called ‘Scarlet Pillows: An Australian Nurse’s Tales of Long Ago’ and is about her memories of being a nurse in Coolgardie in the early days. The tale of the house that Jack built has his counterpart in Coolgardie in the tale of all […]