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The Old Yundamindera Pub

14/07/2018 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The Old Yundamindera Pub With mud walls rough and weathered, The old pub stands four square But there’s now no horses tethered, No miners drinking there The rusted roof is leaking, The bar room walls are bare, A loose door’s eerie creaking, The only sound you hear. Gone are the hardy miners, Who did their […]

Filed Under: Poets Corner Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Hotels, Western Australia, Yundamindera

The Storming of Grants Groggery:

07/07/2018 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Roaring Days in Old Broad Arrow 1908 A Pioneer Publicans Troubles The Storming of Grants Groggery There used to be some purple hued hours in the now decadent old ” Arrow,” in tho devil-may-care and open handed Nineties. No one cared about the troubles of today, nor went out of his road to meet those […]

Filed Under: People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Broad Arrow, Goldfields History, Hotels

McKee’s Denver City Hotel:

29/06/2018 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 – 1954), Saturday 10 September 1898, page 52 DENVER CITY HOTEL,   Corner of Bayley and Lefroy Streets, Coolgardie. The Denver City Hotel is a fine new building, of brick and stone, situate at the corner of Bayley street and Lefroy street, in Coolgardie. Its position is very convenient for […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Hotels, Kalgoorlie boulder

O’Meara Family Photograph- Alan O’Meara

25/04/2018 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

The Piccadilly Hotel, Kalgoorlie 1930, Publican Sam Percy is 6th from the left with his arms folded wearing a cardigan.

I was recently sent the following photos by Alan O’Meara which are from the documents of his father, James Jeremiah O’Meara.

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Hotels

Hotels of Peak Hill – from Paul Cribb

27/07/2017 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

As you all know I am always on the lookout for new photos of  Goldfields hotels. I would like to thank Paul Cribb for sending me the following great photos to add the the collection and to go on the web site.   Travelling on the Murchison, The Freemasons Hotel, Coach Leaving Peak Hill for […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Hotels, Murchison, Peak Hill, Western Australia

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